[access-uk] Re: Computer powering off.
- From: "Tristram Llewellyn" <tris-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2006 11:52:45 +0100
This is just a wild stab in the dark, more obvious issues like overheating
should be considered. You have a very meaty 650 Watt power supply. I assume
the reason it is there is because you have a lot of PC components inside the
box, like two hard drives. two CDs, more than your average number of PCI cards
etc. The reason I say this is because switched mode power supplies such as
yours will have a minimum load. I don't know what yours would be but if
components as part of the PCs power saving regime are turned off or failing
after being left for a time you may fall below this notional imnimum load.amd
caise the whole thing trip. If the problem happens particularly after being
left idle for a bit then trying turning off the power saving features in
Windows to see if this might help.
Regards.
Tristram Llewellyn
Sight and Sound Technology
Technical Support
www.sightandsound.co.uk
----- Original Message -----
From: Dj Paddy
To: access uk
Sent: Friday, July 21, 2006 3:13 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Computer powering off.
Hi guys I'm becoming unglued, hopefully somebody can come up with new
suggestions.
Backround:
I came back from being out of town for a few days. Only to find my computer
switched off.
Having checked with the other residents that no electrical faults had
occured in the house as a whole I turned it on and got on my merry way.
It's done it several times now and I can't see a pattern to it.
Of course it's warmer outside than we're used to, but it does it in the day
and at night. When it's colder at night as I've been monitoring external
temperatures.
I've held off from psu and cpu intensive tasks, bit of browsing, ftp client
running, email, messenger the odd winamp window.
PC spec on request grins.
I've tryed leaving the side panel off, the side panel has a mounted fan in
it, I've a 650wt psu in the thing with very large fans.
My dad's coming round tomorrow, I'd like him to check my sockets and outlets
in my bedroom. To make sure there's not a power spike going up and down on
there event logs have nothing to indicate an error accorded before shutdown,
even bought Sandra v7 pro to test my machine and it says I'm ok...
Can anyone suggest things, before I go into the world of, I havent' got a
clue why my pc's switching off, so lets go insane at the thought of buying
parts to replace and see if it's the cause and throw money down the
toilit...
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