Hi. Im fairly new to working with computers, so please bear with me. About 2 weeks ago the monitor for my desktop computer refused to wake up from sleep mode. To try and remedy this problem, I hard-powered down and tried to reboot it. Instead, the computer booted up for 5 seconds then shut down. 5 seconds later, the system tried to power up again but still only stayed on for 5 seconds, and the only way to stop this was to turn off the power or unplug the PSU from the back. About two months ago I bought a new graphics card and PSU, an ATI Radeon 5770 and a Cooler Master eXtreme Power 500w PS. After researching a bit, it seems that the PSU is at fault. I have read that the fault lays in insufficient power making it to the mobo, but as it worked fine before, i dont think its any loose wiring somewhere.
Note: I tried re-seating the RAM as a possible solution to the monitor not waking up, however this was after the computer stopped working.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Note: I tried re-seating the RAM as a possible solution to the monitor not waking up, however this was after the computer stopped working.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!