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Random Restart = PSU?
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I'm 99% sure it's the power supply unit. I know for sure it isn't the RAM or Video Card, both work in other machines. Just threw all my old stuff in a used barebones unit I bought from someone (Gateway AMD 950 with 250W PSU, CPU, Mobo, & Csse). Everything works great, except it likes to restart at random, a lot. I can get into CMOS, one of the times it restarted itself I was in there. Anyway, I had it running with the side of the case off it when it restarted itself like 4 times and I smelled slight burning. Stuck my head in the case and it was coming from the PSU (turned it off real fast). So I'm thinking the PSU is toast? Or could me having some wires hooked wrong cause this? I checked all my pin 1's and such I think it's right...I dunno, just don't wanna go buy a new PSU if I don't have to. Here are the specs (different CDROM, Video Card, & HD though): http://support.gateway.com/support/...p?sn=0022493070 I had the same problem, and switching out the PSU fixed that ... -- Usenet is a strange reality where you see people beating up a patch of grass where nine years ago there used to be a horse. -Nuke |
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Alright cool, figured it was it, was just trying to save $30-$40
Thanks, Smith "Cyde Weys" wrote in message news Smith wrote: I'm 99% sure it's the power supply unit. I know for sure it isn't the RAM or Video Card, both work in other machines. Just threw all my old stuff in a used barebones unit I bought from someone (Gateway AMD 950 with 250W PSU, CPU, Mobo, & Csse). Everything works great, except it likes to restart at random, a lot. I can get into CMOS, one of the times it restarted itself I was in there. Anyway, I had it running with the side of the case off it when it restarted itself like 4 times and I smelled slight burning. Stuck my head in the case and it was coming from the PSU (turned it off real fast). So I'm thinking the PSU is toast? Or could me having some wires hooked wrong cause this? I checked all my pin 1's and such I think it's right...I dunno, just don't wanna go buy a new PSU if I don't have to. Here are the specs (different CDROM, Video Card, & HD though): http://support.gateway.com/support/...p?sn=0022493070 I had the same problem, and switching out the PSU fixed that ... -- Usenet is a strange reality where you see people beating up a patch of grass where nine years ago there used to be a horse. -Nuke |
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