Re: How to diagnose this one ?

Simon <simon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi there,
OK, last weekend collected a PC from a customer who says it's powering
down all on it's own and has finally corrupted the hard disk so it
won't boot again.
I did the usual repair stuff and got the system up and running again.
I suspected the power supply, cooling etc but all seem to be fine.
Spent a day trying to get it to fail but nothing. Customer has had
the PC back 5 days and is on his way round to drop it off as it has
started happening again! ideas anyone ??
I've not tried a new psu, would this be worth a go, it's difficult
though as getting it to shutdown seems so intermitant.

Yeah, those intermittents can be a complete
pain in the arse, because they are intermittent.

Lot to be said for trying a new power supply, even tho
it may not be that, just to cut to the chase and eliminate
that possibility. Obviously easier to do if you have a spare.

The other obvious possibility is a problem with the
mains socket he is using, get him to try using a
different one on an extension cord if he can.


.

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