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format hard drive - pc turns off
i'm having a problem, when i try to format a hard drive the computer
turns off. the motherboard is a gigabyte ga-5aa using an atx pwr supply. any ideas? |
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format hard drive - pc turns off
Art Weingardner wrote
i'm having a problem, when i try to format a hard drive the computer turns off. the motherboard is a gigabyte ga-5aa using an atx pwr supply. any ideas? Does it ever turn off at any other time ? How are you doing the format ? |
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format hard drive - pc turns off
Art Weingardner wrote:
i'm having a problem, when i try to format a hard drive the computer turns off. the motherboard is a gigabyte ga-5aa using an atx pwr supply. any ideas? Is it possible that the format takes a long time, and the computer automatically turns itself off if there is no keyboard action for a certain length of time? I can think of two places an automatic shutoff can be set - the BIOS and the Windows screensaver settings. Neither should have this problem, but there might be others not so careful, and of course there are many sources of BIOS, some may have defects. Daniel Feenberg feenberg isat nber dotte org |
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format hard drive - pc turns off
Check this,
I agree about the windows screen saver / sleep mode settings defenently check that and also the bios, the other factors involved, i would recommend this order of checking, try updating the latest drivers for you motherboard, see if you can format another drive besides that one. If you can, might be a hard drive problem, next check the power supply and change that out (you wouldn't believe how many problems are caused by a crappy PS.) After that it could possibly be a motherboard issue. After that possibly a cpu issues which is rare but does happen. ( One of the hardest things to diagnose; if it doesn't fail outright.) Art Weingardner wrote: i'm having a problem, when i try to format a hard drive the computer turns off. the motherboard is a gigabyte ga-5aa using an atx pwr supply. any ideas? |
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format hard drive - pc turns off
On Thu, 07 Dec 2006 20:20:03 -0500, Art Weingardner
wrote: i'm having a problem, when i try to format a hard drive the computer turns off. the motherboard is a gigabyte ga-5aa using an atx pwr supply. any ideas? doh, i had the HD LED cable plugged in to the RESET switch thanks for the suggestions |
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format hard drive - pc turns off
Art Weingardner wrote
Art Weingardner wrote i'm having a problem, when i try to format a hard drive the computer turns off. the motherboard is a gigabyte ga-5aa using an atx pwr supply. any ideas? doh, i had the HD LED cable plugged in to the RESET switch A Jap would at least have the decency to disembowel itself |-( thanks for the suggestions Thanks for the washup, too rare in my opinion. |
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