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O.P. desktop switched on and automatically off
I'm facing a problem right now and I have got no particular idea of which hardware/software is causing it.

Whenever I switched on my desktop, it will be on a second, and automatically switched off with no apparent reason. Is there a hardware error or software? The Windows bootup screen isn't even shown and it's off automatically.

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Windows XP Service Pack 2
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nVidia GeForce FX 5200
Intel Pentium 4 HT 3.0Ghz
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10-24-2007 01:41 AM
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RE: desktop switched on and automatically off
Does it ALWAYS happen?

My bet is some hardware problem, I don't see any way software could cause it before loading windows :p
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Does it ALWAYS happen?
it always happen ever since it shut off automatically all of the sudden when i left my desktop untouched.
*that time, Windows was successfully loaded.

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10-24-2007 01:50 AM
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RE: desktop switched on and automatically off
Do you have time to right click My Computer > Properties > Advanced > Startup and Recovery > Untick Automatically restart?

That's if the PC is restarting of course.
10-24-2007 05:29 AM
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RE: desktop switched on and automatically off
so if you never gets into windows my guess would be overheating, as it happened to my friend

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RE: desktop switched on and automatically off
Checked the PSU?
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RE: desktop switched on and automatically off
if its not even getting to the loading windows screen, then its a hardware problem, the boot up sequance isn't finishing correctly, do you get error messages on the screen or any messge at all, or dose the computer make any unusual beeps before restarting?

installed any new hardware recently?

did you make any changes to the BIOS such as updating them?
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RE: desktop switched on and automatically off
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Checked the PSU?
Yea my PSU died half way through a Warcraft Helm's Deep game...

My guess is that too...because that's exactly what happened to me...like you can hear a click...then it dies out.
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O.P. RE: desktop switched on and automatically off
Hmm..
I have got no PSU and no new hardwares installed. Neither did I do any modification to my BIOS.
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I have got no PSU
well theres your problem, a PSU i syour power supply:P
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