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Sethomas
Jan 24th, 2005, 01:35 AM
Last night, I was brushing my teeth and I heard my computer turn off without the regular sounds of logging off and shutting down. I tried to turn it back on, but it just made a soft twirling sound and then nothing happened. It doesn't power up at all. I figured maybe the power source was damaged, but the light on the motherboard is still illuminated so I can tell that at least some power is getting through.

What the hell is the problem?
executioneer
Jan 24th, 2005, 04:15 AM
sounds like a power supply problem to me :(
Big McLargehuge
Jan 26th, 2005, 03:39 PM
maybe your computer commited suicide :(
Anonymous
Jan 27th, 2005, 12:30 AM
Ouch. And I thought Mclain's zit picture was insensitive.
Hyper Tonik
Feb 1st, 2005, 02:45 PM
Yeah, it does sound like a PSU issue. Perhaps you should consider upgrading to something a little larger then what you already have like a 500 W or a 600 W maybe...
GADZOOKS
Feb 2nd, 2005, 04:52 AM
WOW
Sethomas
Mar 1st, 2005, 10:03 PM
Well, I replaced the power source, and the same thing happened. I hate this. :(
MetalMilitia
Mar 2nd, 2005, 06:04 AM
Did you check what exactly is happening inside the compuer when you turn it on?
For example, does the CPU fan start? do the PSU fans start? are the hard drives spinning?

What kind of PSU did you use to replace the old one (wattage wise)?

System specs?

Have you tried resetting the BIOS (check the motherboard manual)?
Anonymous
Mar 2nd, 2005, 11:23 AM
What kind of PSU did you use to replace the old one (wattage wise)?
Why would he be putting a Playstation into his pc? :rolleyes
MetalMilitia
Mar 2nd, 2005, 11:29 AM
Power Supply Unit.

And isnt the short way or writing playstation PSX?
Anonymous
Mar 2nd, 2005, 11:30 AM
i'm sorry do you not detect jokes without gay fake html tags to denote their presence [/joke]
MetalMilitia
Mar 2nd, 2005, 11:33 AM
Jokes have to generate some ammount of mirth to be detected as a joke.
Anonymous
Mar 2nd, 2005, 11:56 AM
Not necessarily. Take yourself, for example.
MetalMilitia
Mar 2nd, 2005, 11:57 AM
>: yur a jerk
liquidstatik
Mar 2nd, 2005, 01:30 PM
What kind of PSU did you use to replace the old one (wattage wise)?
Why would he be putting a Playstation into his pc? :rolleyes

:lol
Sacks
Mar 2nd, 2005, 05:06 PM
This sounds exactly like what happened to me! I just got a new motherboard and it's working just fine.