Hi all,
I am trying to locate the problem my 7-year old PC has developed with no luck so far. The PC reboots without any warning at irregular intervals and at any state, ie. it may be in Windows, while trying to boot, at bios screen etc.
At first I though it had something to do with power supply so I went and bought a brand new Gigabyte 750W but I should have known better - after replacing the old one the pc continued to do the same again.
Things I have checked so far
- memory modules (4x4GB) are okay, they pass clean the mem86 test
- no overheating issues, no overclocking, everything runs cool
- BIOS is ok, I even reflashed the latest version
- no viruses or anything, after all the pc reboots even at the operating system selection screen or when booting with a live linux cd
As a last resort I think of disconnecting the motherboard in order to check one by one the small electrolytic caps (quite a few)
Do you think it is worth doing that, could the problem be due to a bad cap on the m/b?
As I have no much experience with pc repairs I would very much appreciate any suggestion or hint on what to look for
best
I am trying to locate the problem my 7-year old PC has developed with no luck so far. The PC reboots without any warning at irregular intervals and at any state, ie. it may be in Windows, while trying to boot, at bios screen etc.
At first I though it had something to do with power supply so I went and bought a brand new Gigabyte 750W but I should have known better - after replacing the old one the pc continued to do the same again.
Things I have checked so far
- memory modules (4x4GB) are okay, they pass clean the mem86 test
- no overheating issues, no overclocking, everything runs cool
- BIOS is ok, I even reflashed the latest version
- no viruses or anything, after all the pc reboots even at the operating system selection screen or when booting with a live linux cd
As a last resort I think of disconnecting the motherboard in order to check one by one the small electrolytic caps (quite a few)
Do you think it is worth doing that, could the problem be due to a bad cap on the m/b?
As I have no much experience with pc repairs I would very much appreciate any suggestion or hint on what to look for
best
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