Power Supply

my computer completly powers off at times and won't restart unless I pull the plug out from the rear of the case and replug it in again. It does this when i try to install a program either from the internet or from the cd player. If its any hint, i tryed to reinstall xp on a hard drive, and when it came to the part where it said "Installing Windows", the computer would just shut off, not reboot, just shut off. I would have to pull the plug from the rear of the case and plug it in again to restart. It looks like whenever there's a surge in the hard drive, it does this. It does this on 2 seperate hard drives, 2 seperate video cards, i tested the memory in another computer, and on this "new" motherboard. Im out of money and witts end, what can be the culprit? Thanks for your answer.

This question was answered on August 19, 2003. Much of the information contained herein may have changed since posting.

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It sounds to me that you need a new power supply Carlos Millan Jr.

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Posted by Student of Katharine Gibbs School - New York on August 19, 2003

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