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Daniel LeMay
| | Posted on Friday, March 5, 2004 - 1:57 pm: | |
My computer: An AMD Athlon XP 2500+ with 1GB of DDR RAM, a 40 GB HDD and an Nvidia GeForceFX 5200 continually shuts down 5 minutes after booting up. After it shuts down, to get it to restart I have to shut off the power supply and turn in back on. Only then will the computer turn on again. I have replaced most of the hardware but nothing seems to have helped the problem. Any ideas on what my problem might be? |
Mike
| | Posted on Monday, April 5, 2004 - 11:25 pm: | |
I have a XP 2500+ Also with 512mb DDR Ram, 80gb hdd and NVIDIA Geforce2 GTS card... same exact problem except mine shuts down at random times, sometimes before xp load, during xp loads, after xp loads, just at random times. Any help?? |
Moderator (Es)
Username: Es
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 6, 2004 - 9:42 pm: | |
Two things come to mind for both of you, make sure your power supply is up to the task of providing the needed amperage to the 12 and 5 volt lines.I have a 400watt psu that delivers 35amps at 5 volts and 15amps at 12 volts. The 12 volt line is nominal at 12amps usually so anything over is better. The 5 volt line is a little pickier so a nominal 25 amps say and anything over is better. Also make sure your wattage for your power supply is not a max rating as most cheap "included with the case" type power supplys are. |
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