PSUs

I bought a computer at the right price the other day because it would boot
up just to the point where windows was starting to load and then it would
shut down as if you had just switched it off at the wall. Give it 30 seconds
or so and it would do the same thing over and over again for as long as you
had the patience to do it. The PSU is a Usicase 400 watt Silent Power Model
33OU-SCE.
I replaced this PSU with another PSU and the computer works well so it would
seem that it is not the computer causing this switching off thing. The
computer is an Athlon64 powered ASUS A8V board.
Any ideas anybody?


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  • Re: PSUs
    ... The PSU is a Usicase 400 watt Silent Power Model ... seem that it is not the computer causing this switching off thing. ... with moderate load. ... Definitely Tier 5. ...
    (alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus)
  • Re: windows hardware error message
    ... coupled with the spontaneous shut-downs "to prevent damage to the computer" (probably meaning to prevent your CPU and Mobo from frying) seem to point in that direction. ... Of course, if a faulty power supply *has* led to other components overheating, it may not be *just* the PSU *anymore*... ... I can also offer the following sad story from my youth as a cautionary tale: In my early PC days, when the idea of opening one up, let alone building one was alien to me, I had a Compaq Presario Windows 95 system that developed a problem whereby the PSU fan kept stalling. ... Finally, the semester ended and I took the system in to replace the PSU, and for good measure, I had them install a new HDD and more RAM too. ...
    (alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt)
  • Re: XP Pro SP2 wont warm boot
    ... When you restart the machine then the memory is ... > It even locks up at the same point when I exit the BIOS to Windows. ... > software (AnI am wondering if this could be a PSU problem? ... > All hardware has the current drivers. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
  • Re: Would you risk it - PSU
    ... Got a PC here from a customer, fails to power on, replacement PSU doesn't help. ... Anyway, the existing psu appears to work ok, but I don't have a tester. ... Tomshardware built themselves a load box. ... About $100 worth of resistors, ...
    (alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt)
  • Re: Freezing probs
    ... maybe it was the fans that tipped the PSU over the ... i disconnected the scanner and USB hub to lighten the load. ... > Have you checked in bios to make sure the floppy options are set correctly ... Do you have a cd rom and can you put the memory test on it? ...
    (alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt)