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desant

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Computer hardly turns on
« on: October 22, 2010, 03:55:34 PM »
Hello, i am asking for help, because my computer started crashing. It just turned off by it self ecery once in a while and now i can hardly turn it on. When i try it starts and while loading windows it just freezes and every time is diferent. Sometimes it freezes sooner, sometimes later, and sometimes it just keeps on restarting. It takes about 20 to 30 tryies before it starts running nicely and loads everything perfectly, but after about half an hour it crashes again.
I have:
MSI S775 1945PL NEO-F GLAN SATAII 8CH motherboard
MSI PCE-E GF7600GS 256MB 2XDVI video card
Intel Pentium LGA775 940 3.2GHz dual core
Samsung 200GB 7200rpm 8MB cache SATA2 NCQ hard drive
4GB 800MHz DDR2 Non-ECC CL6 DIMM (Kit of 2) RAM

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Re: Computer hardly turns on
« Reply #1 on: October 22, 2010, 03:58:40 PM »
What is new or different since the last time everything worked properly (ie, new hw, new sw, virus, error, etc)?

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    Re: Computer hardly turns on
    « Reply #2 on: October 22, 2010, 04:02:45 PM »
    and what are the details of your PSU?
    Why did the lion get lost?
    Because jungle is massive!

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    Re: Computer hardly turns on
    « Reply #3 on: October 22, 2010, 04:05:39 PM »

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      Re: Computer hardly turns on
      « Reply #4 on: October 22, 2010, 04:06:34 PM »
      how many watts, manufaturer, how old?
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      Re: Computer hardly turns on
      « Reply #5 on: October 22, 2010, 04:10:54 PM »
      Which would have what to do with this problem?

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        Re: Computer hardly turns on
        « Reply #6 on: October 22, 2010, 04:12:32 PM »
        faulty rails, overheating, general lack of power
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        Re: Computer hardly turns on
        « Reply #7 on: October 22, 2010, 04:16:14 PM »
        1) A faulty power supply will not cause reboots.
        2) Even if it WAS a power supply problem (which it is NOT), the manufacturer and age????

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          Re: Computer hardly turns on
          « Reply #8 on: October 22, 2010, 04:23:26 PM »
          so if the power supply was to stop powering the RAM the OS would run just fine?
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          Re: Computer hardly turns on
          « Reply #9 on: October 22, 2010, 04:25:36 PM »
          Okay, please stop arguing and let's wait for the OP to respond. thank you.

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            Re: Computer hardly turns on
            « Reply #10 on: October 22, 2010, 04:27:06 PM »
            i hope its a psu problem
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              Re: Computer hardly turns on
              « Reply #11 on: October 23, 2010, 07:58:50 AM »
              This could be any number of problems, possibly (but unlikally) even a PSU problem.

              First of all, stop trying so much :P If it doesn't work after a few tries, the more you power it up the more chances you will damage it further.

              Does it work when you try and run it in safe mode? If it does, get in and run a checkdisk. You might have damaged the master file table or the master boot record; which leads me onto my next point:

              IF at anypoint you manage to log in, run a virus scan and anti-spyware scan. If you don't have either, i don't know what most people on Computer Hope recommend, but i personally use AVG and Spybot S&D. Download them from another PC, stick em on a USB stick, plug in and run.

              If that fails:

              On startup, try loading the BIOS and going into the PC Health section. Take a look at your Temp, if it's sitting at around 30 degrees, its fine. Find the option to set an alarm, and set the warning temp to about 60 degrees. If it's an overheating problem, you will know.

              Check all your cables are plugged in correctly. Power and data cables to harddrives, cables to the motherboard, everything. Make sure any additional cards and the memory are seated correctly.








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              Re: Computer hardly turns on
              « Reply #12 on: October 23, 2010, 12:19:49 PM »
              Okay, much too much nonsense. desant - if you ever come back please answer the question in my first response. Until then let's all take a breather please.