I am posting this with a slight sense of unease, this PC of mine decided to turn itself off a half hour ago while I am browsing the web.
For the next few minutes I tried unsuccessfully trying to boot back in, but the machine would keep shutting off after displaying briefly the BIOS screen. Finally I removed the fan and reseated the processor. BIOS said "New CPU etc" and then allowed me to continue.
Now I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop, i.e., My eyes would now occasionally wander to the open chassis to spy on the CPU fan rotation for the inevitable shutoff. is this the sign that certain parts are failing? Is the power supply suspect here?
My PC has the specs of a 2004 machine: P4 3.0, 1GB RAM, ASUS P4P800.
For the next few minutes I tried unsuccessfully trying to boot back in, but the machine would keep shutting off after displaying briefly the BIOS screen. Finally I removed the fan and reseated the processor. BIOS said "New CPU etc" and then allowed me to continue.
Now I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop, i.e., My eyes would now occasionally wander to the open chassis to spy on the CPU fan rotation for the inevitable shutoff. is this the sign that certain parts are failing? Is the power supply suspect here?
My PC has the specs of a 2004 machine: P4 3.0, 1GB RAM, ASUS P4P800.