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kuzo

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Okay i have a question i was wondering i can get answered on here. Okay so what happens is when im on my dads computer it randomly shuts down out of no where and you need to unplug it and then plug it back in, in order for it to turn back on. This happens while doing anything. Msn, browsing the internet etc. By all means its not the best computer. It was built at a shop about 4 years ago, and at the time the guy said it has some of the best hardware at the time. So, we figure it was overheating and shutting off on us, so we took off the side and had an industrial fan blowing on it all day just so we could use it, but then it STILL shuts off on us. So i think we proved that it wasnt overheating. Today my dad took the cover off of the power supply and he informed me that it is running much better now and hasnt shut down on him since. So could there be something wrong with the power supply thats making it shut off? Possibly overheating? If anyone has any idea i would appreciate any help at all. Thank you!

Computer specs from what i remember

-Gigabyte motherboard
-256 mb ram
-Radeon 128mb Video card
-Pentium 4 2.4ghz

I was thinking it doesnt have enough ram for todays standards.
 
Power supply needs to be replaced it sounds like

and no by todays standards it has nowhere near enough RAM...2GB is becoming the accepted MAX for RAM and 1GB the min

the vid card as well is an option for upgrades
 
Thanks alot guys. I really appreciate all the replies. The computer shutting down on its own does seem to me like a power supply issue. Pobly just overheating, which would explain why taking off the cover stopped the shutting down. Ill let him know what you guys said and he can go buy a new psu from a shop.

And yes 256mb of ram is no where near enough to run most of the newest video games or other type of applications. I was even having trouble running games with 512mb on my own computer and had to go buy a 1gb stick. My computer runs like a champ now lol. Anywho, thanks again guys i really appreciate it. You all have a wonderful day!

Ciao.
 
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