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Post subject: computer restarting  Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 3:23 pm |
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| Apprentice bacon herder |
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i have my pc running nicely. i took the side off to clean it out and put a neon light in (because its funky  ) i already have 3 in there but this one was a pulse neon to go with music (because i liked that idea) and when i turned my pc on... it started to boot then just shut off and would keep repeating this. i have seen unpluged the graphics card. still did it. tried unplugging all the harddrives along with the CD/DVD drive, didnt fix it. tried taking one ram stick out... didnt solve it, took the other out and it didnt solve it. the only things i cant change are the cpu, mobo, and power supply (because i have none spare) any ideas on how i could test each one? (or if simon could come round with his spares i would b greatful.) system specs P5k mobo 8800gtx graphics card 2gb corsair ram (2x1gb) 2 500gb harddrives (western digital) and a 250gb (samsung) E6750 2.66ghz processor (with zalman cooling) antec 850w psu (which i have had previous trouble with and got replaced.) _________________  Games: DC, CSS, BF2, Insurgency, Cod2, Cod4, Cod5, BFBC2, Surpreme Commander, Hidden Source, bfbc2/vietnam, Cod black ops, need for speeds (underground 1 and 2, prostreet, hot pursuit, most wanted), juiced 1 and 2, im sure theres more...
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Post subject: Re: computer restarting Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 4:10 pm |
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You unplugged the light?
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Post subject: Re: computer restarting Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 4:12 pm |
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yeah mine was doing that. Is it just randomly doing it? Or when you do something in specific. Either way, my problem was a ground short. I put the wires for the front USB in the wrong way round. lol. Hope this helps. _________________ 
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Post subject: Re: computer restarting Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 4:36 pm |
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| Apprentice bacon herder |
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Johns=GCHQ= wrote: You unplugged the light? yes... unplugged all the lights, the graphics card, the harddrives, the ram sticks (one at a time) and still didnt boot simon=GCHQ= wrote: yeah mine was doing that. Is it just randomly doing it? Or when you do something in specific. Either way, my problem was a ground short. I put the wires for the front USB in the wrong way round. lol. Hope this helps. it does it when i push the power button... comes on for a second... shuts off for 2... then repeats till u switch it off at the back. i rewired my pc after this problem to give it better air flow and to make it look tidier... and have left usb/firewire unpluged and still does it. _________________ Games: DC, CSS, BF2, Insurgency, Cod2, Cod4, Cod5, BFBC2, Surpreme Commander, Hidden Source, bfbc2/vietnam, Cod black ops, need for speeds (underground 1 and 2, prostreet, hot pursuit, most wanted), juiced 1 and 2, im sure theres more...
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Caspius=GCHQ=
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Post subject: Re: computer restarting Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 12:49 am |
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Is the reset button cable connected to the pc correctly, not come loose or anything? Having a few issues grr with my PK5 at the moment.  _________________ 
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Post subject: Re: computer restarting Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 8:54 am |
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Could be not enough power / knackered mobo. More likely you've wired something in wrong, or your CPU is loose.  _________________  The Pancreas of S.T.F.U. | Never take life too seriously - nobody gets out alive anyway. Disco_jim: um..... I have no excuse. | Chips: Thank the Beef | Rev Dr: Beef, I think i wee'd a little
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Post subject: Re: computer restarting Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 9:32 am |
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Post subject: Re: computer restarting Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 11:15 am |
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Caspius=GCHQ= wrote: Is the reset button cable connected to the pc correctly, not come loose or anything? Having a few issues grr with my PK5 at the moment. nothings loose... triple checked that when i put it back together. as for the reset button cables. they all stayed connected to a adapter bit that meant i could just take it off as one big lot. and plug it straight back in (only 1 way to do it...) LeBeourfCurtaine wrote: Could be not enough power / knackered mobo. More likely you've wired something in wrong, or your CPU is loose. wowyouareacow=GCHQ= wrote: yea def check how the heatsink is sitting on there nothings loose... and anything i could of wired incorrectly i have left unplugged. the heatsink (the zalman) was the one thing i didnt take off, but have just tightened the screws up even more... to the point where they wont turn anymore... _________________ Games: DC, CSS, BF2, Insurgency, Cod2, Cod4, Cod5, BFBC2, Surpreme Commander, Hidden Source, bfbc2/vietnam, Cod black ops, need for speeds (underground 1 and 2, prostreet, hot pursuit, most wanted), juiced 1 and 2, im sure theres more...
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Post subject: Re: computer restarting Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 3:44 pm |
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Strip it down completely, put the minimum components in and take it from there...
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[QBS]Dr.Strangelove
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Post subject: Re: computer restarting Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 4:54 pm |
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| Bow down to the master |
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service pack 3?
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Post subject: Re: computer restarting Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 4:59 pm |
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| Apprentice bacon herder |
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LeBeourfCurtaine wrote: Strip it down completely, put the minimum components in and take it from there... did that... after i striped it down and put it back together again, i tested it, didnt work, took out the graphics card etc and it still wouldnt load. only things i couldnt take out was the mobo, cpu and psu... which are also the 3 things i cant replace to test... and no not put that in strangelove. _________________ Games: DC, CSS, BF2, Insurgency, Cod2, Cod4, Cod5, BFBC2, Surpreme Commander, Hidden Source, bfbc2/vietnam, Cod black ops, need for speeds (underground 1 and 2, prostreet, hot pursuit, most wanted), juiced 1 and 2, im sure theres more...
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Post subject: Re: computer restarting Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 7:25 pm |
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| Apprentice bacon herder |
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pc is sorted. thanks for ur help  _________________ Games: DC, CSS, BF2, Insurgency, Cod2, Cod4, Cod5, BFBC2, Surpreme Commander, Hidden Source, bfbc2/vietnam, Cod black ops, need for speeds (underground 1 and 2, prostreet, hot pursuit, most wanted), juiced 1 and 2, im sure theres more...
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Post subject: Re: computer restarting Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 9:12 pm |
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Well....?  _________________ The Pancreas of S.T.F.U. | Never take life too seriously - nobody gets out alive anyway. Disco_jim: um..... I have no excuse. | Chips: Thank the Beef | Rev Dr: Beef, I think i wee'd a little
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Post subject: Re: computer restarting Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 9:50 pm |
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| Apprentice bacon herder |
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LeBeourfCurtaine wrote: Well....? it was my motherboard shorting out on my case. ended up taking out the mobo and just testing it on the desk...worked... put it back in and it still worked so slowly put things on it... and after each thing turned it on to test it... worked... so now using it again  _________________ Games: DC, CSS, BF2, Insurgency, Cod2, Cod4, Cod5, BFBC2, Surpreme Commander, Hidden Source, bfbc2/vietnam, Cod black ops, need for speeds (underground 1 and 2, prostreet, hot pursuit, most wanted), juiced 1 and 2, im sure theres more...
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Post subject: Re: computer restarting Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 12:06 am |
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just sounds a little dodgey that, shorting out on your case mind you done that myself with one of those sensor cables didnt turn power off, cable touches the side of the case bright spark, bam!!! it reboots  asus - 'ard as nails 
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