- Oct 11, 2017
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Hello all.
So this is a lesson in dusting out your computer, hoping someone can either confirm my plan of attack to fixing my issue or give me other options.
First, what was found when problem presented itself:
We have been very lazy and apathetic toward dusting, so a 1/4-1/2 inch layer of thickly packed dust was found on the power supply intake vent. Large amount of dust on video card, one fan was burnt out, and dust literally everywhere inside the tower.
The when the problem became apparent: my wife plays world of Warcraft, her computer would suffer what I'm calling total power failure about 5-10 seconds after logging into her character. It might have a more fancy name, but this entails completely shutting down, and inability to restart until disconnected from the wall and capacitors being discharged, only then would it restart.the computer works fine in low processing environments such as on the internet.
My troubleshooting/replacements thus far: I have bought and replaced the video card, and fan. I bought an electronic duster and blew the hell out of the tower (giggity). I checked all connections from the power supply to the mother board ect. I still experienced the same problem, so I ran a benchmark test supplied from the video card company (Nvidia) and I was able to reproduce the same total power failure at the same time interval that happened with world of Warcraft.
My ideas: my first thought (hope) is that it's the power supply. With that thick coating of dust blocking the air intake, this seems probable. My second and less fun of two options is the mother board.
Anyone have any thoughts before I spend more money on this completely avoidable problem?
So this is a lesson in dusting out your computer, hoping someone can either confirm my plan of attack to fixing my issue or give me other options.
First, what was found when problem presented itself:
We have been very lazy and apathetic toward dusting, so a 1/4-1/2 inch layer of thickly packed dust was found on the power supply intake vent. Large amount of dust on video card, one fan was burnt out, and dust literally everywhere inside the tower.
The when the problem became apparent: my wife plays world of Warcraft, her computer would suffer what I'm calling total power failure about 5-10 seconds after logging into her character. It might have a more fancy name, but this entails completely shutting down, and inability to restart until disconnected from the wall and capacitors being discharged, only then would it restart.the computer works fine in low processing environments such as on the internet.
My troubleshooting/replacements thus far: I have bought and replaced the video card, and fan. I bought an electronic duster and blew the hell out of the tower (giggity). I checked all connections from the power supply to the mother board ect. I still experienced the same problem, so I ran a benchmark test supplied from the video card company (Nvidia) and I was able to reproduce the same total power failure at the same time interval that happened with world of Warcraft.
My ideas: my first thought (hope) is that it's the power supply. With that thick coating of dust blocking the air intake, this seems probable. My second and less fun of two options is the mother board.
Anyone have any thoughts before I spend more money on this completely avoidable problem?
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