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haloo101

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#16755 26-Oct-2007 11:50

hi
I have problem with my pc. It keep restarting itself after 5-10 mins.
i tought it was memory problem. so i keep switching ram out .. but nothing change.
So i think my psu is dying. Just need to someone to confirm it.. any idea?

Thanks

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#92515 26-Oct-2007 11:56

try booting to something other than windows (bios, linux live cd, norton cd, whatever), to rule out a malware infection doing it?

haloo101

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#92516 26-Oct-2007 12:08

actually sometime it reboot when i am in bios setup too

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#92518 26-Oct-2007 12:16

In this case it could be memory, CPU, power, motherboard, even a faulty cable...

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haloo101

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#92522 26-Oct-2007 12:46

well i just turn my pc on just now trying to run memtest. it seem to run without rebooting for longer when the pc was not hot.. so i check all the fans and they are running fine..

pando

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#92523 26-Oct-2007 13:06

Sounds like the PSU might not be powerful enough to handle all peripherals but dying in BIOS is not a good sign of that.

Have you overclocked anything, cpu, gpu, m/b clock? Why not try replacing the PSU and experimenting?

haloo101

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#92525 26-Oct-2007 13:16

MrPink: Sounds like the PSU might not be powerful enough to handle all peripherals but dying in BIOS is not a good sign of that.

Have you overclocked anything, cpu, gpu, m/b clock? Why not try replacing the PSU and experimenting?

It was not overclocked. cpu tem went from cold to about 50c when in bios .. is that normal
i have athlon xp 2500 with stock fan

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#92530 26-Oct-2007 13:35

50 ~ 65 is normal, when it gets to 125 start worrying!!!

Personally i'd swap the PSU and check all the PCI/GPU cards are fully inserted then if it still restarts then worry that it might be a mobo problem.

haloo101

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#92677 27-Oct-2007 17:05

so i got a new psu . and i am trying to yank 20 pin connector out but apparently it stuck onto the motherboard, when i finally got it out, some of the pin was burnt (actually all the red one). well i guess my mobo is busted too....