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.>>
>
>
> 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.
>
> 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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