computer powers off straight away

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azwarian

Discussion Starter · Jul 2, 2010

hi all,

as soon as i boot my computer up it powers off straight away after about 10 seconds.... i thought it may have been then psu so i replaced it with a spare one i had laying around but unfortunately this did not fix the problem :normal:

the cpu on the motherboard is still working as well so i was thinking that it might be the thermal paste? does anyone know how to replace this or have any other ideas on what might be happening here?

any help or advice would be more than appreciated :smile:

thanks heaps guys!!

cheers

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dai

· #2 · Jul 2, 2010

what are you running
video card
cpu
m/board
ram
power supply
brand
model
wattage

check the listings in the bios for voltages and temperatures and post them

anytime you disturb the h/sink you have to clean off and renew the paste

http://www.arcticsilver.com/methods.html

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azwarian

Discussion Starter · #3 · Jul 2, 2010

hi dai and thanks for the reply!

unfortunately I don't know the info off hand and cannot check due to the immediate power off after I boot up

I can't get into the bios either so fingers crossed it's the thermal paste and I can fix this without issues!

thanks again mate

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Tyree

· #4 · Jul 2, 2010

Your problem points to a power and/or heat issue but we need to know what we're working with to offer any reliable help.
PC Specs?
Pre-Built Brand & Model Number
Custom Built-Brand & Model of Mobo-CPU-RAM-Graphics-PSU.

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azwarian

Discussion Starter · #5 · Jul 5, 2010

hi guys,

i applied new thermal paste and replaced the psu but to no avail....

pretty sure it was a custom build. the psu doesnt appear to be the issue but i can tell you that the processor is an amd dual core 64 bit

any ideas?

cheers!

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Tyree

· #6 · Jul 5, 2010

We need to know what hardware were working with to offer any valid help.

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