Tips and tricks to troubleshooting a pc that turns on and off. Smash the LIKE button. 👍

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.

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.

The best and only completely through step by step diagnostic on KZfaq. Easy to understand too!!! YOUR A GREAT MAN, THANK YOU!!!👍👍👍👍👍

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

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

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 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

How many of you (like me) with OCD wanted to see the computer run at the end? LOL, 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 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.

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🙏🏿

Actual life saver, I cleaned the cpu fan and it works now ❤

Thank you. I plugged from the power extension cord to the wall cord and it actually worked 👍

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 KZfaq 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..

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.

also a good idea to check the reset and power on switches.

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.

Thank you this was very helpful

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.

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.

Thanks you've helped me out a lot ,my problem was with the RAM chips

@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.

Gave the whole thing a clean its working now thx.

I have the this problem Brian. Checked this in many sites but nothing worked. I will try this today. Many thanks for the video.

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!

Thanks my problem was fixed, highly appreciated 😁🙏🙏👍

Great insight 👏. Thanks alot 👍

It was the cmos batt for me. Seems like it gets worn out from being used as temporary mobo for my hardwares

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?

Thank you sir!! Much appreciated

Good video Brian.

great tips and 100% recommend following Tim, Another knowledgeable man.

Thank you this video works I was having this problem and I cleaned the dust from my cpu cooler and it worked

Took out my old computer lenovo i5. I was about to throw it away but your method worked like a charm 😂😂. Thank you

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?

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?

In my case it was a loose power cable for the hdd drive. Make sure to check all the connections

Thanks for the tip

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.

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

Very helpful! Thank you!

Thank you some much CMOS battery rest is all I needed 😅

CMOS was the problem, thx bud!

could you do a video for making pc faster (performance and overclocking) type of video?

Thank you so much, now I need to remember I need to clean it in a whike

You saved my life!!!

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

Life and money saver thanks so much

Thanks Man U getting a sub!

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.

Nice one Brian

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.

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.

good stuff thanks. for me after i had washed the refrigerand and clean dust off the fans still no work. it was the single 16g ram that took out and placed into the last slot from second. appreciate this thanks good sir

Try unplugging a couples usb things mouse, keyboard, mic/headset etc worked for me

Switched out my power supply it’s still on lease so I’ll see if I can get it replaced

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.

Nothing is working here for me i tired everything apart from change mobo and psu.😭 it turns on and after shortime it restart.

Am happily following keep it up

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...

I'm thankful mine was really simple fix took out the gpu and cleaned it and reinstalled and booted right up

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...

Thanks bruh u a real g u know what I'm sayin

He probably didn't know about the shroud when he baught the rgb psu. Damn

I’m over here freaking out and I don’t have my ram in all the way 😂

did all of these and found out my psu had failed tysm!!

I resert my pc and now is doing that nonstop is that normal when resetting ?

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 ?

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?

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

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

dose it hurt the power supply to use all 500 watts

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.

Did all steps and it worked

What if there is a red light for CPU in on Status LED, and it turns on and off repeatedly. Is the problem CPU?

I applied new thermal paste on my CPU and this started happening

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

When I looked at my CPU and cooling it was was so dusty Nice

It was my RAM haha, just reseated it and it turned back on

Could the issue be related to a faulty psu?

I hope someone sees this basically my problem is that when I slightly tap my desk for example I dropped my xbox controller on my desk and all of my fans start spinning really fast and my screen goes black and I have to restart my pc anyone know why please I need help?

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 😭🙏🏻

is it possible the problem of psu?

Mind working find when i remove gpu

I switched cases and my PC psu gets super loud and the PC seems like it constantly loses power or something

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!

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.want to thank you soo much. I had the same problem

I just upgraded my cpu and it did this, I’m not sure what to do

I've tried everything, I watched the entire video and followed every step but nothing works :/

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.

Thanks

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 problem plz help me

removing the cmos gets rid of what info?