PC Random Shut Downs

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jbell1993

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Hi, after my pc was upgraded to vista it will sometimes randomly shut down, BUT it carn't be vista that is the problem as it will sometimes shut down in the bios and overheating isnt a issue either as sometimes it will run for hours on end so i've been able to check to see if it is overheating, however a few weeks ago i found a resistor (I think) from my pc that had come off, could this be the reason my pc randomly shuts down? If so is there anyway to fix it?

Thanks :)
 
A resistor or capacitor? Either way that doesn't sound healthy to start with and is the likely cause for all the problems. Boards are designed to work with all parts intact and on the board itself in working order.

Without knowing just what came off and having a schematic from the manufacturer finding an exact match for any atttempt at repair would simply mean shipping in to be refurbished by the manufacturer themselves. The first thing to do now however would be going over the board giving it a close visual inspection to see if you find any loose component leads where something broke off if? something did that is.

Even if the part you found didn't come off of the board the problems being seen would tend to suggest the board or possibly power supply as seeing a problem. Besides either of those two the cpu could be weak and about to go on you as another thought. How old is the system?
 
The system is only about 6 months old now, i do know someting has broken off but i'm not sure if its a resistor or capicitor, how would i find out?
 
Best take it to a local pc repair place & have then solder the piece back on pending on what part, how it was attached.
Again, working mostly on assumption here.
 
Hmm, soldering the part back on isnt an option for me, as the part went missing a while ago, will the part being missing slowly break my motherboard?
 
as stated above, without have a schematic and knowing what type of part came off, it is hard to say. Could quit working any day since we don't know.
If it's worth a lot to you then find a replacement part (preferably find the part # or oem info) and have it put back on.
 
Hmm, i will try and get it put back on, i would give you more info on the part if i had it with me, but thanks for the help anyway
 
You may simply end up having to replace the board itself if you continue to see problems and they get worse over time. Without knowing what component to replace the one that broke would now be considered useless and could cause more damage by attempting to replace it yourself ending needing a new board anyways.

A repair shop may not be able to help either if they don't have all the information needed and simply try using some type of subsititute. Like I stated before in order to save the board itself that would be the manufacturer's worry about how to refurbish the board with some type of limited service guaranty offered when returned.

In the long run however all this will likely see the need for a new board with the shipping and any other costs totalled up. A repair shop would see a hefty price there if they were able to save the board for you by chance.
 
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