Whats wrong?

[nlr]

Whats wrong with my computer?

I leave my PC on 24/7 and I had a powercut and now when I turn on my computer it starts for 5 seconds then turns off and repeats till I pull the plug out of the power supply.

I was wondering if its a psu problem or mobo?

Best of regards,
Nick.



No hotlinking!

 

[nlr]

Yeah I purchased a pre overclocked q6600 from overclockers..

whats a CMOS reset?

 

[nlr]

Can you post the entire spec?

Intel Q6600 Quad Core @ 3.20Ghz
OCZ SLI-Ready Edition 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-8500C5 1066MHz Dual Channel
Gigabyte GA-X38-DS4 Intel X38 (Socket 775)
PowerColor HD 3870 XT X2 1GB GDDR3
Antec TruePower Quattro 850W Modular PSU

Resets the BIOS to standard safe settings, you will loose your overclock, but this may get you up and running.

You can do this by removing the battery or linking the clear CMOS header on the motherboard, check the manual this will show the location.

I've taken out of the battery and then put it back in after 60 seconds which doesn't seem to fix the problem... what wire do I put in the clear cmos header?

 

[nlr]

is this while the battery out?

 

[nlr]

Unfortunately It didn't resolve the issue

 

[nlr]

Do you know if the Antec Digital Power Supply tester is reliable as I will just buy it and test to see if its the power supply?

 

[nlr]

Okay hopefully it's the PSU as I'm sure Antec has 5 years warranty on it.

 

[nlr]

if it isn't the PSU is it the Motherboard or could it be the Ram/CPU/HDD/Graphics Card etc?

 

[nlr]

im always getting power cuts out in the countryside and to get mine running again i have to switch off the psu for a minute by the actual switch on the back of the psu... it must have some sort of shut off safety mechanism to reduce damage...

worth a try anyway, goodluck

it didn't fixed the issue but I don't think the powercut caused the problem but me running it 24/7 for a few weeks did and over heated but I'm just wondering if the PSU has blown or the Motherboard/Components?

My Antec PSU tester is coming in the post in a few days so hopefully I will know but if it isn't the PSU would the CPU and other components be affected?

 

[nlr]

If its a manufacturer fault would overclockers replace it?

 

[nlr]

I have just found the problem..

I have OCZ SLI-Ready Edition 2GB (2x1GB) Ram and when I take 1 out the pc works..

How do I get in contact with overclockers and see if I can get it replaced?