Pc Powered Down

drich290195 · 3 May 2007 at 23:38

Had a problem today this is the second time it has happened this week, i will be installing something and the Pc will just power off. It doesnt restart just powers down then needs a cold boot. Any suggestions. Thanks.

pc-modd · 4 May 2007 at 00:12

Is it everytime you install something or could it be thats just happend to be when it powered down?

if its when you install something it could be your hard drive is on its way out and when you start shuving a load of new files on there it dies, Could also be your PSU though.

drich290195 · 4 May 2007 at 00:18

Cheers for the reply it . was just some wierd random shutdown like the power had been disconnected. When i was installing something Hard drive is a week old !!!

dun · 4 May 2007 at 00:21

What psu do you have?

eddie101 · 4 May 2007 at 09:11

'could' be a dodgy processor, have you tried running any benchmarking software, try and get hold of some and make the processor sweat a little...

drich290195 · 4 May 2007 at 10:38

What benchmarking software u reccomend

dun · 4 May 2007 at 12:47

eddie101 said:
'could' be a dodgy processor, have you tried running any benchmarking software, try and get hold of some and make the processor sweat a little...

Why would it be the cpu when he installing something?

Again OP what psu do you have?

drich290195 · 5 May 2007 at 12:37

Right just happened again this time i was downloading a torrent, and pressed back in my web browser pc totally just down. THe n when i pressed case button started as normal. My psu is a Trust 420W, My cores are idleing at 30, 32C and underload go to 36C is this too warm.

Jaffa_Cake · 5 May 2007 at 12:57

drich290195 said:
My cores are idleing at 30, 32C and underload go to 36C is this too warm.

No, thats very cool for a CPU temp.

I had this problem once. The plug was falling out at the mains lol :cool:

drich290195 · 5 May 2007 at 13:11

Wonder what it could be power cable is definatly not falling out. :mad:

Jaffa_Cake · 5 May 2007 at 13:16

From your sig it looks like your CPU is overclocked? Maybe a unstable oc?

MuSsEr · 5 May 2007 at 13:19

from the looks of your sig its not obeying the forum rules

as its more than 4 lines long

drich290195 · 5 May 2007 at 13:20

I was just usin the AM2 Boost reature on the Asrock motherboard , will disable see if it makes a difference.

dun · 5 May 2007 at 14:43

Psu seems like a budget jobby? Tbh I wouldn't trust (see what I did there

) my hardware on a £19 psu.
Is your overclock stable is the first question? Ran orthos for 8-12 hours fine?
But for me the PSU seems liek the weak link.

drich290195 · 5 May 2007 at 15:03

No worrys ill try and swap the psu, out and give the benchmarking software ago.

MuSsEr · 5 May 2007 at 15:22

dun said:
Psu seems like a budget jobby? Tbh I wouldn't trust (see what I did there )

no....?

dun · 5 May 2007 at 15:39

MuSsEr said:
no....?

Its a "Trust" psu. Come on matey I know its early but that was a cracker.

MuSsEr · 5 May 2007 at 16:04

ok i get it now

didn't pay attention to the brand of psu, just saw it was some pos brand i'd never heard of

very funny

lol

drich290195 · 6 May 2007 at 16:22

Think i sussed it had my DDR2 ram set too run as DDR2 400 not DDR2 533 which is what i have was getting all sorts of errors would this explain it.