PC Dying Problem

Tpex

Tpex

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Hey. got a bit of a problem with my pc. and im really desprait. so please if anybody can help me.

My moms pc refused to switch on. so after doing some testing. I put my PSU in to see if the PSU was the problem. it was. so i put it back in my PC. now my pc wont stay on for more then 5 minutes in windows. it stays on a bit longer wile in safemode and BIOS. now what happends is it will restart. but the screen will go off. and i can hear it accessing the Drives after a while. i have dismantalled it and cleaned everything. tried starting on onboard graphics. have watched temps but nothing above avarage has happend as she dies. i have got a spare PSU but its only 250 watt. and im afraid it might blow? another thing i found the yellow connecters of the 4 pin cables that plug into the mobo from the psu are black overheating. and my pc has been restarting itself once or twice a day.

sorry about spelling/grammer im on my cell
 
Check your CPU gell it might be dry, also do a BIOS restore and also check the CMOS battery.
 
Tpex said:
another thing i found the yellow connecters of the 4 pin cables that plug into the mobo from the psu are black overheating
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Black from overheating? I suspect your problem would be related to this, perhaps try the other PSU? 250W should be okay(unless you have a monster PC), but you can remove anything not needed to play it safe. If it's not the PSU my bet would be on the MB.
 
Degaron I have tried and checked. no changed.

KoisanX. i was running on a 350watt. still rekkon it will be ok?
 
Tpex said:
Degaron I have tried and checked. no changed.

KoisanX. i was running on a 350watt. still rekkon it will be ok?
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What pc is this?
P4 or Celeron equivalent?

This used to happen to me as well and i used my blower to clean the PSU out and problem was solved.

Dust can be a bi***.
 
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Check the dust in your PSU. If heavy then take to nearest gas station and blow it out using compressed air.
 
its a celaron D. thanks ill try dusting the PSU
 
Thanks a ton everybody for your help, seems cleaning out the PSU did it :D
 
great! it copped out after a few hours, but I'm getting new PSU today anyway....
 
Each rail on a multi-rail system will have a lower current limit than a single-rail system, giving you extra safety. Almost all multi-rail PSUs come with intelligently managed cable-systems, so there should be no problem with overloading a single rail unless you are a complete idiot. Since each rail is usually limited to 20 amps at 12v (as per safety guidelines), it will be limited to 240VA, i.e. 240W for DC, which is enough for any single component but the most demanding graphics cards.
 
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