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Originally Posted by Soundy
Follow TekDragon's advice first: unplug the power connectors from everything non-essential: all drives (HDD, optical, floppy, etc.), all "extra" fans, anything else that has power connections (other than video card). Remove any non-essential cards as well. See if it starts and runs... if so, then start by plugging in JUST the system drive. If it boots at that point, it's most likely your power supply.
They don't "lose power over time" but it's possible an internal component has failed that's causing it to either shut itself down under load, or to simply no longer be able to produce the needed output.
If those steps don't help, then the PSU probably isn't the cause of your problems, so you can save yourself running out and buying a new one.
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I followed this and what i've realized is that there is one plug from the power supply to the motherboard that is causing the PC to not boot properly.
The PSU has two plugs in total that go into the motherboard directly, one is the 24pin , and there's a smaller 4pin plug. I've narrowed it down to the 4pin plug, when it's plugged in, the computer will not boot properly.
However, with the 4pin plug out, the computer fans will start up, but HDD/system drive will not start up, this is probably due to the fact the motherboard NEEDS this 4pin plug to be plugged in.
So i'm assuming a new PSU is required now. . .
i know i need to buy a new psu with the following reqs:
- 400w
- 24pin connector
anything else to look for?