I am novice to computer hardware! please help.
My system would abruptly shutdown like if you pull the plug off. when
I try to restart it by pulling the power plug and puttin it back in It
wont start for an hour or two. But I see the green led on at the power
button and the reset button. it still wont start even though the led's
are on. there is also a led glowing on the motherboard. I dont hear
any noise.

and after repeatedly pulling the plug and puttin the plug back in it
suddenly boots and stays on for a while and then dies again. when its
on I see the fan on the processor running, I dont see the fan which is
connected to the back of the box not running. is the fan on the box
supposed to run.

On 24 Sep 2003 07:50:33 -0700, (E-Mail Removed) (Srinivas
Chivukula) wrote:

>I am novice to computer hardware! please help.
>My system would abruptly shutdown like if you pull the plug off. when
>I try to restart it by pulling the power plug and puttin it back in It
>wont start for an hour or two. But I see the green led on at the power
>button and the reset button. it still wont start even though the led's
>are on. there is also a led glowing on the motherboard. I dont hear
>any noise.
>
>and after repeatedly pulling the plug and puttin the plug back in it
>suddenly boots and stays on for a while and then dies again. when its
>on I see the fan on the processor running, I dont see the fan which is
>connected to the back of the box not running. is the fan on the box
>supposed to run.

Yes, sounds like you need a new Power Supply as its dying.

Peter Hutchison
Windows FAQ
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