It has an ssd. Last night it worked ok.

 

Now when I push the start button there is a slight noise and the fan starts and then stops immediately ...this is repeated every few seconds.

 

Ideas please before I take it to IT Square

 

 

Errmm   didn't you ask about this before...and  what's it got to do with  Acer PC not starting ?

Just now, johng said:

Errmm   didn't you ask about this before...and  what's it got to do with  Acer PC not starting ?

Somehow ...that was in my phone when I tried a new topic ...I deleted it and then posted the above ..sorry

ohh ok makes sense now..

 

PC not starting  ..does it beep ?       Check the RAM  is seated properly..an old trick is to take the RAM sticks out then use a pencil eraser to clean the gold contacts before reinserting.

(be very careful not to knock the very small surface mounted components near the gold fingers off )

Yes important does it make beeps.. if so get your mainboards manual and look what the beeps mean. 

 

It could also of course mean your power is failing (on the computer)

18 minutes ago, johng said:

ohh ok makes sense now..

 

PC not starting  ..does it beep ?       Check the RAM  is seated properly..an old trick is to take the RAM sticks out then use a pencil eraser to clean the gold contacts before reinserting.

I 'wiggled' the cable to the ssd ..now the fan runs ok ...no bleep and no signal to the screen ... I hook the memory out and back ...I have two hard drives in this as well as the ssd

Where are you? If it's not far I will come and fix it myself for free.

I live a few hundred meters down from the junction of Chaengwattana and Prachachuen road ... you are welcome anytime.

 

I have now got it working ...no idea what I did (Crossy knows how useless I am with computers)... just unplugged a few connections and plugged them back in ... then tried it and got the one bleep on starting...success I think ....I do need to get a new wifi card and on legs keeps falling off.

 

I don't keep beer there is a shop near ....?

 

My other PC is broken .....

It could be a cable which blocks the CPU fan. If the computer detects something like that it will shut down.

If all would be ok with the hardware the PC would not switch off by itself.

 

It's not the CPU fan.

 

If the CPU fan is not spinning it will take several seconds for the CPU to heat up enough to reach the thermal limit.

 

In that time it will print "CPU FAN ERROR" prior to posting.

 

I'm more than willing to come and rebuild your PC for free next time I have to hit the big mango. 

 

If I break something, you can have my wife (555).

14 hours ago, pr9spk said:

If I break something, you can have my wife (555).

 

Jazz also willing to rebuild your PC but on the condition you bring it here (near Central westgate) That is not real far away from you. I got some stuff here that might help you and I like building PC's at home where my stuff and PC's are just in case i need something.

Thanks guys ... next time one wants fixing I'll be there ............pr9 ... should I hope for clumsiness or not ?