Repairing Power Interruptions on Your PC
Power Interruptions on your PC can be both bothersome and disastrous. This can cause both a hardware and/or software failure with results that are negatively unpredictable. The depth of the problem is endless because there is simply no way to predict or prevent it. Power Interruptions generate hardware shutdown automatically. The modern PC’s have short-term power-save capability so that there is no permanent firmware or hardware damage. Older PCs and even some newer ones, however, are not safe from auto-trip shutdowns. In order for you to correct this kind of problem you will typically be dealing with and, therefore, chasing a power connectivity problem.
Most of the time this is a simple cable-connectivity issue. First you will have to power down the PC and open the cabinet. Next, locate the power supply and find its power cable connections. Power cables are the larger wiring that are the only cables that connect to the power supply. You will have to check all the power cables individually.
Remove one cable at a time and perform this check. Turn the end of the cable that was connected to the power supply. Look into the socket at the four pins that provide the connectivity. Push down on the circular pin contact ring until the semicircular edges nearly touch – about a 1/16 of an inch. You should use a broken-tipped toothpick or a ball-point pen for this procedure. This simple operation will allow the pins to make contact with their parent connect-point in the power supply when the cable is reconnected. Remember you are not actually trying to make a hard connection in the cable connector. You are just positioning the relationship between the contact ring and the semicircular edges. Reconnect the power cable to the power supply in your PC. Repeat the procedure for the other cables – The number of cables will vary by manufacturer. Then reinsert all the cables into the power supply.
Your final step is to replace the cabinet cover and tighten its locking pins or screws. Your validation that the procedure has been completed will be a successful power-up after the procedure has been completed. After reattaching and closing the cabinet, power up the PC. If it does not light-up then repeat this entire procedure.
When successfully completed, manually run an update of your system registry. You can purchase and download registry software that does this and also performs the other registry fix functions that make any needed Registry Repair as a final procedure in this process.
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