PC problem - Need help

[Guest]

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I have a Gateway Performance 800 with 800MHz P3 inside....'and a problem
maybe.

Every time I press the button on the base to turn the machine ON, the light
on the front comes on and it makes the usual sounds, but after 2 or 3
seconds, it switches itself OFF.

It just keeps doing this until I take the plug out at the back for app., 10
seconds and re-insert it.
Then it does the same routine as described all over again.

Can anyone help me with this?
Thanks.
Geo.

 

[Bob]

Archived from groups: alt.sys.pc-clone.gateway2000 (More info?)

I'd check the power supply.
Bob


"Eos" <FreeSoft@(SkipTheBrakets)Tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
news:yBsrd.61048$F7.51222@fe1.news.blueyonder.co.uk...
> I have a Gateway Performance 800 with 800MHz P3 inside....'and a problem
> maybe.
>
> Every time I press the button on the base to turn the machine ON, the
light
> on the front comes on and it makes the usual sounds, but after 2 or 3
> seconds, it switches itself OFF.
>
> It just keeps doing this until I take the plug out at the back for app.,
10
> seconds and re-insert it.
> Then it does the same routine as described all over again.
>
> Can anyone help me with this?
> Thanks.
> Geo.
>
>
>

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: alt.sys.pc-clone.gateway2000 (More info?)

Weird! It all seems to be working fine now (I hope!), but all I did was to
follow the wires from the switch on the front of the base to where it plugs
into the mobo....'then I disconnected this plug for a few seconds and
re-connected it.
The PC fired up right away! Anyone have any explanations for me as to what
might have caused all this?
Is it significant in anyway? Would this indicate a fault?
Thanks.
Geo.



"Bob" <bobdawn1@verizon.net> wrote in message
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> I'd check the power supply.
> Bob

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: alt.sys.pc-clone.gateway2000 (More info?)

One explanation is that plugs come loose....it's a fact of life

ANother explanation is that you are just having some moments of luck right
now, and the power supply is still faulty. I have seen this happen in the
past - computer randomly rebooting itself, booting up for an hour and then
shutting down, etc. So I wouldn't say you are totally out of the woods
yet


"Eos" <FreeSoft@(SkipTheBrakets)Tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
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>
> Weird! It all seems to be working fine now (I hope!), but all I did was to
> follow the wires from the switch on the front of the base to where it
plugs
> into the mobo....'then I disconnected this plug for a few seconds and
> re-connected it.
> The PC fired up right away! Anyone have any explanations for me as to what
> might have caused all this?
> Is it significant in anyway? Would this indicate a fault?
> Thanks.
> Geo.
>
>
>
> "Bob" <bobdawn1@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:6Ysrd.4143$zK1.2719@trndny05...
> > I'd check the power supply.
> > Bob
>
>
>

 

[Leslie]

Archived from groups: alt.sys.pc-clone.gateway2000 (More info?)

Eos (FreeSoft@(SkipTheBrakets)Tiscali.co.uk) wrote:
: I have a Gateway Performance 800 with 800MHz P3 inside....'and a problem
: maybe.
:
: Every time I press the button on the base to turn the machine ON, the light
: on the front comes on and it makes the usual sounds, but after 2 or 3
: seconds, it switches itself OFF.
:
: It just keeps doing this until I take the plug out at the back for app., 10
: seconds and re-insert it.
: Then it does the same routine as described all over again.
:
: Can anyone help me with this?
: Thanks.
: Geo.
:

Check for leaking capacitors, such as the photo included in this article:

http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/WEBONLY/resource/feb03/ncap.html
News & Analysis

Here's an article about the problem:

http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=5878
Dodgy components threaten mobos, modems

and a letter to the editor I wrote about the problem:

http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=18574
Plague of dodgy capacitors starts to bite

This site mentions that the problem has been seen on Gateway motherboards:

http://www.motherboardrepair.com/
MotherBoardRepair.com :: Mother Board Repair At A Component Level.

--Jerry Leslie
Note: leslie@jrlvax.houston.rr.com is invalid for email