Comments on: Power supply boot problem: fixedthankgodfinally

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 02:11:44 +0000

I am having the same issue. I bought a P5GD2 Premium motherboard 2 years ago and lately it’s been shutting off completely when I make my system exert itself heavily. (such as watching movies, burning CD’s and doing multiple things at once) After it “rests” as you said, it boots up again fine and I keep my fingers crossed that it will not happen again. Here is my big question. IS 485 WATTS ENOUGH? I guess by the sound of it, the power supply may not have a smooth constant voltage supply which could make the system shut off. I have also heard a couple people say flashing the BIOS has on occasion fixed this. I know one thing…my CPU and its surrounding components are not getting hot.

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 04:58:19 +0000

PC failure following power outage, replaced pws, booted, appeared ok. Shutdown, won’t boot. Unplugging 20 pin cable on motherboard, leaving sit, only way machine will boot, sometimes. Replaced memory, same. Replaced with larger 350W pws, same. Suspect motherboard (P4A845S) or CPU (P4).

By: Felrass

Felrass — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 17:06:13 +0000

OMG thx dude i will get a new power supply tommorow.Supprising me too was at the brink of insanity stomping litterary on my side panels of the pc wishing for a mac :D.

By: Tails1

Tails1 — Sun, 23 Apr 2006 04:20:48 +0000

I had similar problems with a workstation here, It was from playing battlefield with all the bots turned on (yes all of them) that the power supply finally exploded with the sound of a rifle blast and a strong smell of burning electronic componants. I replaced it with the best one I could find and now the workstation has been rock stable ever since. I never turn it off and it goes for weeks without a reboot and its fine. Never would of thought of it but after I replaced it I realized I should of known all along. So don’t feel bad, if our foresight was as good as our hindsight then life wouldn’t be worth living. :D

By: cammypants

cammypants — Wed, 31 Aug 2005 18:44:00 +0000

PC LOADLETTER, WHAT THE FUCK DOES THAT MEAN?!