Hello all!
Recently my computer has been shutting down at random times. Usually it will try and reboot on it own for about 10 seconds and then shutdown again. It will then try and boot again but only with the hard drive light on solid and nothing else and then after 10 seconds or so the fans and everything else will come one on and it boots up fine. If I shut it down and leave it off awhile like overnight, when I start it the next day it will go through this routine again. Sometimes it will not respond at all to the power switch and I will have to cycle the power strip to get it to start up.
I have scanned for viruses and malware, repaired the registry, and ran HW Monitor. The volts seem fine when it is running but I have no way to monitor any drops right before it shuts downs or fails to boot. I thought maybe a thermal cut off but it does this after being off all night. Would the CMOS battery be causing this? It is the original that came with the MB. I assume it is the PS but what else could it be?
Any thoughts or ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
Build date: Dec 2006
ASUS P5B-E
Intel E6400 Core 2 Duo 2.13GHz
EVGA 7950GT KO 512MB
Corsair XMS2 8GB
OCZ Game Xtream 700W
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy SE
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD3200KS 320GB
SAMSUNG 18X DVD±R DVD Burner
Recently my computer has been shutting down at random times. Usually it will try and reboot on it own for about 10 seconds and then shutdown again. It will then try and boot again but only with the hard drive light on solid and nothing else and then after 10 seconds or so the fans and everything else will come one on and it boots up fine. If I shut it down and leave it off awhile like overnight, when I start it the next day it will go through this routine again. Sometimes it will not respond at all to the power switch and I will have to cycle the power strip to get it to start up.
I have scanned for viruses and malware, repaired the registry, and ran HW Monitor. The volts seem fine when it is running but I have no way to monitor any drops right before it shuts downs or fails to boot. I thought maybe a thermal cut off but it does this after being off all night. Would the CMOS battery be causing this? It is the original that came with the MB. I assume it is the PS but what else could it be?
Any thoughts or ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
Build date: Dec 2006
ASUS P5B-E
Intel E6400 Core 2 Duo 2.13GHz
EVGA 7950GT KO 512MB
Corsair XMS2 8GB
OCZ Game Xtream 700W
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy SE
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD3200KS 320GB
SAMSUNG 18X DVD±R DVD Burner