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syee · 03-16-2009, 08:03 AM

Could it possibly be a faulty motherboard? Is it a desktop or a laptop? If it's a desktop and it's more than a few years old, check for leaky capacitors. There was a big issue a few years back when motherboard vendors used substandard capacitors. It might possibly be a source of your problems.

Have you also tried disconnecting any un-needed hardware and only booting up with the basics (like a single stick of RAM, only one HD and only CPU and fan connected? Is the PC overclocked? If so, drop the settings back down to stock or failsafe mode to test.

03-16-2009, 08:03 AM	#8
syee I subscribe to the Revscene NWS thread(s) Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Vancouver Posts: 2,654 Thanked 331 Times in 242 Posts Failed 11 Times in 6 Posts	Could it possibly be a faulty motherboard? Is it a desktop or a laptop? If it's a desktop and it's more than a few years old, check for leaky capacitors. There was a big issue a few years back when motherboard vendors used substandard capacitors. It might possibly be a source of your problems. Have you also tried disconnecting any un-needed hardware and only booting up with the basics (like a single stick of RAM, only one HD and only CPU and fan connected? Is the PC overclocked? If so, drop the settings back down to stock or failsafe mode to test.