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PC boots for 3-10 seconds, then turns off

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  • 10-03-2015 6:37pm
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    EITS
    Closed Accounts Posts: 656 ✭✭✭


    Hey,

    My computer started acting weird last night, it booted up for around 5 seconds, then turned off and back on again in a cycle of 3 or 4 times before I powered it off at the mains. Reset the CMOS by removing and replacing the battery in the motherboard after 5 mins and all seemed grand. Same thing happened again today but this didn't seem to help.

    My SSD would click (like a clock) the -very- odd time when I booted a couple of weeks back but would be fine once I powered it on again. Is the drive ****ed?

    Any ideas?

    Cheers


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    #2
    moc moc a moc
    Registered Users Posts: 1,299 ✭✭✭moc moc a moc


    There are no moving parts in an SSD, so either you're mistaken about the type of drive, or it's something else making that noise.


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    dr.fuzzenstein
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,620 ✭✭✭✭dr.fuzzenstein


    The live CD is a good idea.
    I once had a laptop that would only boot to a certain point and crash. Turned out the CPU paste had dried up or gone off or whatever, so it overheated.
    Reseated the CPU with fresh paste and all was fine.


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    PropJoe10
    Registered Users Posts: 5,304 ✭✭✭PropJoe10


    Sounds like something has come loose to me, maybe a heatsink. Open the case and have a look around.


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