So I kinda figure it’s either the PSU or one of my hard drives, but what the issue is is that me PC first makes a click sound (as if I physically shut it down), then restarts some time after.

When it restarts it makes a bit noisier click sound, same as the power button switching does.

I have verified it’s not ghosts or little green men. I can’t say for certain about Martians.

It’s just weird. I’ll be unplugging both HDD’s today to see if it goes away. Then one-by-one plug things in/out.

  • Lojcs@lemm.eeEnglish
    2·
    1 年前

    That’s probably the physical power switch actually clicking off and on. Did it just start happening?

    • dog@suppo.fiOPEnglish
      1·
      1 年前

      If you mean within the PSU, it’s possible.

      Or a capacitor/some safety stuff shutting the PC down to avoid frying everything.

  • colonial@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    1 年前

    It’s most likely originating from a relay switching inside your PSU. It’s perfectly normal - my Be Quiet unit (slightly ironic, I know) does it and I’ve never had any issues.

    • dog@suppo.fiOPEnglish
      1·
      1 年前

      We’ll see next week. No deliveries on weekends, which sucks that it happened just as weekend begins.

  • Dettweiler@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    1 年前

    If it’s the same contactor sound your PC makes when booting up and shutting down, it’s most likely your PSU. What is the model of your PSU? How old is it?

    • dog@suppo.fiOPEnglish
      1·
      1 年前

      It’s a Seasonic Focus PX-650, so quality PSU, but also 3 years old.

      • Dettweiler@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        1 年前

        That doesn’t seem that old. There’s a chance it could still be under warranty, if it does turn out to be your PSU.

        • dog@suppo.fiOPEnglish
          1·
          1 年前

          Oh it definitely is still in warranty, it has 10 years total warranty. Ordered a 750w model to see if it stops the shutdowns, after that I either return it or trade it from warranty.

  • dog@suppo.fiOPEnglish
    1·
    1 年前

    Oh, I forgot to make any update to this case.

    The culprit was Windows 10.

    I don’t know why, or how, but every other installed OS works just fine.

    Asrock BIOS update has been wonky though, it got from stable EXPO to not handling EXPO at all.

  • Chev@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    1 年前

    Due to heat, materials can bend. If a material was under alot of tension already before, it can sometimes pop (click sound) to release it. Just like poping a pimple.

    Depends on what exactly it is and how exactly it is poping it might be a problem but usually you should be fine.