Help please <3

bcer · 18 Aug 2010 at 15:37

Hi overclockers.co.uk

for awhile when i turn on my computer it does not fully come on. You can hear it turn on, well everything apart from the graphics card as nothing is viewable. However when i turn off my PCU via switch/unplugg for approx10secs and turn it back on its fine. Also i can turn on my pc see nothing, unplug it says windows was shut down unexpectidly and asks for safe mode ect ect.

Is this my PSU dieing or just not enough power? built this 2 years ago (upgraded graphics + mobo though)

powercolor 4890 PC+
m4A79T Deluxe
cd/dvd drive samsung sh-s203dbebn
AMD athlon 64 x2 dual core 6000+ 3.00ghz
4x 1gb dominator ddr2 xms2 pc2-8500c5
power supply 580w hpu-4m580

mp260767 · 18 Aug 2010 at 15:42

are the power connectors plugged into the gfx card okay, and all mobo power connections secure ?

you don't list a hard drive, do you just have 1 connected ?

when you get a display go into bios and check the voltages showing for 3.3, 5 and 12v.

bcer · 18 Aug 2010 at 15:57

yea all connections are fine, just the 1 connected sorry. And will have to get back to you on the bios voltages

bcer · 18 Aug 2010 at 20:08

vcore 1.42
3.3 = 3.361
5 = 5.107
12 = 11.825

honosuseri · 19 Aug 2010 at 00:39

Well I can't say in your case that it is definately the PSU but I would advise that you try and swap it out to test it.

A friend had a similar issue quite some time ago, asked me to come look at it. When she tried to power on the pc to show me the PSU burnt out. You could smell it had gone bad......so bad infact it took the mobo with it.

I'm not trying to scare you but if you can borrow a PSU to rule it out, sooner would be better than later.

Hope this helps, if it's not the psu we can go from there

xRowan · 19 Aug 2010 at 02:44

honosuseri said:
Well I can't say in your case that it is definately the PSU but I would advise that you try and swap it out to test it.

A friend had a similar issue quite some time ago, asked me to come look at it. When she tried to power on the pc to show me the PSU burnt out. You could smell it had gone bad......so bad infact it took the mobo with it.

I'm not trying to scare you but if you can borrow a PSU to rule it out, sooner would be better than later.

Hope this helps, if it's not the psu we can go from there

Completley agree, trial and error is the only way

Snakedoctor · 19 Aug 2010 at 03:07

Have you tried clearing CMOS and also replacing the CMOS battery?

I suggest a new one *may* resolve the issue. It may not be related to PSU at all.