Computer shuts down randomly; wont reboot until I move tower to another outlet

[caleb87]

I'm on my eighth occurrence where my computer shuts down immediately; I try to reboot and it starts for 1-2 seconds then turns off. It keeps trying to reboot until I unplug it.

 

I can unplug it many times and it will do the same thing; however when I move it to a new outlet it will reboot fine. I can then move it back to the old power strip and it works again.

 

 

Any ideas?

[jonnyguru]

Is the outlet properly grounded?

[caleb87]

Yes, I checked and it is grounded and working correctly.

 

 

I also had the PSU fail to start even when plugging it into another outlet now. I was also able to turn my computer on immediately after it powered off; but it seems to be getting worse. 3 shut downs this morning.

 

I don't know why moving it to a new outlet used to fix it, but now it doesn't seem to matter. I am debating a new PSU, but this unit was $250 so I would prefer to figure it out.

 

I can't believe there isn't any error messages or information to debug this. It's driving me nuts.

 

:mad::eek::sigh!:

[Dwindleflip]

Get a UPS battery backup from cyberpower, and a new PSU. Everyone should have a UPS battery backup, just make sure it doesnt have stepped output. That should solve power all problems.