Computer shut off, now it won't boot

n1co · 04-23-12, 12:47 PM

So I was playing BFBC2 last night when suddenly my computer just shut off by itself. I left it for a while and tried again and nothing. The power light on the case lights up for 1 second and then goes out. I have tried a different power lead, made sure the 24 pin and the 8 pin power connectors are sat right. I tried the jumper putting a paper clip in the green and black 24 pin, still nothing. The green light is on my motherboard. I'm not sure if this is a PSU or motherboard issue ? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Nick2bad4u · 04-23-12, 01:10 PM

From past experiences I would have to say this is a PSU problem.

I woke up one morning and my computer would do the same thing (all the lights and power come on for about a second then turn off instantly). I changed the PSU and it never happened again!

n1co · 04-23-12, 02:56 PM

Anyone got any ideas, is it possible to use a multi meter to test if the PSU is dead ?

04-23-12, 12:47 PM	Thread Starter #1
n1co Registered Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: East Yorkshire UK	Computer shut off, now it won't boot So I was playing BFBC2 last night when suddenly my computer just shut off by itself. I left it for a while and tried again and nothing. The power light on the case lights up for 1 second and then goes out. I have tried a different power lead, made sure the 24 pin and the 8 pin power connectors are sat right. I tried the jumper putting a paper clip in the green and black 24 pin, still nothing. The green light is on my motherboard. I'm not sure if this is a PSU or motherboard issue ? Any help would be greatly appreciated. __________________ Asus M4A89GTD PRO - AMD Phenom II x4 970 Black 3.8GHz OC - Powercool 650WCorsairH60 - Corsair 8GBXMS3 PC3 1333MHz - Sapphire 6950 Toxic Unlocked 890/1320 - Corsair Force 3 120GB SSD - CM Storm Enforcer - Win7 Ultimate X64
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04-23-12, 01:10 PM	#2
Nick2bad4u Registered Join Date: Sep 2008	From past experiences I would have to say this is a PSU problem. I woke up one morning and my computer would do the same thing (all the lights and power come on for about a second then turn off instantly). I changed the PSU and it never happened again! __________________ Mobo = Mis 870a-G54 Storage = 1 TB Total on Internal Hard drives and 120gb SSD Processor = FX-6100 Graphic Card = NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti Keyboard = Logitech G15 Mouse = Razer... id remember Mointor = Dual 26 inch and 19 inch Steam Id = Nick2bad4u Hit me up!
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04-23-12, 02:56 PM	Thread Starter #3
n1co Registered Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: East Yorkshire UK	Anyone got any ideas, is it possible to use a multi meter to test if the PSU is dead ? __________________ Asus M4A89GTD PRO - AMD Phenom II x4 970 Black 3.8GHz OC - Powercool 650WCorsairH60 - Corsair 8GBXMS3 PC3 1333MHz - Sapphire 6950 Toxic Unlocked 890/1320 - Corsair Force 3 120GB SSD - CM Storm Enforcer - Win7 Ultimate X64
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