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February 18, 2007 at 5:16 pm #2267943

pc comes on automatically then shuts off.

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by namani_1 · about 15 years, 5 months ago

my pc powers up then shuts down on its own.
I replaced the power supply with A known good one, reset cmos jumper, even took the motherboard out the case. any suggestions?

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- February 18, 2007 at 5:16 pm #2506152
  
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  by namani_1 · about 15 years, 5 months ago
  
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- February 18, 2007 at 6:43 pm #2506114
  
  Case on/off switch may be faulty
  
  by stress junkie · about 15 years, 5 months ago
  
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  It is possible that the on/off switch on the case is faulty or the jumper on the motherboard for the on/off switch may be occasionally shorting.
- February 18, 2007 at 8:03 pm #2506088
  
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  by mr.wiz · about 15 years, 5 months ago
  
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  Are all of your cooling fans working? Particularly the one on the CPU. Could be an overheat/shutdown issue.
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