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Old July 14, 2009, 07:09 PM
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My computer keep constanly freezing and I think I know why. When I go into the bios and go to PC health status it say 3.3V FAIL. Sometimes I can go an hour or so without freezing but that's it. So my question is how do I fix it and if I can't which part is causing this. Thanks.
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Old July 14, 2009, 07:40 PM
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I am probably stating the obvious, but the only way to be sure is to try it with a known good PSU.
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Old July 14, 2009, 07:44 PM
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Yeah, I don't have a spare one around so I thought I'd ask to see if anyone knew what it was. Btw, welcome to HWC :)
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Old July 14, 2009, 09:42 PM
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fail by ? under or over volt?

how long has this been going on

is it the memory voltage or cpu thats failing

(using 2.5stiks with 3.3 setting)
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Old July 14, 2009, 10:31 PM
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I'm not sure if it's by under or over, how do I check? It says FAIL in red. It's been going on for a month or so. Hmm I can't even get it to load up now (I can turn it on but nothing comes up). I'll try again tomorrow to see if I can get it to work.
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Old July 15, 2009, 04:46 AM
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Get one of those $10 PSU testers from ebay or Dealextreme. I have one and they work great. I just had a OCZ PSU die on me and this was what I used to confirm it. Free shipping from DealExtreme!

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Old July 15, 2009, 09:29 AM
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Get yourself a DMM(digital MultiMeter) and test the voltages. I couldn't live without mine.
Your local Canadian Tire and The Source will have them.
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Ok, thanks, I think I'll get one of those and test it out.
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Is it giving you a blue screen, if only for a second? If it is, then its mostly likely not a power issue. Hit f8 on startup and turn off automatic restart on system failure. Make sure its not too dusty inside, and if you have multiple ram sticks try them individually.
I doubt it is the power suppply, not many devices use the 3.3v
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Is it giving you a blue screen, if only for a second? If it is, then its mostly likely not a power issue. Hit f8 on startup and turn off automatic restart on system failure. Make sure its not too dusty inside, and if you have multiple ram sticks try them individually.
I doubt it is the power suppply, not many devices use the 3.3v
Nope, no blue screen whatever I'm doing it just freezes on the screen that is open (hope I am being clear.)

*Edit* I can't even get it to start up now Guess it's time to start swapping parts and to see what is wrong.
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