This is a computer hardware issue I posted somewhere else, so I'm posting my only two posts in the thread on another forum verbatim to try to get help:
Hey guys I have recently had a bad problem with my computer monitor blacking out and going into power save mode, as well as my computer turning off I believe because it logged me off of any online games I was playing and skype, although I believe the white light on my power button was still on.
My power supply that came with this prebuilt PC that is 3 years old is extremely crappy so I believe it might be an issue.
PC Specs:
Prebuilt
Model : Dell Studio XPS 8100
Motherboard/System Chipset: Intel H57
Data bus width: 2.5 GT/s
DRAM bus width: 64 bits
Processor address bus width: 64 bits
RAID support (internal SATA drives only) : RAID 0 (striping) ; RAID 1 (mirroring)
BIOS chip (NVRAM): 8 MB
Memory speed: 1333 Mhz
Power Supply Unit (PSU) : Chicony 350 W Power Supply ; MAX POWER OUTPUT 350 W ; Model Number: CPB09-001B
Hard Drive: WDC WD5000AAKS-75V0A0 (Western Digital WD) 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601)
Memory: 6144 GB RAM (6 GB RAM)
Processor: Intel Core i7 860 2.80GHz~ (8 CPUs), ~2.8GHz (4 physical cores, 8 with hyperthreading)
Page File: 3952MB used, 8251MB available
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
Graphics Card: Radeon HD 5770
Approx. Total Memory: 3810 MB
Current Display Mode: 1920 x 1080 (32 bit)(60 Hz)
Other/more detailed specifications: http://www.dell.com/support/Manuals/us/en/19/Product/studio-xps-8100
Monitor:
Dell S2230MX 21.5" Monitor (1920 x 1080 max resolution) 1080p HD Compatible LED Monitor
Voltage Required: 100 to 240 VAC / 50 or 60 Hz + 3 Hz / 1.5A (Max.)
Power Consumption: Operating 13W (typ) - 20W (Max)
Used to use (before using warranty to replace this monitor because the backlight blew out or didn't work for some reason):
Dell ST2010 20" Monitor (1600 x 900 max resolution) LCD Monitor
Voltage Required: AC 120/230 V (50/60 Hz)
Power Consumption Operational: 20 Watt
2nd post:
Okay I think this problem is more complicated than just a bad PSU possibly. I just had another random blackout on my computer and monitor went into power save mode (just turns black and turns off), and then I restarted the computer and the monitor went black as it was loading up again but I could hear the sound of the Windows 7 login area (where I enter my password to login), and when I typed in the password blind to what was on the screen I heard the noise signifying that it had gone through.
Then I restarted the computer again because of course the monitor wasn't showing anything and then after the windows logo came together the computer asked for a disk check so I allowed it, and then all of a sudden near the start of the disk check (after finishing part 1 of 3 of the start of the disk check), it blacked out again and the monitor went into power save mode. The fans at this point were running really loudly, I decided to just let it run it's course for a while but then the computer started beeping. I believe I heard 6 short beeps, I forgot to record it sadly, but that has to signify some severe hardware problems...my computer is so unstable I don't even know what the real problems are. Anyway after I heard those beeps a few times I shut off the computer because I was worried it was running too hard and would damage the hardware. Next morning I booted it up and it didn't ask for a disk check or anything, it just went through to the login screen and I could log in and use it.
Hey guys I have recently had a bad problem with my computer monitor blacking out and going into power save mode, as well as my computer turning off I believe because it logged me off of any online games I was playing and skype, although I believe the white light on my power button was still on.
My power supply that came with this prebuilt PC that is 3 years old is extremely crappy so I believe it might be an issue.
PC Specs:
Prebuilt
Model : Dell Studio XPS 8100
Motherboard/System Chipset: Intel H57
Data bus width: 2.5 GT/s
DRAM bus width: 64 bits
Processor address bus width: 64 bits
RAID support (internal SATA drives only) : RAID 0 (striping) ; RAID 1 (mirroring)
BIOS chip (NVRAM): 8 MB
Memory speed: 1333 Mhz
Power Supply Unit (PSU) : Chicony 350 W Power Supply ; MAX POWER OUTPUT 350 W ; Model Number: CPB09-001B
Hard Drive: WDC WD5000AAKS-75V0A0 (Western Digital WD) 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601)
Memory: 6144 GB RAM (6 GB RAM)
Processor: Intel Core i7 860 2.80GHz~ (8 CPUs), ~2.8GHz (4 physical cores, 8 with hyperthreading)
Page File: 3952MB used, 8251MB available
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
Graphics Card: Radeon HD 5770
Approx. Total Memory: 3810 MB
Current Display Mode: 1920 x 1080 (32 bit)(60 Hz)
Other/more detailed specifications: http://www.dell.com/support/Manuals/us/en/19/Product/studio-xps-8100
Monitor:
Dell S2230MX 21.5" Monitor (1920 x 1080 max resolution) 1080p HD Compatible LED Monitor
Voltage Required: 100 to 240 VAC / 50 or 60 Hz + 3 Hz / 1.5A (Max.)
Power Consumption: Operating 13W (typ) - 20W (Max)
Used to use (before using warranty to replace this monitor because the backlight blew out or didn't work for some reason):
Dell ST2010 20" Monitor (1600 x 900 max resolution) LCD Monitor
Voltage Required: AC 120/230 V (50/60 Hz)
Power Consumption Operational: 20 Watt
2nd post:
Okay I think this problem is more complicated than just a bad PSU possibly. I just had another random blackout on my computer and monitor went into power save mode (just turns black and turns off), and then I restarted the computer and the monitor went black as it was loading up again but I could hear the sound of the Windows 7 login area (where I enter my password to login), and when I typed in the password blind to what was on the screen I heard the noise signifying that it had gone through.
Then I restarted the computer again because of course the monitor wasn't showing anything and then after the windows logo came together the computer asked for a disk check so I allowed it, and then all of a sudden near the start of the disk check (after finishing part 1 of 3 of the start of the disk check), it blacked out again and the monitor went into power save mode. The fans at this point were running really loudly, I decided to just let it run it's course for a while but then the computer started beeping. I believe I heard 6 short beeps, I forgot to record it sadly, but that has to signify some severe hardware problems...my computer is so unstable I don't even know what the real problems are. Anyway after I heard those beeps a few times I shut off the computer because I was worried it was running too hard and would damage the hardware. Next morning I booted it up and it didn't ask for a disk check or anything, it just went through to the login screen and I could log in and use it.