Computer Turning OF and ON

[nikki]

Hi for the past 2 days my comp has been turning itself of and on, barely
getting to start up and if it does it goes of again. Im not having enough
time to run a virus check so ive tried to system restore but no matter what
date i choose it want restore. anyhelp would be gladly appreciated many
thanks

Nikki

 

[Malke]

Hi for the past 2 days my comp has been turning itself of and on, barely
getting to start up and if it does it goes of again. Im not having enough
time to run a virus check so ive tried to system restore but no matter
what date i choose it want restore. anyhelp would be gladly appreciated
many thanks

From your description of the problem, you have hardware failure. If the
computer is OEM/laptop/under warranty, contact the OEM's tech support.
Otherwise you can try troubleshooting it yourself:

http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Hardware_Tshoot

Standard disclaimer: I can't see and test your computer myself, so these are
just suggestions based on many years of being a professional computer tech;
suggestions based on what you've written. You should not take my
suggestions as a definitive diagnosis. Testing hardware failures often
involves swapping out suspected parts with known-good parts. If you can't
do the testing yourself and/or are uncomfortable opening your computer,
take the machine to a professional computer repair shop (not your local
equivalent of BigComputerStore/GeekSquad). If possible, have all your data
backed up before you take the machine into a shop*.

*If necessary and the hard drive is physically sound, pull the drive and
either slave it in a working computer or put it in a USB external enclosure
and connect to a working computer.

Malke

 

[nikki]

hi malke and thankyou so much for your'e reply. and u may be right about it
being a hardware issue as i recently had a new mother board installed, do u
have any simple(and i mean simple) lol steps i could take to fix my problem?
or do i have to spend more money to fix it lol.

 

[Malke]

hi malke and thankyou so much for your'e reply. and u may be right about
it being a hardware issue as i recently had a new mother board installed,
do u have any simple(and i mean simple) lol steps i could take to fix my
problem? or do i have to spend more money to fix it lol.

You will find the troubleshooting steps at the URL I previously gave you.
Here it is again for your convenience:

http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Hardware_Tshoot

Again, you know your own skill levels best. There is no shame in accepting
that fixing your computer isn't your area of expertise. I don't hesitate to
call an electrician or the dishwasher repair guy.

Malke