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Old 02-04-2010, 12:46 PM  
Persius
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Originally Posted by dav3 View Post
If it's starting up, then shutting down after a few minutes, maybe the CPU heatsink became loose during transit.
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If the heatsink/fan is not on properly (or filled with crap/dust) the temperature can stroll all the way up to 80c then the bios will tell the computer to auto shutdown to prevent damage to your system.

It also might be a PSU issue
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