System Reboots when Case is moved

[1970013]

I have a system that reboots whenever I bump or move the case. Any idea what might be causing this. The system runs flawlessly any other time. Thank you in advance.

Heath

 

[jrbarnett]

Hi,

I had this several years ago - it turned out to be a loose connection within the power supply. Just replace the PSU unit.

John

 

[franklin97355]

Could be any loose or shorting conductor. Take the case apart and look first. If nothing is obvious then wiggle things one at a time until you find the problem.

 

[Jontmke]

This includes the switch wires and connections. Power, reset, etc.

Jon

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[edfair]

And can be a failure to ground properly through the power cord. But should also fail if you just touch it.

Ed Fair
Give the wrong symptoms, get the wrong solutions.

 

[paparazi]

Power cords can fit very loosely so should be checked together with internal connections generally but I got to go with jrbarnett and say it is most likely a power supply fault.
I've had 4 or 5 over the last year exactly the same as yours.
Tap around the PSU to establish that it is indeed faulty.
Martin

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[AV1611]

If you use wire ties make sure nothing is hitting the case. Also I had a guy with a bad floppy drive one time that had a piece of metal shorting the whole computer out. Everytime it got hit it would knock out the Computer.

AV