Computer Woes

Pickers · 18-04-2009, 07:29

Well it looks like the 'study' computer is giving up the ghost. Yesterday it randomly just shut off, like there had been a power cut, then it happened a few times on the trot in the evening - I thought it may have been a software issue.

This morning, I booted it up, and it loaded windows then powered off instantly. Then I thought I'd try it in safe mode, so got to the boot menu, and before I had chance to select anything it turned off (looking less like a software issue). Then I loaded BIOS fail safe settings and it powered off on the POST screen during the memory test.
Then I tried one more time, and it got further through the memory test before doing the same.

Ideas guys? Power supply up the swanny? RAM gone? Mobo?

Unfortunately I don't think I have compatible equipment to check each component, and I definitely don't have a lot of spare time to sort it

18-04-2009, 07:29	#1
Pickers Absinthe Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Cornwall Posts: 2,692	Computer Woes Well it looks like the 'study' computer is giving up the ghost. Yesterday it randomly just shut off, like there had been a power cut, then it happened a few times on the trot in the evening - I thought it may have been a software issue. This morning, I booted it up, and it loaded windows then powered off instantly. Then I thought I'd try it in safe mode, so got to the boot menu, and before I had chance to select anything it turned off (looking less like a software issue). Then I loaded BIOS fail safe settings and it powered off on the POST screen during the memory test. Then I tried one more time, and it got further through the memory test before doing the same. Ideas guys? Power supply up the swanny? RAM gone? Mobo? Unfortunately I don't think I have compatible equipment to check each component, and I definitely don't have a lot of spare time to sort it __________________ Pictures