I am facing a problem which is quite random in nature, it occurs once in a while at times it occur 2 -3 times a day then i wont find that for 1-2 weeks after which it returns . When I switches on my system it just goes off with a chriping sound , I cannot say shut down because it goes off just as power is cut off then it restarts , and then again goes off and restarts the cycle continues. To get it to work again I have to switch off the ups ,since there is no other way to shut down the system and try after sometime . I thought it may be the problem with motherboard but now i doubt it because i have used my system 6 to 7 hours without a break without any problem . Now I just cannot make out what the problem is . Can a problem in smps lead to a situation like this ? plz help my configuration is Intel P4 Intel D915GLVG board 256 MB RAM
Well I would say that the problem would be insufficiant wattage, however, you are only running a P4, and the chirping noise is most commonly associated with firewire, but you are not using it, so my guess would be to check the power supply on another computer if you have one, if you dont have one, you can try a voltimeter, to check the proper output, which is relativly easy to do. HowStuffWorks "How PC Power Supplies Work"
