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Fred - your problem sounds like a power supply that isn't quite up to the task. It could be failing or the PC could have been built with a PS that was barely adequate and any added load makes it give up.
This made me think. It could well be a failing power supply, or a dying motherboard. Edited by corydoras

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After passing on a few ideas to my friend I received this today:

 

Talking of which – I had been looking at the disks that came with the desktop – and they are what I’d based by computer info on – I’d not simply gone to the screen and looked to see what was running – lord knows why . . .

 

Anyway – the upshot is that the computer says its running on – Windows Vista Business Version 6 Service Pack 2 32 bit!!!!!!!!! BUT - the disks that came with the set up are –

 

Operating system – Twinload CD/DVD

 

Microsoft windows XP Professional Service Pack 2

 

Drivers & Utilities

Esprimo

Support for Windows 2000 and XP 32 bit/64 bit

Operating system – Recovery DVD

Windows Vista Business

All are Fujitsu Siemens supplied.

Don’t quite know what to do now. I’d got the desktop from the bloke in Westport car park [this actually a shop] but ages ago.

 

Anyone care to advise?

 

I'm thinking a new Win 7 computer anyway.

 

Colin

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Fred - your problem sounds like a power supply that isn't quite up to the task. It could be failing or the PC could have been built with a PS that was barely adequate and any added load makes it give up.

 

 

Is there a way to fix/replace it or does this mean replace the PC.

Twice yesterday the monitor just went to a black screen when i was watching " Super smart dog video " hahaha

 

Cheers Fred

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err silly answer but is the program still running in the back ground? if so it could be a simple screen saver or power saving setting switching it off

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err silly answer but is the program still running in the back ground? if so it could be a simple screen saver or power saving setting switching it off

 

 

Chesters there are no silly answers where i'm concerned :rolleyes:

 

I've just looked at the power saver and clicked on something to fix and i watched the dog show thing again with out any problems so

i'm hoping that was the answer.

Time will tell i guess.

Thanks for the input.

Cheers Fred

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Fred - if it is a power supply, its an easy and fairly inexpensive replacement job on a desktop. Laptop, not so much and probably best to replace the PC.

 

The power supply is easy enough even if you don't know your way around the insides of a computer.

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Fred - if it is a power supply, its an easy and fairly inexpensive replacement job on a desktop. Laptop, not so much and probably best to replace the PC.

 

The power supply is easy enough even if you don't know your way around the insides of a computer.

 

so what am i looking for, well not me --a mate

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Updated 7/3/09

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so what am i looking for, well not me --a mate
What Make is the PC?

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