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  • triumphtriple
    Newbie
    • Feb 2011
    • 5

    #1

    New PC shuts down a few minutes after power on

    Hi all,
    I have just installed the following into an old Trendsonic midi case and the PC keeps shutting down while I am in the Bios menu (have tried different power leads):

    ASRock FM2A55M-DGS R2.0 mobo
    AMD Trinity A8 5600K 3.6Ghz CPU
    Alpine 600W Gold SLI Crossfire PSU
    2 x 2GB DDR3 1333 RAM modules
    Western Digital Sata HDD
    Optiarc DVD drive

    I have 1 x chassis fan fitted and a bog standard CPU cooling fan. I'm guessing my problem may be temperature related but am open to suggestions as am starting to go slightly nuts!
    Thanks.
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  • Canker_Canison
    V.I.P. Member
    • May 2010
    • 3905

    #2
    Did you paste the processor/heatsink correctly?
    Canker

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    • Cod3waX
      Banned
      • Mar 2011
      • 1011

      #3
      also are u using a separate gfx card or onboard?

      do u flash a blue screen before it powers off? try using only 1 ram module at a time

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      • Reapers
        Top Poster +
        • Jan 2009
        • 242

        #4
        if its new and from a shop take it back and they should fix it for you.
        if not then try the basics
        does it actually shut down or go into sleep or hibernation?
        how long is it before it shuts down is your case well vented ?
        does your cpu have paste on it your cpu fan hooked up to power?and working? is it just in your bios settings that it shuts down like that
        did you overclock it or put it in to turbo mode because that can cause heat and i don't think standard cpu fan would be able to handle it

        unplug the pc
        check wires outside case
        check the wires inside the case *especially the molex connectors make sure the power is off when doing this*
        take out any new hardware including usb except keyboard and mouse (be careful)
        check the ram (1 at a time)
        graphics card (if the monitor boots its fine it's very rare to be hardware on a graphic's card because they decently built
        if it was a hardware issue most wouldn't boot the operating system and the monitor would not come on.)
        Last edited by Reapers; 18 August, 2013, 19:55.

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