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computer shuts down
Name: thelen_999 Date: August 6, 2008 at 15:53:45 Pacific OS: xp CPU/Ram: 3.4 ghz
Comment:
my computer will shut down after a while without warning . what could be causing this?
i have a 4pin molex connector on my mobo but i do not have anything plugged into it. i tried plugging a 4 pin into it and it seemed to shut down faster. please help. i do no think this is cause of over heating because my cpu is very cool
Name: kx5m2g Date: August 6, 2008 at 15:58:10 Pacific
Reply:
What cpu do you have and what temperature is it at under idle ? That 4pin molex connector is probably for the cpu fan, which should be connected to the motherboard.
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Response Number 2
Name: thelen_999 Date: August 6, 2008 at 17:01:22 Pacific
Reply:
i got it figured out, it was the psu
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Response Number 3
Name: Jesse (by mooneyjess1999) Date: August 6, 2008 at 17:51:35 Pacific
Reply:
Maybe there was a power surge that could of done something to one of the capacitors within the PSU, I had that happen one time before.
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