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bojan087
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_ 		19. August 2006 @ 12:41 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
i've been having recent shut offs, not sure what it is, im thinking its the psu, my computer would work fine and after maybe 1/2 hr while running, it would shut off, than i'd have to switch the back of it off and on, and now its gotten to the point where it would only run for 2 seconds than shut off completly, so im not sure if its that or not. any help would be greatly appriciated
Edit. i have a 2.4 ghz pentinum 4, 512mb of ram, 80gb hard drive, 550W psu i think, i have 9700 radeon with windows xp. i believe. anything else let me know
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bojan087
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_ 		19. August 2006 @ 17:23 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
anybody please
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elokito
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_ 		19. August 2006 @ 19:47 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I would think hot cpu try checking ure temps in the bios or bad ram cause ive only heard of a bad psu or a good psu not half alive/half dead psu
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bojan087
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_ 		20. August 2006 @ 07:50 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
yea but how can it get hot in 2 seconds?
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ddp
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_ 		20. August 2006 @ 07:55 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
if the cpu heatsink/fan assembly bracket on the motherboard breaks off on 1 corner than cpu overheats faster as heatsink not sitting properly on cpu.
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bojan087
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_ 		20. August 2006 @ 08:00 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
kk, i'll take a closer look of it, but i dont think it would break all by its self. or would it?, cuz out of no where it just kept on shutting off, than it happened more often then usual until at the point where im at where it only turns on and turns off
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ddp
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_ 		20. August 2006 @ 08:06 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
happened to a friend & his case was closed when it happened. how i knew for sure was looking in the bios hardware monitor. could see the temp climbing in no time to about 70c
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bojan087
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_ 		20. August 2006 @ 08:21 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
oh, but how can i get into the bios when my computer wont even turn on for that long of a period of time
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elokito
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_ 		20. August 2006 @ 08:48 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
open ure case and clean the heatsink with a brush and check to c if it has a bracket broken
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