Posted: 12/25/2013 4:18:48 AM EDT
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When my computer does any computin, it dies. Any time it required to do sustained processing, it shuts completely off. Just off, not shut down and then off. I'm guessing power supply issue?
When it's doing nothing, it'll stay on for days. I started a file transfer to a thumb drive and it died twice. I tried to convert a video and it doed this morning. It makes it about 2-3 minutes of processing before it just goes dead. Then restarts no problem. Anyone seen this before? |
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Could be the RAM. If it is stressed during high CPU cycles, it can throw errors that shut the whole PC down. If your PC has two (or more) sticks, take one out, reboot and try the USB flash drive thing again. If it fails, keep swapping sticks out and retesting. If you get a combination to work, you know it was the memory. I have been in IT for 17 years and from what you reported, the chances of it being a memory issue are higher than it being a power supply issue (unless you upgraded to a mid-to-high end graphics card and did not upgrade your power supply accordingly). |
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All of the above However, first check for blown capacitors on the motherboard This two freeware programs to look into: Core temp (will tell you processor temperatures) You may have to Google your processor to find acceptable operating range (if you don't already know). Memtest86+ (will test RAM) ETA if you clean everything and the cpu is still too hot. You may have to remove cpu heatsink, wipe down old thermal paste, reapply new thermal paste and reinstall heatsink. |