WeirdEars Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 My PC has for no reason started to power down 5 seconds or so after I switch it on at the front. What's wrong and how do I fix it?I had got overclocking errors recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prx984 Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 Are you overclocking your chip? If so, try running it at it's native speed. You may be overheating the chip fairly fast and the motherboard's thermal limits are being reached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripken204 Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 (edited) well he cant change his speed since it shuts off. try removing ur cmos battery for 20min, then but it back in and start back up. if you have a cmos jumper, it would be even easier. Edited January 14, 2007 by ripken204 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeirdEars Posted January 14, 2007 Author Share Posted January 14, 2007 I managed to get it switched on, but it usually happens again. How do I turn off overclocking on a Pentium 4? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripken204 Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 from the bios. there should be a function button that allow you to reset ur bios settings to defualt. and resetting the cmos always works like i already said... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripken204 Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 from the bios. there should be a function button that allow you to reset ur bios settings to defualt. and resetting the cmos always works like i already said... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLXX Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 Make sure the fan is spinning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puntoMX Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 And check your cooling paste too ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twig123 Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 ...also in BIOS check the power voltages, if they are jumping all over the place... It could be sending spikes of power to the CPU, making the motherboard think that the CPU is trying to be overclocked.If this is the case, you need to replace you Power Supply. But, Test the above listed first.~Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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