Mark Hamilton
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- Mar 16, 1999
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I think the power supply in my parent's desktop PC is dying. Sometimes the machine won't boot at all (blank screen) and other times when it does start it will die completely just minutes after Windows starts. Other times it will hard reboot for no reason and at others will reboot, start booting, reboot, start booting, etc.
Is this the power supply? From time to time I'v also heard a high pitched squeling during the machine's initial boot.
It's a pretty basic machine (AMD Duron, 256mb of ram, etc.) Nothing is overclocked, the machine is in the basement (which is rather cool) and there are no signs of excessive dust in the machine.
Is it likely the power supply? If so, I'm going to need to get a new one ASAP as this downtime is a pain as my parents have, surprisingly, become quite dependant on this machine.
As always, thanks for your time guys!
Mark
Is this the power supply? From time to time I'v also heard a high pitched squeling during the machine's initial boot.
It's a pretty basic machine (AMD Duron, 256mb of ram, etc.) Nothing is overclocked, the machine is in the basement (which is rather cool) and there are no signs of excessive dust in the machine.
Is it likely the power supply? If so, I'm going to need to get a new one ASAP as this downtime is a pain as my parents have, surprisingly, become quite dependant on this machine.
As always, thanks for your time guys!
Mark