Computer reboots or won't reboot.

Post by **FragaGeddon** » Sun Jul 17, 2005 2:05 pm

I got a computer that my roommate uses.
It use to be mine for a couple years but I gave it to him.

One time it kept rebooting about halfway through the welcome screen.
I powered it off and it stuck a floppy in it and it wouldn't boot from that. It would also keep rebooting.
So I left it for a 5 days then tried to trouble shoot it.
Powered it up and it booted to the desktop.

Now just the other day it basically did the same thing as before.
But I have cleaned the inside with a can of compressed air.
Now today it's working again.

I think it's a power suplly problem. I had a good look at the board but don't see any problems with it.

Here's some info if that helps:
http://www.fragageddon.com/temp/cpu.htm

Edit: It has a 300 watt PS in it.

Post by **axbaby** » Sun Jul 17, 2005 3:21 pm

could it simply have been running too hot and you got rid of gunk on the fans on the cpu and case.

Post by **shadd_** » Sun Jul 17, 2005 3:22 pm

you could try cleaning out the psu case too. the hotter they get, the less they put out.

Post by **FragaGeddon** » Sun Jul 17, 2005 11:18 pm

axbaby wrote:could it simply have been running too hot and you got rid of gunk on the fans on the cpu and case.

Sorry, even after cleaning it with compressed air it still did the same thing.
I even sprayed inside the PS also.

Post by **axbaby** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 3:31 pm

i wish you had a box full of spare computer parts like i have to swap and test each item.

have any spare PSU's sitting around.