Computer Turning OF and ON

October 25, 2008

Hi for the past 2 days my comp has been turning itself of and on, barely

getting to start up and if it does it goes of again. Im not having enough

time to run a virus check so ive tried to system restore but no matter what

date i choose it want restore. anyhelp would be gladly appreciated many

thanks

Nikki

October 25, 2008

Re: Computer Turning OF and ON

nikki wrote:

> Hi for the past 2 days my comp has been turning itself of and on, barely

> getting to start up and if it does it goes of again. Im not having enough

> time to run a virus check so ive tried to system restore but no matter

> what date i choose it want restore. anyhelp would be gladly appreciated

> many thanks

From your description of the problem, you have hardware failure. If the

computer is OEM/laptop/under warranty, contact the OEM's tech support.

Otherwise you can try troubleshooting it yourself:

http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Hardware_Tshoot

Standard disclaimer: I can't see and test your computer myself, so these are

just suggestions based on many years of being a professional computer tech;

suggestions based on what you've written. You should not take my

suggestions as a definitive diagnosis. Testing hardware failures often

involves swapping out suspected parts with known-good parts. If you can't

do the testing yourself and/or are uncomfortable opening your computer,

take the machine to a professional computer repair shop (not your local

equivalent of BigComputerStore/GeekSquad). If possible, have all your data

backed up before you take the machine into a shop*.

*If necessary and the hard drive is physically sound, pull the drive and

either slave it in a working computer or put it in a USB external enclosure

and connect to a working computer.

Malke

--

MS-MVP

Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!

FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ

October 25, 2008

Re: Computer Turning OF and ON

hi malke and thankyou so much for your'e reply. and u may be right about it

being a hardware issue as i recently had a new mother board installed, do u

have any simple(and i mean simple) lol steps i could take to fix my problem?

or do i have to spend more money to fix it lol.

"Malke" wrote:

> nikki wrote:

>

> > Hi for the past 2 days my comp has been turning itself of and on, barely

> > getting to start up and if it does it goes of again. Im not having enough

> > time to run a virus check so ive tried to system restore but no matter

> > what date i choose it want restore. anyhelp would be gladly appreciated

> > many thanks

>

> From your description of the problem, you have hardware failure. If the

> computer is OEM/laptop/under warranty, contact the OEM's tech support.

> Otherwise you can try troubleshooting it yourself:

>

> http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Hardware_Tshoot

>

> Standard disclaimer: I can't see and test your computer myself, so these are

> just suggestions based on many years of being a professional computer tech;

> suggestions based on what you've written. You should not take my

> suggestions as a definitive diagnosis. Testing hardware failures often

> involves swapping out suspected parts with known-good parts. If you can't

> do the testing yourself and/or are uncomfortable opening your computer,

> take the machine to a professional computer repair shop (not your local

> equivalent of BigComputerStore/GeekSquad). If possible, have all your data

> backed up before you take the machine into a shop*.

>

> *If necessary and the hard drive is physically sound, pull the drive and

> either slave it in a working computer or put it in a USB external enclosure

> and connect to a working computer.

>

> Malke

> --

> MS-MVP

> Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!

> FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ

>

October 25, 2008

Re: Computer Turning OF and ON

nikki wrote:

> hi malke and thankyou so much for your'e reply. and u may be right about

> it being a hardware issue as i recently had a new mother board installed,

> do u have any simple(and i mean simple) lol steps i could take to fix my

> problem? or do i have to spend more money to fix it lol.

You will find the troubleshooting steps at the URL I previously gave you.

Here it is again for your convenience:

http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Hardware_Tshoot

Again, you know your own skill levels best. There is no shame in accepting

that fixing your computer isn't your area of expertise. I don't hesitate to

call an electrician or the dishwasher repair guy.

Malke

--

MS-MVP

Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!

FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ

October 25, 2008

Re: Computer Turning OF and ON

you should probably take it back to whom ever installed the new motherboard.

sounds like it has problems.

mikeyhsd@lamparty.net

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