[pchelpers] Re: Power supply shutting down?

Hi John,

Wednesday, March 12, 2008, 3:35:49 PM, you wrote:

JD> Here is one for the folks who build their own PCs. I have a system
JD> in the workshop that was damaged at a client's office. It appears
JD> to have been power supply noise that zapped the system board.

JD> The board has been replaced with a new one and the fan over the
JD> Intel CPU was replaced with INTEL P4 SOCKET 775 FAN. As the board
JD> was shutting down about 5 seconds after power on, I replaced the
JD> power supply as well. The unit powers up and shuts down about 5
JD> seconds later before any boot sequence can start.

JD> I have all new parts in it apart from memory, CPU, cards and
JD> cables. The hardware clearly thinks something is wrong or the CPU
JD> is going into thermal shutdown. It is currently pared down to the
JD> most basic configuration (essentials only and one floppy drive).
JD> Insights anyone?

A bad power supply can damage pretty much everything.  Might want to
test everything in a known-good system.

As for CPU not working after re-seating, my first thought would be
that a pin got bent in the process, or it's not seated properly.

-- 
Scott.



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