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Computer turns off before boot

My computer was working perfectly yesterday, but today every time I try to boot the computer, the computer randomly shuts off at any time during the boot process. Sometimes, the laptop manages to boot ...
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After normal shutdown, pc doesn't start/boot, leds and fans light/spin for a second

Sometimes after shutting my pc down in the evening and starting it back up in the morning the pc will not boot. The fans spin for a second, LEDs light up also for a second but the pc stays off. While ...
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Strange computer behavior

It is really hard to briefly describe what is happening with my computer in the title. Thus I will try to explain it as detailed as I can below. Turning on the computer after it has been turned off ...
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PC only boots partially or not at all anymore, has gotten worse, what could be the cause?

I have an older PC with Core i7 4790K on an Asus Z97 board, a GTX 980, and a 500 W 'be quiet!' Pure Power power supply. As most PCs it boots up in a sequence of fans on high, fans to low, ASUS boot ...
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Computer runs,but won't display anything on screen, changed power supply and graphics card

This computer has not been booting properly recently and I can't figure it out. It has Ubuntu but has worked fine for years. It is a older computer, and nothing has ever been changed except hard ...
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Can updating drivers cause Power surges

My friend is a bit of a dunce when it comes to tech. He was complaining about frame rate issues and we went through a number of attempts to fix it. Turning off anti-aliasing, lower the settings stuff ...
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PC sometimes turns on and sometimes not with different outlets

When the Pc is plugged to an outlet and I press the on button, it will sometimes turn on. when the pc is on and goes into sleep mode, it won’t turn back on again. I tried replugging the cord to same ...
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My computer won't halt when I power it off from the OS

Years ago I have assembled a PC (Asus H100M-K, 850W Thermaltake Toughpower PSU no RGB, Coolermaster case). Since I use it as a server and upgrades are done offline, therefore I always pressed the ...
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Strange computer startup

I have an HP G1 800 (i5 4670) tower system. It got it's capacitors burnt so I took it to a repair shop and replaced it's motherboard. Now here is the main issue: Whenever I turn the computer on after ...
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The boot buzzer produces infinite short beeps and the system never boots even though all other components appear to be working

I have this old motherboard, and I was trying to revive it, which I have achieved but for a short time, since the motherboard did not have a power button, so I put 2 cables that when making contact ...
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PC starts but doesn't boot, no peripherals working, no network, won't turn off

Moments ago I was using my PC normally and I plugged in my phone. I was browsing its files, clicked on the option to sort them by date, and then the display, network and peripherals got disconnected ...
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If my PC doesn't "turn on" randomly, what is that a sign of?

2.7 years ago, I bought a HP Z240 tower workstation PC. Recently, I have begun noticing that, when I press the power button in the morning, it doesn't "fully power on", or something similar. ...
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Troubleshooting CPU, PSU, MOBO, HW [duplicate]

Have a well aged PC that has started acting up. In short terms: It has worked fine for about 13 years. BIOS, Windows 10 Started out with trouble booting. When pressing the ON button it sometimes ...
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PC won't post after every power outage

I moved into a college dorm a few days ago and whenever I leave the room I have to take my student ID with me, without the ID in its place the room loses power. I had to learn the hard way that this ...
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Pre-Boot BIOS Setup Power Setting/Warning

Currently when I startup my Dell Latitude 5400 I receive this message: Alert! You have attached an undersized 60W power adapter to your system, which is less than the recommended 90W power adapter. ...
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