Got an oddity here. Just built a spanking new PC (for my pal the local vicar - one does what one can to get celestial brownie points!) Never seen this fault type before ...
Asus A7V8X-X Mobo, Athlon 3000, 512 DDR400 XP Pro. (after 2 failed A7N8X-VM/400's - pure poison *AVOID*)
Symptom - random (instant) shutdown - lights out, nobody home. Will NOT restart on power switch - need to physically disconnect mains cable, reconnect and will restart.
Seems not to be CPU temp - I've monitored that.
History...
Last thursday all fine.
Last friday, reported random crashes as above when running (and walking away from) Championship manager 4 - suspected overheat as CM4 FAQ suggests software gets processor hot.
Monday - more spurious crashes, now happening when online in email
Tuesday - more and more. No particular activity causes it - CD access, mooching about in winoze explorer, breathing.
Could it be the PSU, or more likely to be mobo ?
WaveyDavey. |
