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Hello,
Does the computer make any beeps before shutting down? If so, count them
and then look up the Post Code Beep codes to determine the problem. I
currently have one computer which beeps eight times at boot up which
means the video card is bad.
Later, Ray Parrish
Don Penlington wrote:
> At 01:47 AM 1/28/2007 -0500, you wrote:
>> Now all of a sudden when trying to power up, nothing appears on
>> monitor and computer shuts down after only 15 seconds.>>
>
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> I think there was a virus family with that behaviour. Or could be
> overheating----check all fans and see if there's anything too hot to
> touch after a cold boot.
>
> Does the same thing happen in Safe Mode? If that is OK, it's probably
> a software issue ---- you might try System Restore.
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> Try disconnecting all hardware such as printers, scanners, etc.
> Unlikely to help, but worth a try.
>
> If you have a BartCE emergency disk, try that and see if it works. If
> so, it will eliminate certain causes and will enable you to repair by
> disabling all startups or running System Restore.
>
> Don Penlington
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