ok so heres my problem. ive had my computre for just over 2 years now. never had a problem with it til recently. when i turn the computer on it starts up, all the fans and everything kick on, but after 5 seconds the computer just powers down, waits a second and then tries to restart itself. ive narrowed the problem down to when i unplug the 8pin 12v cord from the mother board the computer stays running but when i plug it back in it gives me this problem. any suggestions...
Trigun086 0 Newbie Poster
Rik_ 111 Nearly a Posting Maven
What computer is it?
Trigun086 0 Newbie Poster
its a custom one i built. heres the specs;
-GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS3R LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard
-Antec EarthWatts EA650 650W Continuous Power ATX12V
-Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Wolfdale 3.16GHz 6MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor BX80570E8500
-HIS H487F512P Radeon HD 4870 512MB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16
those are whats in the computer if it helps at all
Rik_ 111 Nearly a Posting Maven
It does. You need to have a close inspection of the capacitors on your motherboard to see if any have domed up and/or leaked. If you find any, they need to be replaced.
Trigun086 0 Newbie Poster
all the capacitors look good and none have leaked. ive tried taking out the mb battery and waiting 30 mins to put it back in. i went to try another power supply but it wasnt compatible.
Rik_ 111 Nearly a Posting Maven
Have you tried running it with just 1 ram stick? You could have a faulty one perhaps?!?
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