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Question posted by abouchard3445 on February 14th, 2013

Computer Powers Down

my FX6800-03h shut down and will not power back up - fans spin then nothing. I replaced the power supply adding a new Corsair AX750 thinking that the peripherals were drawing too much power. This fixed the problem for 2 days and then the PC shut down again and I cannot get it going again. Can anyone tell me what the problem would be? Is it the mother board or something as simple as a battery?

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Answer #1: Posted by deanil on February 14th, 2013 6:30 PM

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Most likely culprits: PSU, CPU, RAM, SYS BOARD. You have to start testing and eliminating possibilities. Start by testing the PSU - a teser is about 4 bucks and will prove invauable over a lifetime...

If you can provide more info, perhaps we can zero in on a little more specific cause.

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