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    Zuke Posts: 2, Reputation: 1
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    Oct 19, 2005, 01:56 AM
    My PC Starts, then shuts down
    Hey all,
    OK just put a new motherboard in & cpu & basically it boots for about 5-10 seconds then shuts down again, getting shorter each time unless I leave it while any ideas

    Thanks
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    Oct 19, 2005, 03:13 AM
    Is your cpu fan working - sounds like overheating to me!
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    Oct 19, 2005, 04:01 AM
    Problem solved
    Thanks for your quick response mate. I found the problem. The CPU wasn't embedded properly (I didn't put it in LOL). Once I pushed it in properly it kicked off no problems. Plus as I said in my first post it would shut down in 5-10secs so it didn't have time to overheat.
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