Hi,
Hopefully someone can help. I've recently started having problems with my computer when starting it up. It's a self build and has being running fine for almost 4 years. The specs are:
Antec Sonata III Miditower, Black w/500W PSU
Asus P5KC, P35, Socket-775, DDR2/DDR3, ATX, GbLAN, Firewire, PCI-Ex16
Corsair XMS2 6400 DDR2, 1024MB PC6400 64Meg x 8, CAS 5-5-5-15, 800MHz, 240pin
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz Socket LGA775, 8MB, BOXED w/fan
Samsung SpinPoint S166 160GB SATA2 8MB 7200RPM
Samsung SpinPoint T166 500GB SATA2 16MB 7200RPM
Sapphire Radeon HD 2400 XT 256MB GDDR3, PCI-Express, DVI-I/Tv-out/HDMI, Heatsink
Recent Upgrade
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Windows 7 64-bit OS
Crucial DESKTOP 4GB kit (2GBx2) DDR2 667MHz (PC2-5300) CL5 Unbuffered UDIMM 240pin
The problems I've being having lately is when I attempt to start up the computer. The fans start but then it all cuts out. Nothing happens. I'm starting to think the PSU is failing. When I leave the computer alone for a number of hours it all starts working fine and runs smoothly again. I've checked the temps and cleaned the hard drives everything seems ok but I'm waiting for it to stop working again at any moment. I'm tempted to order a new PSU to test it properly but I thought I'd look around for advice first.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks,
Patrick
Hopefully someone can help. I've recently started having problems with my computer when starting it up. It's a self build and has being running fine for almost 4 years. The specs are:
Antec Sonata III Miditower, Black w/500W PSU
Asus P5KC, P35, Socket-775, DDR2/DDR3, ATX, GbLAN, Firewire, PCI-Ex16
Corsair XMS2 6400 DDR2, 1024MB PC6400 64Meg x 8, CAS 5-5-5-15, 800MHz, 240pin
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz Socket LGA775, 8MB, BOXED w/fan
Samsung SpinPoint S166 160GB SATA2 8MB 7200RPM
Samsung SpinPoint T166 500GB SATA2 16MB 7200RPM
Sapphire Radeon HD 2400 XT 256MB GDDR3, PCI-Express, DVI-I/Tv-out/HDMI, Heatsink
Recent Upgrade
----------------------
Windows 7 64-bit OS
Crucial DESKTOP 4GB kit (2GBx2) DDR2 667MHz (PC2-5300) CL5 Unbuffered UDIMM 240pin
The problems I've being having lately is when I attempt to start up the computer. The fans start but then it all cuts out. Nothing happens. I'm starting to think the PSU is failing. When I leave the computer alone for a number of hours it all starts working fine and runs smoothly again. I've checked the temps and cleaned the hard drives everything seems ok but I'm waiting for it to stop working again at any moment. I'm tempted to order a new PSU to test it properly but I thought I'd look around for advice first.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks,
Patrick