My new homebuilt keeps shutting off randomly!

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I just put my new computer together and everyhting works fine, accept
all the time it keeps randomly shutting off! And the thing is it
deosn't turn back on until I unplug the power chord and then plug it
back in. Any thoughts? Because I don't know where to start!!!
 
matthew said:
I just put my new computer together and everyhting works fine, accept
all the time it keeps randomly shutting off! And the thing is it
deosn't turn back on until I unplug the power chord and then plug it
back in. Any thoughts? Because I don't know where to start!!!
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Sounds like a bad PSU.


-WD
 
matthew said:
I just put my new computer together and everyhting works fine, accept
all the time it keeps randomly shutting off! And the thing is it
deosn't turn back on until I unplug the power chord and then plug it
back in. Any thoughts? Because I don't know where to start!!!
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Had similar on my brand new antec case... for some reason the power cable
didn't fit snugly into its proper receptacle on back of PSU... so i took a
strip of electrical tape to "widen" the business end of power cable and it
fits in snugly now....
 
Weird, I was just about to ask why my computer keeps turning on about 2
seconds after I shut it down.

It just started happening out of nowhere and is almost consistent
(sometimes computer power stays off after a few tries).

-Melissa


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One more thing Is the Asus mobo has a green light that's comes on when
electricity is going to it, and that's right after it shuts off. Also
I can't just reach down and turn the computer on, I have to unplug it
from the wall and wait for five seconds, and only then Will the
computer turn back on. AHH! this is pissing me offffffffffff.
 
One more thing Is the Asus mobo has a green light that's comes on when
electricity is going to it, and that's right after it shuts off. Also
I can't just reach down and turn the computer on, I have to unplug it
from the wall and wait for five seconds, and only then Will the
computer turn back on. AHH! this is pissing me offffffffffff.
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It's a 12$550w psu, If that tells you anything...
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Damn, dude.

Spend more than $12 on your power supply, willya? :-)

As for the green light--when you "power down" your computer via the OS or
the front panel switch, standby power is still going to your motherboard.
The green light is intended to remind you to cut the mains before working
on the motherboard or attached peripherals. You can either unplug the
power cable or turn off the switch on the PS (if present; yours probably
lacks one).
 
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