Fixing A Computer That Keeps Power Cycling
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- Fixing A Computer That Keeps Power Cycling
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Why does my computer keep starting up and then turn on repeatedly? this is normally due to a hardware problem and it will need to be diagnosed and troubleshooted to find the hardware fault. Everything from the PSU, CPU, GPU, Motherboard and RAM can cause this problem. I will show you step by step to resolve the problem.
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Tips and tricks to troubleshooting a pc that turns on and off. Smash the LIKE button. 👍
I've had that issue before, but it wasn't due to dust, it happened when the power in my house kept going on and off
where does an average non-computer person get thermal paste? I don't happen to have any lying around so what type, what brand, what do I look for? Is there some rating on the package? I need an absolute beginner's guide to self-repair. Blessings fyi, the last time my computer was acting up my friend replaced the coin battery and it stopped turning on and off.
Hej Brian thanks for the video yes with relatively simple means you can get a computer to work normally again. A lot of dust and hair and other things accumulate in a computer, so a good cleaning of the computer's components is good to do after a while. I think many people miss this but, you can also have errors in the computer parts, of course. Good video Brian take care och ha en trevlig torsdag.
I'm most grateful for this timely video. I will be at my mother's for Thanksgiving and guess what I get to do...Clean her computer. Cheers
If all else fails... I saw another video showing the technician unplug (from the motherboard) the wires to the reset switch, on/off switch (use another working one to test), USB front ports etc. Turns out the faulty reset switch was to blame for the computer resetting itself, similar to power cycling.
Nice vid. I would check cpu later on. 1) check power cables 2)flush power. 3)remove ram and try boot 4)clear cmos 5)remove gpu /wifi etc 6)remove cpu. Move from out to inside. Also, if one drops the cpu (amd) the pins will bend. Basically, checking the cpu is high risk, even for a experienced tech.
Removing the ram and booting it worked
Bro wants us to rebuild the pc
@@DrMontrays hahaha 🤣 You don't do all these steps :) you stop once it boots / doesn't boot and then proceed with another checks.
@@zadekeys2194 bro I’m power cycling help
@@DrMontrays unplug the power, and hold the power button in for 15 seconds . Plug the power back in and see if it still cycles.
If it does, remove power , flush again, remove ram, plug power back in and start it up - does it beep? If not, get the diagnostic speaker and plug it into your mobo - count the beeps - with the ram removed, it should be a single loud beep (sounds like beeeeeeeeeeeep lol).
Try taking out you ram stick and re-installing them until u hear a click sound(might take some force, don't worry).It's funny how i overlooked this as it looked like the easiest step while installing my pc . This is what worked for me ,urs might be something else
This worked for me as well I am very experienced with computers but it never hurts to double check this dude is an actual god send!
You just saved my life. I can’t thank you enough.
Happy to have helped
Thank you man you’re such a life saver!
YOURE A FUCKING LEGEND!!!!! You fixed it!’n
EVERYONE LISTEN!! this happens to me probably about once a year where my pc turns on and off or just won’t display and every single time it’s RAM related. try taking a eraser and clean the pins off on the ram and DUST ALL AROUND make sure there is no dust and try moving ram into a diffrent slot
Life saver I thought my shi broke😭🙏🙏
@@_714igwhat did you do try another slot?
@@kmb_964 yeah I moved the ram to a different spot
@@kmb_964 but first I dusted everything thing the fans and everything cause it could be that the pc is overheating
I have cleaned the ram slots from outside with tissue paper because rubber was not available then it worked otherwise it was not working and i was removing and plugging in ram for an hour
My fix was the cpu was covered in dust. I cleaned it all out and put fresh thermal compound and now it's running like a dream. Thanks for the video! Helped
Was your pc old ??
Thanks man. I had this issue when my PC kept on power cycling after it fell while moving it around on the ground (it was stopped by my foot which is just bruised thankfully). Found out it was an unseated ram that caused the issue.
WOW.... I skip the whole video and jump straight to the comment section then boom! I saw your comment! instead of watching the whole video and doing useless s*** one by one, your tiny little comment save me!! IT WORK!! Thanks dude, for saving my time... THE ISSUE WAS F*****G RAM!!
How do I compensate you this was really helpful thank you so much if I could I would kiss you right now I’m forever in your debt thank you my guy I love you I wish god will forever protect you and your family
Thanks.
This fixed my issue.
@Waffen sinsyu GADAYUM IT HOW CAN I SAY THIS WHILE STAYING CALM????!? I DID THE SAME SHII- LIKE YOU, WENT TO THE COMMENT SECTION, REMOVED MY GADDAHM RAM UPON READING YOUR COMMENT AND VOI-FCKIN-LA!!!&!_!#!#!#! IT WORKED DJDJSJDKDJDJDJDJDJ. love you lots >
How many of you (like me) with OCD wanted to see the computer run at the end? LOL, thanks for the video.
You're welcome
A friend of mine bought an 1155 motherboard the day they came out in January 2011 along with an i5 2500, and within having it a week or two Intel did a recall and so Gigabyte turned up at his door once they had the new B3 revision boards in stock and they swapped out the board, which seemed good of them considering. But with the B3 revision board he got power cycles for England and then all of a sudden it would work fine for a week or two. This went on for ages and he flashed the BIOS each time a new one came out to see if it would sort it. He let Gigabyte know about this but they weren't having it. Eventually he just bought a cheap Asrock board and has had no problems since.
My Gigabyte B250M motherboard have the same issue. When I turn on it immediately turn off and then turning on in the second attempt automatically and it starts and everything is fine. Idk why but its bothering me cuz this is always happening when I turn on so my friends told me its not soo good for the hdd and other parts. Btw my psu is running fine.
@@manupriyagamage5429 I'm not 100% on this but I reckon it's something to do with the dual BIOS. You could try first making sure both BIOSes are the same, and then try flashing it if that doesn't work. But flashing it you run the risk of going from one reboot to get your system up and running, to an infinite loop like my friend had. I'd be worried about the HDD too as it has moving parts. Sorry I can't be of much help, I've just never touched Gigabyte since ...
@@Sid-Cannon yes dude I do have some other methods to try. For now all good Thank you
The best and only completely through step by step diagnostic on UA-cam. Easy to understand too!!! YOUR A GREAT MAN, THANK YOU!!!👍👍👍👍👍
can u help me bro
I just got done building a PC with 100% used parts off eBay. I built quite a few PC’s. I did every single step isolated from 1 another. 1 by 1 and nothing was working. I tried more time consuming and more difficult steps first. In the end my solution was removing and re-seating the ram sticks. It fixed my problem, thanks for the video.
Good video on troubleshooting. another way of power cycling , clean booting completely drain all power from the
whole system, and reset CMOS. I found doing this for a good start in troubleshooting which also clears the memory. 👍
Thanks for sharing
Yeah, I want to give this man some credit. My PC works completely fine now. Thank you so so much. I’m subscribing just for this helpful tip.
I have the this problem Brian. Checked this in many sites but nothing worked.
I will try this today. Many thanks for the video.
Let me know what the result is.
@@Britec09 It worked many thanks to you Brian. 😀 It's a wonder man. 😁
@@bantymech8242 Glad it worked out OK
In my case it was power cycling about 90% of the time, and thus booted up successfully about 10% of the time. From that I assumed it was a power supply problem. I opened up the PSU and found 6 electrolytic capacitors that were bulging at the top. So for whopping $9.55 CAD, I replaced those capacitors, plus one more that was questionable. That fixed the PSU. So my 2009 LENOVO ThenkCentre M58p computer is up and going again. It can still handle 1080 60fps UA-cam and Netflix videos, so that is good enough for me. I purchased it refurbished, so taking into account how long I have had it, and the overall cost, it turns out to cost me about $55 per year. That includes the updating from HDD to SSD. Plus it includes updating the CPU from Duo core to Quad core, for a whopping $22..
Thank you for the video!
My pc started to act same last couple of days.
It turns out changing the CMOS battery fixed the issue for me.
Did you literally changed it or just pulled out and put it back again?
@@noc44 Changed it! Mine was dead.
also a good idea to check the reset and power on switches.
Thank you. I plugged from the power extension cord to the wall cord and it actually worked 👍
My problem is its booting up goes on then off and then after 1-3 seconds goes on by itself. What problem is that ? Never happened, started doing this after bios update. After booting up no issues at all works great and efficient without errors and blue screens.
Same here
Love your videos. First thing I do is disconnect the power switch from the motherboard and jump the pins with a screwdriver. Quick and easy way to make sure the power switch is not stuck on. I learned that the hard way.
Always good to check
Wait how did u "jump" the pins?
My pc was working perfectly yesterday and it’s not the first time it’s started power cycling and this is a fairly new build.
does it work now?
@@lorenzg.bumanlag6952 had a repair guy come and fix it, it was working really well and just today it started to power cycles again. He said it may be my gpu since it does not power cycle when the gpu was unplugged.
@@michaels371 how much does it cost to repair it ?
@@michaels371 how did he fix it
how about when you get power cycling on a COLD boot take goes on and off and so forth, and the screen stays dark, sometimes seeing the MB screen but then going off and on?
Thank you bro! My fans were extremely dusty and dirty because I haven’t used it in months used some rubbing alcohol and q-tips along with a microfiber cloth and it was working! You’re getting a sub and a like keep it up🙏🏿
It was the cmos batt for me. Seems like it gets worn out from being used as temporary mobo for my hardwares
hi im having almost the same problem mine is turning on and off twice when i turn it on but when it runs i dosent turn off again .. i replaced the power supply and it worked for couple of days and back to square one. i applied new thermal paste on the cpu it worked for a couple of days and back to square one..i gave some thermal paste to the gpu aswell but still the same..does anyone know whats the problem exactly?
Same issue
@@ishmeetsingh858 hi i found the issue i was switching off the power supply as well when i disconnect the wire from it so try not switch of the power supply if you disconnect the cable..it never switched off again
Please help. Is there a led and Buzzer on the H410MH BIOSTAR Motherboard?
My PC keeps shutting down and then restarts and keeps on but screen is black : No Signal. Ram is new.
Actual life saver, I cleaned the cpu fan and it works now ❤
Took out my old computer lenovo i5. I was about to throw it away but your method worked like a charm 😂😂. Thank you
twice this has happened to me, and both times I needed to replace the CMOS battery. Also had to reset the battery (take it out, wait a while, put it back in) a few times to get it to work
Bad CMOS is common in old computers for this problem
great tips and 100% recommend following Tim, Another knowledgeable man.
Glad you enjoyed it
Thank you so much, to me I just needed to clean the cpu, ram and remove and return the Cmos battery it really helped me out.
did all of these and found out my psu had failed tysm!!
Could the issue be related to a faulty psu?
Exactly what I was wondering
@@sethjohnson1796 Yah I just bought a new high watt psu and now my pc works fine
I anm having the same problem, tried everything ~ clean and reassembled all parts and cables. Reseat RAMs, GPU CPU. Also checked the PSU is working fine as the fan is spinning.
I notice one thing that if I place the case on its side instead of standing, whereby the CPU tower and graphic card are standing vertically instead of hanging by the side then the problem is gone. Could it be that my ITX case is so cramped that the power switch or its cable pins became faulty whereby a slight touch or disturbance could cause power cycling?
My PC was cycling power. I tried everything. Finally noticed what looked like corrosion around a chip. Looked like a solder bridge was causing the pins to short out. I took a needle and cleaned out the space between the pins and using electronics cleaner. Luckily it was an IC that had a little more space between the pins than the others. Use a magnifying glass to look.
Nothing is working here for me i tired everything apart from change mobo and psu.😭 it turns on and after shortime it restart.
Thanks you've helped me out a lot ,my problem was with the RAM chips
Good video Brian.
Thanks 👍
I’m over here freaking out and I don’t have my ram in all the way 😂
If you have more than one hard drive and/or USB you can resolve it by resetting the boot order. Thanks for your vids. Rgdz - Jim
Great video and production! Helped me solve a problem on a ASUS AIO. Cheers!
What if there is a red light for CPU in on Status LED, and it turns on and off repeatedly. Is the problem CPU?
Same issue
Great video. My PC refusing to work now. When I push power button it starts for 2-3 seconds and turns Off but then it turns On and turns Off and so on and on indefinitely. I`ve checked all connectors and it did not help. Do you have advise for my situation? What is your best guess what is going on? Thank you!
@@NotLeeyo No, I had to buy motherboard.
Did buying new mother board fixed the problem? I have the same problem too
@@argxs9866 Yes, new motherboard is working fine.👍
@@whoyoum okay thanks i think i should buy new motherboard
@@NotLeeyo i try removing and putting back my battery but problem still occur
Great video and informative.
I have a dilemma as after my old pc finally gave up so I had a new one custom built but it started shutting down and rebooting/power cycling randomly by itself which my previous pc did and this would happen 3-4 times in a row but only happens in my house and not where it was built.
Tower unit is plugged directly into the wall socket.
Connected to the pc are Logitech x230 speakers,keyboard,mouse,printer and external hard drive which is only connected/powered when used for back up.
Ideas anyone please ?
Don't plug your tower unit directly to the wall socket as power surge may damage your PC. You should use AVR or UPS to protect your pc from unexpected power surges.
@@tyronesma107 Many thanks indeed for the advice and will look into those options.
@@tyronesma107 Like this one ?
Maplin Energenie 850 VA Lead Acid UPS with USB Controlled Interface & LCD Display
Yeah, UPS is a great option, but it's way more expensive than a regular AVR.
@@tyronesma107 this one is just under £60
what if it only turns off one time when i boot , but on the second boot everythings fine .every time. no code or lights appears on mobo. this pc is 3-4 month old built myself
Same issue
I've been trying to diagnose an old 775 motherboard that suddenly wouldn't boot and just power cycle. I took everything out just left cpu and heat sink. Tried another psu, another cpu, different ram. Still power's on for 5 seconds then off and on again, no beep codes. Has a buzzer on the motherboard. Cleared cmos. All caps are good. Run out of ideas. Must just be a component failure. Have I missed any other check?
did u fix it?
@@mykellharris1 No but looking closely at the board I can see one of the tiny flat capacitors near the cpu looks dodgy and I suspect its that. I've just swapped the motherboard for another. I may repair the other one at a later date.
@@whovisionsCGI goodluck man, my friend just fixed his pc that was having the problem. Turnt out it was one of his ram slots not working anymore. His pc boots up now that he took the ram outta that slot.
@@mykellharris1 Yes, that was one of the first things I checked. Glad he got his working.
It is usually a much simpler fix, it is a ram problem. If you did like me take off a ram and put it back in, it may not be in fully, or you put it in the wrong slot. So try this first before you proceed with this guys first step here.
I have cleaned the ram slots from outside with tissue paper because rubber was not available then it worked otherwise it was not working and i was removing and plugging in ram for an hour
Guys listen it sounds stupid but even if you never messed with pc or moved anything the ram could fall out of place so for every ram stick you have take it out and put them back in it worked for me
Thank you some much CMOS battery rest is all I needed 😅
could you do a video for making pc faster (performance and overclocking) type of video?
done overclocking
A pc power cycle , when it turns on only mouse and speakers do as well. Moniter and keyboard dont turn on. Then turns off, and poer cycles again . Will these steps help? Checked cables and power supply , checked for loose screws and still same issue. Help please
What fixed it for me was I had used a power cable that was already there from the previous PSU.
Once I replaced that one, so ALL of the power cables came WITH the original CPU, it worked.
Figured it out thanks to a random short where a guy fried his system cause he did that with the MB power cable...
@Britec09 I've had this issue twice now. I RMA'd the original motherboard that was having this issue because the RAM slots failed. I also RMA'd the power supplies and was sent two new ones. I was sent the first replacement motherboard and it arrived DOA so I had to RMA that one. The 2nd replacement they sent me worked fine for about two hours and then the PCI Express x16 Slot 1 stopped working completely. It wouldn't even detect either of my graphics cards. I ran the two graphics cards in PCI Express Slot 2 and 3 for two days without any issue whatsoever ever and then the computer completely shut off and did the whole power cycling. I tried the motherboard outside the case with just the motherboard and CPU hooked up and it still power cycled. I'm wondering if you think it might have been the motherboard again, which I have already RMA'd for a third time or the CPU? Thanks.
Video really starts at 1:45
Same problem plz help me
What worked for me is I cleaned the PC then I removed my sticks of ram, tried a boot, turned it off and then put the sticks of ram back and it worked. Thanks for the vid!
Gave the whole thing a clean its working now thx.
My Gigabyte B250M motherboard have the same issue. When I turn on it immediately turn off and then turning on in the second attempt automatically and it starts and everything is fine. Idk why but its bothering me cuz this is always happening when I turn on so my friends told me its not soo good for the hdd and other parts. Btw my psu is running fine.
How did you fix it
Its usually the dust issue for me, but sometimes my leg nudges it and it crashes, but the screen is just frozen on what it was just on and the computer looks on but I cant move my mouse. any suggestions?
Thanks Man U getting a sub!
Thank you this video works I was having this problem and I cleaned the dust from my cpu cooler and it worked
Thank you this was very helpful
I resert my pc and now is doing that nonstop is that normal when resetting ?
removing the cmos gets rid of what info?
bios setting changes to default
I've tried everything, I watched the entire video and followed every step but nothing works :/
I'm having an issue where the PC just reboots when I try to start a game like COD: Warzone or Apex Legends. The PC is otherwise very useable and has plenty of power, new 3070, ryzen 7 5800x, etc... can you help me!?!?
I'm having the same problem
PSU?
Nice one Brian
Thanks 👍
I have a gigabyte z590 ud ac and i9 11900kf one day it powered off by itself now its stuck in this power cycle it was working fine for about a month also when it eventualy boots in windows when i hit restart the pc turns off and then again power cycles...
When I looked at my CPU and cooling it was was so dusty
Nice
Check ram first is just happen to me dust in get in ram slot
In my case it was a loose power cable for the hdd drive. Make sure to check all the connections
Hey idk whats wrong with my oc it just keeps turning off and off i took out my ram sticks and put them back in and it wont work
Thank you so much, now I need to remember I need to clean it in a whike
I applied new thermal paste on my CPU and this started happening
Thank you sir!! Much appreciated
First my PC froze when I bumped my desk, so I turned it off now when I turn it on it power cycles any tips?
same happened to me a few days ago still haven't found fix tried resetting cmos battery and installing ram again
@@arsalhameed8480 I think it's my PSU luckily my PC nerd cousin and friend of mine has an extra sitting around, I hope that it is my PSU though
@@arsalhameed8480 I also removed the ram giving me a beep code when I tried to start it, which I'm pretty sure it's normal because it tells you if the ram is bad or not in correctly
@@ruhl1738 updates?
@@overlordblackburn3911 still haven't fixed it yet my cousin is coming over soon to take a look at it, if it is a PSU problem that's good, but if it's something else then it sucks
Replaced the CMOS battery, removed dust from coolers... nothing. What worked in the end was to remove all memory sticks, let it try to boot with no RAM, and then replacing the sticks one by one, booting up each time. None of them were faulty, it was just a little motherboard neediness and attention seeking behaviour. 😂
I.want to thank you soo much. I had the same problem
CMOS was the problem, thx bud!
dose it hurt the power supply to use all 500 watts
It was my RAM haha, just reseated it and it turned back on
When i turn it on it turns off then back on a few times then runs fine then does it again
My pc has been working for years until today, nothing happened prior to my pc just perpetually bootlooping, and nothing from this video, comments, random website guides, reddit, nothing helped. Which part exactly is cooked?
Switched out my power supply it’s still on lease so I’ll see if I can get it replaced
Try unplugging a couples usb things mouse, keyboard, mic/headset etc worked for me
Some time ago It was My Power Supply Unit "Not Enough Power" No soon as i Changed it out My System worked Ok....Still working.......Thanks.
Thanks for sharing
I had the same problem i check all components all working good i think . I try to turn my pc ,the same thing happen like in video. But i try turn on on night time it power on normaly. I think it was power problem in my home. Because when ever my refrigerator compressor turn on my pc get off and star agine. It is power problem are what 🤷🏼♀️ please reply me 😭🙏🏻
My pc continously shuts off then restarts, sometimes starts power cycling.. I have tried different psu, removed 1 ram stick, swapped ram sticks, reseated ram sticks, removed gpu, removed ssd, replaced cmos battery,reseated plugs for psu, checked psu power wire but still issue persists.
change ur motherboard
Thanks my problem was fixed, highly appreciated 😁🙏🙏👍
Im having some serious Elden Ring wothdrawal issues. Went to upgrade my Ram bit now have been stuck in this endless power cycle and nothing seems to work for me. So frustrating.
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Happend to me right now, Just unplug your all wires and plug it again, also take out your ram and cpu and plug in again. i hope it'll be fixed!
Getting start then stop. Then boots normally. Reset bios still does it.
Mind working find when i remove gpu
When i remove ram the cycling stop what could be the problem
I would be really grateful if anyone could help me with my problem.
Today, I replaced my chap power supply with a new Corsair RM850x (shift series). When I tried to turn it on, it powered for a second (the fans started spinning, and the light turned on), but right after that, it stopped and turned off. I checked if all of the cables were plugged in correctly, and I think they are. I haven't changed anything else. Does anyone have any ideas on what could be the problem?
What if your psu is clicking when running games then the pc restarts
Why do I feel like I watched this video before like a year ago?
Did all steps and it worked
You saved my life!!!