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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Dazzler on 01 December 2008, 15:52:16
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Hi folks...XP trouble again.... >:(
It keeps shutting down when in the middle of use.
I have down an agrevated reboot 3 times now but still it does it.....
Any ideas????
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The PC is just rebooting itself?
Check CPU and case temperature - could be a hardware fault :-/
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yep..check the cpu cooler ..if dirty can cook the cpu..seen many times..
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did you add any new hardware tv card, disk etc.. ?
or installed a new software ?
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I'm XP with the desktop, no probs here. Virgin Cable.
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I'm XP with the desktop, no probs here. Virgin Cable.
yep..3 desktops all xp here..
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try this
my computer>properties>advanced tab>startup and recovery settings -- disable automatically restart
after if possible
my computer>manage>event viewer check system logs and application logs
check errors..
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Hi folks...XP trouble again.... >:(
It keeps shutting down when in the middle of use.
I have down an agrevated reboot 3 times now but still it does it.....
Any ideas????
I've had the same problem recently, though I had a virus in the boot sector, lived with it for weeks with it shutting down and rebooting when it felt like it.
I was told by a friend of mine, who works in the IT industry, to take the side off the case, unplug all cards, memory chips and replace them making sure that are reseated properly...........problem cured, pc has been fine ever since.
Must have been an item of hardware that had worked loose :y
Have you moved your case lately?
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Hi folks...XP trouble again.... >:(
It keeps shutting down when in the middle of use.
I have down an agrevated reboot 3 times now but still it does it.....
Any ideas????
I've had the same problem recently, though I had a virus in the boot sector, lived with it for weeks with it shutting down and rebooting when it felt like it.
I was told by a friend of mine, who works in the IT industry, to take the side off the case, unplug all cards, memory chips and replace them making sure that are reseated properly...........problem cured, pc has been fine ever since.
Must have been an item of hardware that had worked loose :y
Have you moved your case lately?
Case has not moved for 4 years.
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Hi folks...XP trouble again.... >:(
It keeps shutting down when in the middle of use.
I have down an agrevated reboot 3 times now but still it does it.....
Any ideas????
I've had the same problem recently, though I had a virus in the boot sector, lived with it for weeks with it shutting down and rebooting when it felt like it.
I was told by a friend of mine, who works in the IT industry, to take the side off the case, unplug all cards, memory chips and replace them making sure that are reseated properly...........problem cured, pc has been fine ever since.
Must have been an item of hardware that had worked loose :y
Have you moved your case lately?
Case has not moved for 4 years.
Still worth doing as apparently things can work loose with vibration of fans etc.
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Hi folks...XP trouble again.... >:(
It keeps shutting down when in the middle of use.
I have down an agrevated reboot 3 times now but still it does it.....
Any ideas????
I've had the same problem recently, though I had a virus in the boot sector, lived with it for weeks with it shutting down and rebooting when it felt like it.
I was told by a friend of mine, who works in the IT industry, to take the side off the case, unplug all cards, memory chips and replace them making sure that are reseated properly...........problem cured, pc has been fine ever since.
Must have been an item of hardware that had worked loose :y
Have you moved your case lately?
Case has not moved for 4 years.
Hi Dazzler,
If you haven't moved the case for 4 years :o then you may need to give it a good dust out as it may be clogged and causing a overheating problem, i do mine regularly and have never had any problems :).
HTH,
Pete :y.
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Hi folks...XP trouble again.... >:(
It keeps shutting down when in the middle of use.
I have down an agrevated reboot 3 times now but still it does it.....
Any ideas????
I've had the same problem recently, though I had a virus in the boot sector, lived with it for weeks with it shutting down and rebooting when it felt like it.
I was told by a friend of mine, who works in the IT industry, to take the side off the case, unplug all cards, memory chips and replace them making sure that are reseated properly...........problem cured, pc has been fine ever since.
Must have been an item of hardware that had worked loose :y
Have you moved your case lately?
Case has not moved for 4 years.
Hi Dazzler,
If you haven't moved the case for 4 years :o then you may need to give it a good dust out as it may be clogged and causing a overheating problem, i do mine regularly and have never had any problems :).
HTH,
Pete :y.
You may want to consider sending it to a museum and replacing it ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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If you have installed any software recently, that could be the problem. Try a system restore.
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I can't add much; except I had two random shutdowns yesterday - one after the other.
I think I'll try and de-dust (is there such a word) soon. Also do a virus scan AVG by the way.
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I think I'll try and de-dust (is there such a word)
Best way is take the box outside, minus the side/top a give it a good blast with compressed air and then carefully vacuum/ sweep up with a paint brush all loose clumps of dust
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I think I'll try and de-dust (is there such a word)
Best way is take the box outside, minus the side/top a give it a good blast with compressed air and then carefully vacuum/ sweep up with a paint brush all loose clumps of dust
Don't use a paint brush on electronic components, such as motherboard etc - I have known people do this and b*llux a board (static). Air or Vac ok.
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Try downloading a Freeware program or everest (i use this all time)to check your temps to see if ought is overheating you can leave it running whilst your using pc then you will notice if it any hardware overheats eg cpu especially
Memory can cause any number of probs too when it goes tits up if you have more than one stick in take one out & see how it goes if it still reboots swap it for the other stick & try that..mind you using memtest 86 is best way it thoroughly checks/tests the memory a link here for both
http://downloads.guru3d.com/Memtest86+-V2.01-download-1844.html
http://downloads.guru3d.com/Motherboard-Monitor-5.3.6.0-download-204.html
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Just to say, i have no software running on it, because i have factory restored it 3 times now as said in my first post.
I will try a clean out, but dont hold out much hope.
I think it may be corrupted somehow, and is not curing itself with a full restore :(
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Just to say, i have no software running on it, because i have factory restored it 3 times now as said in my first post.
I will try a clean out, but dont hold out much hope.
I think it may be corrupted somehow, and is not curing itself with a full restore :(
Have you checked system logs ? That will give loads of info..
Anyway a clean fresh install with a formatted hard drive during install
will show all errors..My estimation is you will likely encounter some problems..
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It may be worthwhile investing in a new CPU cooler and case fans. They are dirt cheap - but will be clean as they are new! ;)
New fans should be quieter and more efficient at shifting air in that case.
Novatech are excellent for that sort of thing! :y