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Random shutdowns/ won't reboot until power cord unplugged and replugged

Started by trucol , Apr 09 2012 04:50 PM

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#1 trucol

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Posted 09 April 2012 - 04:50 PM

I am running Windows XP Pro, Intel Celeron 2.4 GHz CPU, and 2 Gb RAM. My computer has recently started randomly shutting down and won't restart until I unplug the power cord and plug it back in. All fans are running. My CPU temp is 40C. I have replaced the CMOS battery and the power supply. It is still doing the same thing. Does anybody have any idea why this is happening?

Edited by hamluis, 09 April 2012 - 05:03 PM.
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Posted 10 April 2012 - 02:45 PM

Hi, You need to look at the motherboard and video card if used.

Look to see if there are any bulging or leaking capacitors. They are one possible cause of the problem you are describing.

Go to www.badcaps.net and look on the right hand side where it says Examples of bad capacitors: for examples.

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Posted 10 April 2012 - 05:19 PM

I will take a look. I am a nurse and work night shift. I work tonite, so it will be tomorrow before I can look. What else might be the cause? Could a software problem cause this? I installed Norton 360 Version 6 and Microsoft Office 2010. I have been usint Norton 360 and Office 2000 without any problems at all.

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Posted 10 April 2012 - 05:29 PM

Since you have already replaced the power supply I would say your mobo is going out. What wattage power supply did you put in?
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Posted 11 April 2012 - 08:42 AM

Just got in from work. I replaced it with the same one I've always had, 300W. This is the first time I've had this problem. Got to get a little rest before checking the caps. It's just strange to me that the power button won't do anything until thepower cord isunplugged for about 5 seconds. Then, it boots just fine.

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Posted 17 April 2012 - 07:30 PM

I couldn't see anything abnormal with any of the caps. Could some be bad without showing any signs? Any other suggestions?

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Posted 18 April 2012 - 10:07 AM

Unfortunately yes they can die with no signs.

It is sounding like the motherboard is bad.

I would back up anything I didn't want to loose.

Roger

My next Upgrade, USB 3 on my remaining desktop. The only External storage devices I currently Buy are USB3 devices

How Does a computer get Infected? http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/t/2520/how-did-i-get-infected/

My first Computer had a Whopping 16K of memory @ 0.89MHz. My first hard drive held 20 Megabytes and never filled up.
My Oldest Motherboard and Hard Drive are a 80286 @ 8Mhz and a Seagate 20 Megabyte MFM drive.  

 

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Posted 18 April 2012 - 10:57 AM

That's what I was afraid of!

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Posted 18 April 2012 - 11:00 AM

What would be a good, moderately priced replacement? I have a VIA Technologies, Inc. P4M266A-8235, CPU-2.40 gigahertz Intel Celeron
8 kilobyte primary memory cache
128 kilobyte secondary memory cache

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Posted 18 April 2012 - 01:23 PM

IN NJ where I am you can get Pentium 4 used computers that are faster for around $99.

Checking the circulars every Sunday.

I just took a look at the Best Buy weekly sales and they had a HP laptop for #329 and a Dell laptop for $349. The problem with them is the high pressure to buy extended waranties and GS services. I just keep saying NO!

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My next Upgrade, USB 3 on my remaining desktop. The only External storage devices I currently Buy are USB3 devices

How Does a computer get Infected? http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/t/2520/how-did-i-get-infected/

My first Computer had a Whopping 16K of memory @ 0.89MHz. My first hard drive held 20 Megabytes and never filled up.
My Oldest Motherboard and Hard Drive are a 80286 @ 8Mhz and a Seagate 20 Megabyte MFM drive.  

 

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Posted 18 April 2012 - 01:26 PM

trucol, if you can find your motherboard model I will find something that will work for you.

Was this a pre-built system, or something you built yourself?

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Posted 18 April 2012 - 04:52 PM

A friend helped me put it together. Here's the configuration. There's a printer and external HDD, too.motherboard, I'd like to
If I have to replace the motherboard, I'd like to upgrade a little, if it doesn't cost too much.
CPU: 2.4 ghz Intel Celeron
Motherboard: VIA Technologies Hard DRive-8235
another number on board: P4VMM2 REV 8.1
Power Supply: Max Power KY-400ATX
Primary Hard Drive: Western Digital WD3200AAJB-00TYA0
ABIT ATI Raedon R9600
Sound Card: Creative Labs Model SB0570
RAM: PQ1 DDR-266 1gb (x2)
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