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Since: 11-17-05
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Posted on 09-03-06 09:33 PM Link | Quote
Title speaks for itself.
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Posted on 09-03-06 09:38 PM Link | Quote
That could be a problem with your fan/cooling system. See if your computer has problems after a long period of being on or gets really, really hot. All the while make sure that your fan is working correctly.
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Since: 11-17-05
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Posted on 09-03-06 09:59 PM Link | Quote
Does it happen often?

Mine has done that before due to power issues; but pulling the power cord out for 30 seconds, and replacing it seems to resolve this.
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Posted on 09-03-06 11:01 PM Link | Quote
Inefficient power supply. My p2 233 had gotten this alot especially when an electric fence is turned on. Usually after a blackout or so it works perfectly normal at boot.
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Posted on 09-03-06 11:10 PM Link | Quote
Yeah, that sounds possible. It might also mean that there's a minor problem with the power supply (as opposed to simple inefficiency by default).

When lightning struck my work building, a few power supplies got "quirky". Now a few of them will randomly decide not to turn on; only to work again later. My work machine is sometimes one of them... (Unfortunately this does not appear to be enough to lodge a Warranty call though)
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Posted on 09-03-06 11:13 PM Link | Quote
I'd agree it's a power issue. It COULD also be due to a loose or bad cable. Take the side of the case off and jiggle all the wires next time. Also try unplugging the power supply from the wall, hitting the power button, waiting a second and then replugging and turning on as normal.
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Since: 06-19-06
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Posted on 09-03-06 11:52 PM Link | Quote
This happened to my lap top and then the battery stoppped charging...(refering to compaq help thread.)
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Since: 07-22-06
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Posted on 09-04-06 12:30 AM Link | Quote
Mine did this before, but that was because of a massive overclocking, and the power supply blew sky high. It wasn't too good. But my old computer did something like that. I kicked it and it worked. Don't do this to your AlienWare.
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My p2 233's factor sucking up the juice is actually the Voodoo Banshee video card. Sticking in a s3 trio64v+ 2mb PCI instead helps the computer's voltage balances a bit and is more stable in an electronically active household.
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Since: 11-17-05
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Posted on 09-04-06 03:31 AM Link | Quote
Wattage too low? That's happened to me before. before I got a bigger PSU.
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Posted on 09-05-06 06:07 AM Link | Quote
That's almost certainly a bad PSU. The capacitors are probably dying, and need to cool down for a while before they'll retain an adequate charge (turning a computer on requires a relatively large "kick" of electricity compared to normal operation, since it has to spin up the hard drives/fans/etc.).
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Posted on 09-05-06 01:48 PM Link | Quote
Yeah, that's probably the case. If you've ever notied (I have), when you turn on a cmputer, it usually dims the lights a fair bit. I notice, and I actually have a room on a dedicated 30 Amp breaker, so a standard room's wiring system will most likely dim even more than mine.
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Posted on 09-06-06 10:10 AM Link | Quote
Originally posted by BMF54123
That's almost certainly a bad PSU. The capacitors are probably dying, and need to cool down for a while before they'll retain an adequate charge (turning a computer on requires a relatively large "kick" of electricity compared to normal operation, since it has to spin up the hard drives/fans/etc.).


Oooh, thanks for that explanation. I had guessed vaguely that the problem was likely related to PSU capacitors (after all, every fried PSU I've ever pulled apart has a dead capacitor as the cause), but hadn't put much thought into it further than that...

That makes a lot of sense
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Posted on 09-07-06 06:32 PM Link | Quote
Originally posted by Tarale
Originally posted by BMF54123
That's almost certainly a bad PSU. The capacitors are probably dying, and need to cool down for a while before they'll retain an adequate charge (turning a computer on requires a relatively large "kick" of electricity compared to normal operation, since it has to spin up the hard drives/fans/etc.).


Oooh, thanks for that explanation. I had guessed vaguely that the problem was likely related to PSU capacitors (after all, every fried PSU I've ever pulled apart has a dead capacitor as the cause), but hadn't put much thought into it further than that...

That makes a lot of sense



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Since: 11-17-05
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Posted on 09-12-06 02:22 AM Link | Quote
Ok thanks guys. My GF's computer is kind of old (Pentium 2 - 266MHz). It's just a LITTLE old.
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Posted on 09-19-06 03:36 AM Link | Quote
Did the computer develop this behavior or has it had this behavior from the start? I ask because I ran into this problem working as tech support not that long ago and in that case it was being caused by flaky electricity in the building. If it's not one of the more likely problems people have already mentioned, you might try running the computer through an uninterrupted power source and see if that helps.
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Since: 11-17-05
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Posted on 09-19-06 05:55 PM Link | Quote
Originally posted by rubixcuber
Did the computer develop this behavior or has it had this behavior from the start? I ask because I ran into this problem working as tech support not that long ago and in that case it was being caused by flaky electricity in the building. If it's not one of the more likely problems people have already mentioned, you might try running the computer through an uninterrupted power source and see if that helps.

The electricity in this building is the flakiest... >>
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