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Why does my computer power off suddenly and without warning?

Fresh5 days ago
Mar 15, 2026163978 views
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My computer is about 7 years old. Its has an Asus A7N266-VM motherboard and an AMD Athlon XP 2400+ CPU. My problem is that my computer suddenly and randomly switches off on its own. There is no blue screen, no error messages, the pc just goes off as though somebody pulled the plug. The motherboard …

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Fix for: Why does my computer power off suddenly and without warning?

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Got another power supply you can swap in for testing? If not debris in the case, could be a power supply failing.

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