Computer Simply Turns OFF!

Bl00dFox

Bl00dFox

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Hi all, its been a while since I have posted here, so please bear with me...

I just built a computer with this MOBO:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131587

and a pentium 4 D524 3.0Ghz CPU. I am using a cheap power supply.

I turned on the PC, all works fine. It boots up fine and the BIOS looks all OK. When I boot into the Windows XP CD, the PC just turns off. Just like that. I turn it back on, it just turns off by itself, by the time setup has finished loading.

What may be the problem? I think its the power supply....
 
The PSU that I am using is a 'no-name' Power Supply. It has no brand sticker, just a few power specs thats all.

Please someone help me!
 
Your initial guess is probably on the mark. If the supply came along with a case ordered toss it! They stick the cheapest garbage low end generic... should I go on? into them. When you first start up any system the demand for power to conduct the post tests and load the OS is generally the most seen there. That excludes OCing the max out of everything after.

The other things to look over would be all power connections, a flaky bios, or some defect on the board as a last guess if the cpu isn't...? Those are taking blind shots there however. The supply makes #1 on the chart.
 
OK thanks a lot guys. I will try another power supply and post back results. Cheap power supplies - they should be banned.
 
Make the replacement is good one or you will back in the ??? again fast enough. The one time a case was ordered with a supply included ran for just barely two weeks and then.... DOA time for that fast. Never again!
 
come on now. i've almost always used cheap power supplies and rarely had problems with them. so don't say there bad just because there cheap.

but i have to agree with the above, it does sound like a bad powersupply.
might not have anything to do with it being cheap, it could just be defective.
 
zaroba said:
come on now. i've almost always used cheap power supplies and rarely had problems with them. so don't say there bad just because there cheap.

but i have to agree with the above, it does sound like a bad powersupply.
might not have anything to do with it being cheap, it could just be defective.
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There's a big difference between low cost and "cheap" I'll have you know. Low cost is where the companies sell a name brand under another name to supply case manufacturers with something to hrow into their products. With the "cheapest of the cheapies" those are simply "thrown in"! :eek: where you get stiffed with a crap supply later. :P
 
YES! It was the power supply. I went down to the local PC store, picked up a CoolerMaster 430W and it works perfectly. No problems whatsoever.

___________AVOiD CHEAP PSU's! PLEASE___________
 
Re: Cheap Power Supplies. It must be acknowledged that the components used to produce a quality PSU aren't free. Decent capacitors and rectifiers cost money. Transient filters and MOVs cost money. QC costs money. When a PSU is bundled in a budget case, it accounts for a small fraction of the total cost, and manufacturers will push to quality of the unit down in order to reduce the overall cost, or add more flashy features to the case (which are generally what the target group is after). You just can't make a good PSU for a few dollars.

I'm glad the problem is sorted out, and the CoolerMaster PSU should serve you well.
 
PC eye said:
There's a big difference between low cost and "cheap" I'll have you know. Low cost is where the companies sell a name brand under another name to supply case manufacturers with something to hrow into their products. With the "cheapest of the cheapies" those are simply "thrown in"! :eek: where you get stiffed with a crap supply later. :P
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well, when i say cheap i refer to all the noname brands that are less then 30 bucks.
if you want to look at alternative definitions for cheap, then would you explain to me what low cost noname power supplies you would consider 'cheap' and what ones wouldn't be 'cheap'? :P


as far as i'm concerned, cheap refers to price
but, you can have other definitions for it if you want :P
 
Different complanies like Channel Well, Corsair, Tagan, Seasonic, and others will sell for less without the extended warranties under different names. Those simply are lower end models that get thrown into case/supply bundles. When a manufacturer or supplier has an overstock they blow those off for low prices. When you see a supposedly "great deal" on a stylish case with a supply included for low prices? toss the supply for the case if it's a good one!
 
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