I'm working on an old Compac Presario. First I had to hot wire the on switch, now when I plug it in it only works for 4-5 seconds then shuts off. I've already replaced the PSU and checked the RAM, but no change. It has an INTEL CPU, haven't looked close enough to tell speed. Any suggestions?
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Jump to Postoverheating?
clean out the dust, open all the windows + doors and run it in the middle of an open space
see if it stays on.
Jump to PostThe reason it's shutting off after about 5 seconds is because you "hot wired" the power switch. Power switch is a momentary contact switch. When it stays closed (as in your case), the PC will soft power off after the preset time delay which is usually 4 or 5 seconds.
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