Random shutdowns, and thats only if it even starts up??

hoernig · 05-06-2008, 10:38 PM

Hi, st off here are my specs..

AMD phenom 9850. oc,d to 11000
4gb corsair
2x zotac 8600GTS 512mb
asus m2n32 ws pro
600w colours it psu

My computer hardly ever starts up. the pc comes on with all the leds and fans.. but the screen stays blank.. with the orange light flashing. the screen definatly works as i can use it with other computers..

also, if by chance the computer does start, it sometimes randomly shuts down, this can be either streight away as i turn it on, at random points through startup. or even when the computers been running fine for hours..

this problem has been going for about 1 month now. it used to not be bad, but now its alot more frequent.

so far ive tried different sticks of ram seperatly.. but nothing much happens.. the graphics cards seperatly but also not much happens.. im thinking towards the problem as the psu or mobo, but really i have no idea

If anyone has any idea of what could be going on, please reply..

Thanks for looking =]
James.

hoernig · 05-06-2008, 10:51 PM

i forgot to mension, im on vista 64 bit, also to fit my new processor i had to flash the bios on the mobo to support AM2+

hoernig · 05-07-2008, 04:16 PM

bumpety bump..

2048Megabytes · 05-13-2008, 04:32 AM

I am guessing you may have a motherboard issue. Only way I know to fix motherboard issues is to replace the component. Anyone else have any troubleshooting ideas?

2048Megabytes · 05-13-2008, 01:33 PM

I was just thinking. Have you tried to make sure there are no loose plugs in your system? Make sure you ground yourself on the back of your computer case before touching any of your system components.

05-06-2008, 10:38 PM	#1 (permalink)
hoernig New Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 21	Random shutdowns, and thats only if it even starts up?? Hi, st off here are my specs.. AMD phenom 9850. oc,d to 11000 4gb corsair 2x zotac 8600GTS 512mb asus m2n32 ws pro 600w colours it psu My computer hardly ever starts up. the pc comes on with all the leds and fans.. but the screen stays blank.. with the orange light flashing. the screen definatly works as i can use it with other computers.. also, if by chance the computer does start, it sometimes randomly shuts down, this can be either streight away as i turn it on, at random points through startup. or even when the computers been running fine for hours.. this problem has been going for about 1 month now. it used to not be bad, but now its alot more frequent. so far ive tried different sticks of ram seperatly.. but nothing much happens.. the graphics cards seperatly but also not much happens.. im thinking towards the problem as the psu or mobo, but really i have no idea If anyone has any idea of what could be going on, please reply.. Thanks for looking =] James. __________________ AMD phenom 2.5 9850. oc,d to 11000 4GB Corsair 800MHZ Ram 2 X Zotac 8600GTS 512MB (in sli) Asus M2N32 Ws Pro 600W Colours IT psu :P Antec Ninehundred Case! Logitech X-540

05-06-2008, 10:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
hoernig New Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 21	i forgot to mension, im on vista 64 bit, also to fit my new processor i had to flash the bios on the mobo to support AM2+ __________________ AMD phenom 2.5 9850. oc,d to 11000 4GB Corsair 800MHZ Ram 2 X Zotac 8600GTS 512MB (in sli) Asus M2N32 Ws Pro 600W Colours IT psu :P Antec Ninehundred Case! Logitech X-540

05-07-2008, 04:16 PM	#3 (permalink)
hoernig New Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 21	bumpety bump.. __________________ AMD phenom 2.5 9850. oc,d to 11000 4GB Corsair 800MHZ Ram 2 X Zotac 8600GTS 512MB (in sli) Asus M2N32 Ws Pro 600W Colours IT psu :P Antec Ninehundred Case! Logitech X-540

05-13-2008, 04:32 AM	#4 (permalink)
2048Megabytes Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Mainland United States Posts: 1,016	I am guessing you may have a motherboard issue. Only way I know to fix motherboard issues is to replace the component. Anyone else have any troubleshooting ideas? __________________ "Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder." -- George Washington Processor: AMD Athlon 4600+ Dual-Core (2.4 gigahertz) Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-M78SM-S2H Memory: 2 gigabytes of Super Talent PC2-6400 Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 3650 Power Supply: OCZ StealthXStream OCZ600SXS 600 Watt Operating System: 32-bit Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Favorite Video Games: Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon, Luxor 2 Last edited by 2048Megabytes; 05-13-2008 at 04:37 AM.

05-13-2008, 01:33 PM	#5 (permalink)
2048Megabytes Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Mainland United States Posts: 1,016	I was just thinking. Have you tried to make sure there are no loose plugs in your system? Make sure you ground yourself on the back of your computer case before touching any of your system components. __________________ "Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder." -- George Washington Processor: AMD Athlon 4600+ Dual-Core (2.4 gigahertz) Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-M78SM-S2H Memory: 2 gigabytes of Super Talent PC2-6400 Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 3650 Power Supply: OCZ StealthXStream OCZ600SXS 600 Watt Operating System: 32-bit Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Favorite Video Games: Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon, Luxor 2

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