Monitor automatically turns off but computer still running

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hence, one reason why you got such a good deal on it. Wouldn't be the first time a 3m old PSU failed, they are often inadequate (underpowered) for the system. Test the power supply or try another (adequate wattage) known, good power supply. Clean the contacts of a component with a soft pencil eraser and maybe even a alcohol wipe (not saturated) and canned air afterward. The constant heating & cooling can cause materials to become warn, tarnished an/or dirty. Remember that heat causes materials to expand and cold causes them to constrict. Sometime just removing the components (E.G., memory modules, graphics card, sound card, etc.) and reseating them in their slots will do the trick.

Monitor automatically turns off but computer still running Pc#

Next would be cleaning the PC and components with antistatic rags, canned air and vacuum cleaner with gentle brush. Any fan dragging or stopped can cause a system to power down to protect itself from damage/fire. My first suggestion would be to make certain ALL fans are running like they should be. Often times when the graphics card is a PCI-E or PCI-X, it needs to be in the correct slot, either the first PCI slot or the more advanced one (usually a different color). Could also be that the card doesn't have adequate cooling. Now, for those who have a PC shutting off mainly or only when playing high-end games or programs demanding extreme graphics, the problem could be that your graphics settings are too high. Right click on error, select properties (or double-left click on error), highlight the description and then back to Search Google for results. That is accessed by typing eventvwr in the Run dialog box ( START >|> RUN ). Also in XP, you have even viewer, which shows nearly all errors the system has. You can take it to the next step also by searching for each of the other areas of the string (E.G., 0x0000ABC1, 0x0000ABC2, etc.) and maybe learn some more. Look for a Microsoft site or a well-trusted PC info site and read what the problem could be. Go to and put in the first set of characters from the address that will resemble this: 0x0000ABC0 (0x0000ABC1, 0x0000ABC2, 0x0000ABC3, 0x0000ABC4). Your next attempt should halt the system, giving you an address to where your error is occurring. When you have the safe mode screen, you will see a choice that states 'Disable shut down on errors' or similar. Before going on any further, try and reenact the problem, but catch the old 'Blue Screen Of Death' address to the fault by first, when booting, tapping the key that brings you to the Safe Mode screen (usually F8, F12 or F2 - in order of known popularity). Check this page to see if you need a larger PSU. It could also be that the PSU is not adequate enough and it is overheating from strain. Shop-Vac makes a nice little mini-vacuum attachment kit. Clean that out at least once a year or 6 mos. If a fan has stopped, the system very well could be going into a thermal protection mode and shutting down to prevent damage and/or fire.

After reinstalling the PSU and hooking everything up, power the system up and make sure all fans are running on the PSU. This needs to be removed, making note of where all* wires go, the cover removed and all dust gently vacuumed out and then blown out from inside. First off, to get this one out of the way, the most neglected part of a PC is the power supply or PSU. warnings given prior to purchase should have been heeded, when the user was considering the purchase of a Vista-based system. If the problem is with Vista/Windows7, I have no advice for the user. Most of this is related to XP unless it is general knowledge. and I prefer to wear nitrile gloves when handling electronics. Then you can proceed w/the usual grounding yourself/touching metal on the case. Before performing any work inside your PC tower/case, make sure it is not only unplugged, but that you have switched it off (where applicable - some power supplies have a switch on the back) and you've pushed in the power button, watched the HDD light blink on and fade out, showing total discharge. It is relatively simple, however sometimes you need to remove the whole motherboard to place the grip on heatsinks.

Monitor automatically turns off but computer still running how to#

If you have no idea how to or look up on google how to. Probably best to take to a computer repair.

Replace your Heat Sink and add more fans to your computer.

This is probably the issue you are coming across. If the temperature is 90 degrees during your gameplay or infact if it is around 75 degrees whilst just using your computer. You can check if this is happening to you by downloading 'coreTemp':

This is to avoid your cpu being damaged.

If a computer getsd over the pre-configured temperature, the computer restarts or shuts down.

Some laptops and indeed computers can overheat.

When playing games, your computer cpu is used much more.