Re: Power Supply?

CWatters wrote: 
"Andy" <kanadaiy@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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To All Cognoscenti, Greetings!

My computer keeps shutting down as if the plug was yanked from the wall. 

The

power cannot be turned back on for a few minutes, after which it can be
powered up again. This has happened three times so far, with about a week


or

two of normal operation in between. The electrical outlet is fine. Am I
right in suspecting an overloaded power supply? Could there be any other
cause?



Check the CPU temperature reported by the BIOS after an hours use.

Check the CPU heatsink - on mine you need to use a torch because grey dust
looks much like aluminuim so it's hard to see if the heatsink is blocked
dust. If that's ok consider replacing the power supply.



Uh, CWatters is using the UK definition of torch = flashlight, not the
US definition of torch = welding apparatus.
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Cheers, Bob
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