Recent content by oliverl42

Update: I exchanged the motherboard and CPU for new ones at Fry's, and the system is now humming along. I think somebody else fried that CPU.

Unfortunately, I don' t have another modern psu. I started dis-assembling the computer last night, and the shutdown problem continued with only the case, mobo and cpu powered up. I'd have to add the system has deteriorated to the point where it doesn't even like to power up reliably. I did...

Hello, I built a new computer this weekend, and it was going great for a while. Installed Windows 7 64-bit, installed some apps. Ran prime95 for about an hour, system stayed cool. A couple hours later it just started dying with no warning. It can happen in the BIOS setup screen, so I...