Derrick wrote:
-I had a machine that, after varying amounts of time, would simply die !
-It turned out that a stand off had been screwed into a wrong hole, just
-under the right hand edge of where the CPU socket was. One of the four
-Used to mount the CPU fan on some machines. The board got heated up
-enough to cause the stand off to short out the 5 volt line. It did no
-damage, other than to kill the PSU.
-
-I have also had a shorting problem with cases that use pressed domes in
-the mainboard mounting plate !! But in every instance it kills the PSU
-stone dead the instant the power button is pressed ! Lift the
-mainboard and everything is Ok. Only happens with ASRock mainboards as
-far as I am aware.
-
My problem was just like the one you first described. I believe it is/was
heat related and was caused by the case heating up. As soon as I get the
minimum components needed (kindly provided by this group) I will be putting
the old system back together in the old case. I will try the insulation
under the motherboard discussed by Wayne, and let you know if it works.
Thanks to you and the rest.
Chris
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