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Power Supply
Name: JGarrone Date: December 15, 2003 at 09:33:35 Pacific OS: win98se CPU/Ram: pent III 866 ram 512
Comment:
How do you know when a power supply is failing? My computer keeps locking up and my system temp is 114 degrees
Name: fjb Date: December 15, 2003 at 10:03:31 Pacific
Reply:
usually when the PSU fails the computer will not power on nor will the fans work. in your case it sounds like heat is the problem caused by a fan not working or its loaded with dust. unplug the power cord and remove a side cover(s)get a can of compressed air and blow out the dust, plug the power cord back in, turn on the computer and be sure all fans are spinning.Leave the covers off for a couple days to see if the problem goes away.
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Response Number 2
Name: Terri Date: December 15, 2003 at 14:35:46 Pacific
Reply:
My power supply just died. It hummed for a few months now. I thought it was the hard drive humming but it was the power supply. I didn't catch it in time and the power supply killed the motherboard and processor.
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