im trying to help fix my friends computer, but i dont even know where to start. All she tells me is that the computer is shutting down randomly. So she starts it back up, and it will run normally, but then it will shut back off in 5 minutes or so. Any suggestions?
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computer randomly shuts off
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Several possibilities:
1) Overheating CPU or the temp threshold in the bios is set too low.
2) Bad Capacitors on the motherboard (bulging or leaking)
3) Failing power supply (again possibly a bad cap)
4) Loose or burnt power connector (main power plug/ trailing lead) or even the wall socket.
5) Driver or virus problem (but normally involves a restart rather than power off)
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1) Overheating CPU or the temp threshold in the bios is set too low.
2) Bad Capacitors on the motherboard (bulging or leaking)
3) Failing power supply (again possibly a bad cap)
4) Loose or burnt power connector (main power plug/ trailing lead) or even the wall socket.
5) Driver or virus problem (but normally involves a restart rather than power off)
Martin
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