|
relativexistance
"beads, bees!?!?beads ....BEADS!!!"


Registered: 01/08/04
Posts: 1,778
Last seen: 11 years, 7 months
|
bad ram?
#7690527 - 11/28/07 01:17 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
|
|
would bad ram cause a computer to completely shut off, not shut down but just turn off? ive been having a problem lately with the computer shutting off completely.
|
Aiko Aiko



Registered: 05/13/05
Posts: 6,395
Loc: Lazy River Road
Last seen: 4 hours, 30 minutes
|
|
More likely the power supply.
-------------------- Easily test the dosage of your tabs at home! qtests.org Man says, "God, show me and I will believe." God says, "Believe and I will show you."
|
Seuss
Error: divide byzero



Registered: 04/27/01
Posts: 23,480
Loc: Caribbean
Last seen: 2 months, 20 days
|
|
> More likely the power supply.
Even more likely is a fan not spinning or a dirty heat sink. When a power supply dies, it usually dies completely.
-------------------- Just another spore in the wind.
|
RuNE
bomberman


Registered: 09/23/00
Posts: 2,331
Loc: tartarus
Last seen: 7 years, 11 months
|
|
99% chance it's a heat problem. Was it just built? Thermal paste might be missing from CPU heatsink. Or the powersupply is not strong enough to handle the computer.
If it's an old PC, do what Seuss suggested and check inside the PC while it's on. A can of air will do wonders to heatsinks/fans. Just be sure to do it outside, or with a vacuum running beside it.
-------------------- ~Happy sailing~
|
relativexistance
"beads, bees!?!?beads ....BEADS!!!"


Registered: 01/08/04
Posts: 1,778
Last seen: 11 years, 7 months
|
Re: bad ram? [Re: RuNE]
#7692401 - 11/28/07 07:59 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
|
|
its an older pc and basically what happens is that it makes a continuous high pitch noise i would say beeping but its not acutally beeping, freezes up and completely shuts off. it just started this last week. i can start it back up if i wait a few minutes afterwards, but if i try to start it up again immediately it shuts right off without booting up. at first i thought it might be a bad power supply, but it can power back up eventually.
i think you guys are right about it being a heat problem though. the fan is prob either not working at times or just not doing a good enough job. the comp has survived alot of shit, it went through my apt burning down and being salvaged out of a smokey wet environment. the might just need to be replaced as there was a ton of dirt and stuff in the inside that i had sprayed out, but im sure i didnt get it all.
as for the ram i just wasnt sure because it is rd-ram and i had upgrade it some months ago, knowing that the comp will not work with any empty slot i just wasnt sure if the new ram i have might be faulty causing it to shut off. i'll check out the fan though.
thanks everybody for the help
|
Seuss
Error: divide byzero



Registered: 04/27/01
Posts: 23,480
Loc: Caribbean
Last seen: 2 months, 20 days
|
|
Check the fan on the CPU heatsink to make certain that it spins freely. Could be something as simple as a wire rubbing against the fan blades.
-------------------- Just another spore in the wind.
|
CosmicJoke
happy mutant


Registered: 04/05/00
Posts: 10,848
Loc: Portland, OR
|
Re: bad ram? [Re: Seuss]
#7694966 - 11/29/07 02:07 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
|
|
Quote:
Even more likely is a fan not spinning or a dirty heat sink. When a power supply dies, it usually dies completely.
was def. the problem w/ an older pc of mine that randomly shut off, fan/heatsink was caked w/ thick dust.
-------------------- Everything is better than it was the last time. I'm good. If we could look into each others hearts, and understand the unique challenges each of us faces, I think we would treat each other much more gently, with more love, patience, tolerance, and care. It takes a lot of courage to go out there and radiate your essence. I know you scared, you should ask us if we scared too. If you was there, and we just knew you cared too.
|
ThirdEyeOpening
Lost In My Head




Registered: 08/24/04
Posts: 2,287
Loc: How the fuck should i kno...
|
|
My last PC had a similar problem. I would turn it on, and after booting windows, it just turned off, but no noises or beeps. After trying to diagnose it, it would stay on shorter and shorter, untill it would power up, and turn right back off.
Ended up that the plug from the PS to the MB melted, and shorted...
--------------------
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity. Im not too sure about the former. -Einstein Of course the rules need to be enforced, but the goal of law and order should be to create a just society, not to enforce laws. -Unknown “I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours.” -Stephen Roberts
|
|