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mypcisbroken

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    Computer not working - hardware related
    « on: October 28, 2014, 04:49:26 PM »
    Dear CH Users

    Im having issues with my PC , first i will explain what the issue is and then what i have tried :

    Issue

    PC turns on , fans spin up - 10 seconds later - power cuts out

    OR

    PC turns on , fans spin up - pc stays on but no POST beep and no display

    What ive tried to resolve the issue

    + Ran Memtest86+ on my RAM - no issues

    + Ran Seagate Seatools on my HDD - no issues

    + Tested PSU with multimeter - all voltages fine - no issues

    + Swapped over graphics card with an old one to test GPU - other GPU just causes a long continuous beep

    + Tried running the PC in barebones ( just PSU + HDD + MOBO + 1 STICK OF 2GB DDR2 ) and still doesnt work

    + Checked the motherboard for bloated/broken capacitors - all fine

    Im really stuck with what else to try apart from take it to a PC repair shop as i dont have any spare parts to test it with but this PC is almost 5 years old (prebuilt acer) and even though it does work for most the stuff i currently do , i dont feel like putting alot of money down on it to repair it due to it becoming "out-of-date" for the want of a better word

    Any help is greatly appreciated

    Kind Regards

    MPIB

    SPECS :

    INTEL Q8300 QUAD CORE
    4GB DDR2 @ 399MHZ
    GEFORCE GT230 1.5GB
    OS : WINDOWS 7 ULTIMATE X64 SP1 MEDIA REFRESH







    MoffKalast



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      Re: Computer not working - hardware related
      « Reply #1 on: October 30, 2014, 04:23:15 AM »
      PC turns on , fans spin up - 10 seconds later - power cuts out
      I think that happened to me once, the GPU was overheating due to a fan malfuction. Could also be the CPU fan.