Topic: Why does my computer shut itself off sometimes when I use it as a footrest?
Metæ !goTRUMPlbg started this discussion 10 years ago #57,937
Sometimes I'll put my feet up on it (I keep the desktop tower under my desk) and it'll make like a little "click" sound and then it's dead. I looked inside and the top of the case contacts the power supply when you press hard on it, so I wedged a piece of cardboard between the top of the power supply and the top of the case to insulate it but it still happens.
I mean the case is made of steel I should be able to put my feet up on a steel box for God's sake.
I mean the case is made of steel I should be able to put my feet up on a steel box for God's sake.
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dw !vJwW0tsPXQ joined in and replied with this 10 years ago, 2 minutes later[^] [v] #743,170
Some cable or connection is loose somewhere probably
assORted !jJEom8Ii3E joined in and replied with this 10 years ago, 5 minutes later, 7 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #743,171
Does it do that immediately?
Metæ !goTRUMPlbg (OP) replied with this 10 years ago, 1 minute later, 8 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #743,172
@previous (assORted !jJEom8Ii3E)
Yeah like instantly. Like a short circuit or something.
@743,170 (dw !vJwW0tsPXQ)
All the cables in the case feel tight. I built it myself.
Yeah like instantly. Like a short circuit or something.
@743,170 (dw !vJwW0tsPXQ)
All the cables in the case feel tight. I built it myself.
squeegee joined in and replied with this 10 years ago, 7 seconds later, 8 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #743,173
don't use your computer as a foot rest, it's disrepectful.
Anonymous E joined in and replied with this 10 years ago, 1 minute later, 10 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #743,175
@743,172 (Metæ !goTRUMPlbg)
Do you make any movement while resting your feet on the case that precipitates the shut off?
Do you make any movement while resting your feet on the case that precipitates the shut off?
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assORted !jJEom8Ii3E replied with this 10 years ago, 4 minutes later, 15 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #743,179
@743,172 (Metæ !goTRUMPlbg)
Maybe the slightest extra weight affects the power button? So it holds it in?
Maybe the slightest extra weight affects the power button? So it holds it in?
assORted !jJEom8Ii3E double-posted this 10 years ago, 3 minutes later, 19 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #743,180
Anonymous F joined in and replied with this 10 years ago, 35 minutes later, 54 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #743,187
Squeeze the box on the sides adjacent to the motherboard. Treat the case as an Elephant where you are in search of the G Spot.Flex motherboard and flex with a wooden kitchen tool the area around the power switch.
Flexing is the operative word for investigations.
dw !vJwW0tsPXQ replied with this 10 years ago, 1 hour later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #743,193
@743,172 (Metæ !goTRUMPlbg)
maybe the mobo is bent? that generally results in more errors and bsods though
maybe the mobo is bent? that generally results in more errors and bsods though
dw skg joined in and replied with this 10 years ago, 10 hours later, 13 hours after the original post[^] [v] #743,305
lmao. a peice of cardboard. you weigh like 400 lbs. don't want to know what the weight of one of your legs does to a computer. put your feet down
FuckAlms !vX8K53rFBI joined in and replied with this 10 years ago, 5 minutes later, 13 hours after the original post[^] [v] #743,307
Could be the power cord.
dw skg replied with this 10 years ago, 1 minute later, 13 hours after the original post[^] [v] #743,309
Wildchild !NvEXY0NyQI joined in and replied with this 10 years ago, 26 seconds later, 13 hours after the original post[^] [v] #743,310
@743,305 (dw skg)
> lmao. a peice of cardboard. you weigh like 400 lbs. don't want to know what the weight of one of your legs does to a computer. put your feet down
Assuming that a leg is 17.5% of the body weight, then that would mean that a leg for a 400lb male would weigh 70lbs.
> lmao. a peice of cardboard. you weigh like 400 lbs. don't want to know what the weight of one of your legs does to a computer. put your feet down
Assuming that a leg is 17.5% of the body weight, then that would mean that a leg for a 400lb male would weigh 70lbs.