Computer Randomly Shut Off
Replies: 1 | Post Date: 06-09-2005, 12:00 AM | User: Schlits2323 | Forums: hardwareforums.comCertain actions cause my computer to completely shutdown. Occasionaly going to a blue screen and sometimes not. The actions that cause this include playing certain video games, watching videos, and other actions. Regular web surfing does not cause a shutdown. Somebody mentioned to me that i could have fried my r. A. M or something. I really have no idea. My computer is a p4 with at least 256 ram maybe 512.
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Computer Randomly Shut Off, Needs Cmos Reset To Boot Again
To further explain the topic title, the machine (in sig) will randomly just shut off for no reason while it's on, or just "die" while it's off and refuse to power back on at all - no fans spinning, no post, no nothing, until i perform a cmos reset. Flipping the psu switch on and off does nothing to help the problem either. Whenever the system "dies" the clock in bios and windows will freeze and consequently display the time of death when i'm able to boot the machine up again. This started happening around monday afternoon. Current os is windows 7 since i ended up reformatting anyway trying to fix this issue - all of a sudden my legitimate windows xp claimed i had "major hardware changes" and thus needed to re-activate wga. I ended up installing a diagnostic program of some sort from at&t to figure out what was going on with m dsl connection at the same since that wasn't working either right before the restart that gave me the wga failure prompt (and i couldn't validate because of the dsl being dead at the time), and i'm certainly hoping that program had nothing to do with this. Last thing i was doing before that was just memtesting ram which didn't get any errors overnight. The red led light on the motherboard is still active as long as the switch on the psu is turned on. I can still change the clock in bios/windows after reviving the system with a cmos reset and it'll continue to work as normal. The time it takes to die again can be anywhere from 4 hours to about 20 hours as of what i've experienced so far. Only spare parts i have left is some more ram so i'll be switching that out now and hoping for the best, but in the event that doesn't work, does anyone have suggestions on possible culprits and fixes?
Posted On: 05-06-2009, 10:31 PM . View 6 Replies .
To further explain the topic title, the machine (in sig) will randomly just shut off for no reason while it's on, or just "die" while it's off and refuse to power back on at all - no fans spinning, no post, no nothing, until i perform a cmos reset. Flipping the psu switch on and off does nothing to help the problem either. Whenever the system "dies" the clock in bios and windows will freeze and consequently display the time of death when i'm able to boot the machine up again. This started happening around monday afternoon. Current os is windows 7 since i ended up reformatting anyway trying to fix this issue - all of a sudden my legitimate windows xp claimed i had "major hardware changes" and thus needed to re-activate wga. I ended up installing a diagnostic program of some sort from at&t to figure out what was going on with m dsl connection at the same since that wasn't working either right before the restart that gave me the wga failure prompt (and i couldn't validate because of the dsl being dead at the time), and i'm certainly hoping that program had nothing to do with this. Last thing i was doing before that was just memtesting ram which didn't get any errors overnight. The red led light on the motherboard is still active as long as the switch on the psu is turned on. I can still change the clock in bios/windows after reviving the system with a cmos reset and it'll continue to work as normal. The time it takes to die again can be anywhere from 4 hours to about 20 hours as of what i've experienced so far. Only spare parts i have left is some more ram so i'll be switching that out now and hoping for the best, but in the event that doesn't work, does anyone have suggestions on possible culprits and fixes?
Posted On: 05-06-2009, 10:31 PM . View 6 Replies .
Computer Shut Down And Reboot
My computer seems to reboot all on its own without no warning of a problem. I've replaced processer, memory, harddrives, video card, cpu fans, etc. I can't figure it out.
Posted On: 13-05-2005, 03:44 AM . View 14 Replies .
My computer seems to reboot all on its own without no warning of a problem. I've replaced processer, memory, harddrives, video card, cpu fans, etc. I can't figure it out.
Posted On: 13-05-2005, 03:44 AM . View 14 Replies .
Computer Will Shut Down And Restart Itself
Lately my computer will shut down and restart itself. It will do this at anytime so it doesn't appear to be related to any one task i'm doing. Every time it happens the screen will go black and the computer restarts and once i'm back on the desktop i always get the same error message:
Windows cannot find 'http://oca.microsoft.com/reredir.aspx?Sid=10&bucket=oxa_cmaudio%2b11777&sta te=1&id=4acd04b3-30b1-4321-87cd-adda4910be9b&lcid=1033&os=5. 1. 2600. 2. 00010300. 2. 0. ' make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again. To search for a file, click the start button, and then click search. I haven't a clue what any of this means, except the name "cmaudio" has me thinking my soundcard (c-media cmi8738/c3dx pci card) may be the culprit. The error message also says to make sure i typed the name correctly, but i wasn't typing anything when these errors occured. I have a windows xp home system, p4p800 mobo, intel p4 2. 4ghz cpu, 2 g of kingston pc3200 ram. I run chkdsk and defrag often. I also keep my virus program up to date and scan frequently, along with my two spam programs, spybot and ad-aware. I have everest ultimte edition running in the background so i can always keep an eye on my pc temps and the highest any of my devices ever run is thirty-two degrees. I'm posting here to get some feedback on what could be causing this. I'm thinking i should get a new sound card because of the "cmaudio" in the error message. That card is ancient anyway. I'm going to check the ram and possibly the hds for bad sectors, but i'm pretty sure it's neither of those (both the ram and the hds are brand new).
Posted On: 15-01-2008, 03:10 AM . View 6 Replies .
Lately my computer will shut down and restart itself. It will do this at anytime so it doesn't appear to be related to any one task i'm doing. Every time it happens the screen will go black and the computer restarts and once i'm back on the desktop i always get the same error message:
Windows cannot find 'http://oca.microsoft.com/reredir.aspx?Sid=10&bucket=oxa_cmaudio%2b11777&sta te=1&id=4acd04b3-30b1-4321-87cd-adda4910be9b&lcid=1033&os=5. 1. 2600. 2. 00010300. 2. 0. ' make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again. To search for a file, click the start button, and then click search. I haven't a clue what any of this means, except the name "cmaudio" has me thinking my soundcard (c-media cmi8738/c3dx pci card) may be the culprit. The error message also says to make sure i typed the name correctly, but i wasn't typing anything when these errors occured. I have a windows xp home system, p4p800 mobo, intel p4 2. 4ghz cpu, 2 g of kingston pc3200 ram. I run chkdsk and defrag often. I also keep my virus program up to date and scan frequently, along with my two spam programs, spybot and ad-aware. I have everest ultimte edition running in the background so i can always keep an eye on my pc temps and the highest any of my devices ever run is thirty-two degrees. I'm posting here to get some feedback on what could be causing this. I'm thinking i should get a new sound card because of the "cmaudio" in the error message. That card is ancient anyway. I'm going to check the ram and possibly the hds for bad sectors, but i'm pretty sure it's neither of those (both the ram and the hds are brand new).
Posted On: 15-01-2008, 03:10 AM . View 6 Replies .
Computer Reboots After Shut Down
I just finished a rebuild with a gigabyte ga-g31m-e2sl mobo, antec p180 mini case, and corsair cmpsu-400cx psu. The problem is when i power off, the computer completely turns off, waits a second, then reboots. This happens whether i shut down in windows or do a hard shutdown with the button just after post. I'm pretty sure it's hardware and have already messed with the bios settings. Any ideas?
Posted On: 10-10-2009, 01:11 PM . View 2 Replies .
I just finished a rebuild with a gigabyte ga-g31m-e2sl mobo, antec p180 mini case, and corsair cmpsu-400cx psu. The problem is when i power off, the computer completely turns off, waits a second, then reboots. This happens whether i shut down in windows or do a hard shutdown with the button just after post. I'm pretty sure it's hardware and have already messed with the bios settings. Any ideas?
Posted On: 10-10-2009, 01:11 PM . View 2 Replies .
Computer Shut Off Unexpectedly
It shuts down on it's own every now and then. The computer will still be on, but my monitor screen turns black and the light turns from green to orange. Sometimes my computer will restart itself after a few seconds. I could be designing in photoshop or just talking online - even doing absolutely nothing on it, and without any notice, my computer does what i said above. I've tried to clean it out, but it will still continue to shut off on me. My os is windows xp. I've had this computer for 2-3 years i believe, and had this problem for maybe 2 years? If there's any way to solve this problem, please let me know. It will be appreciated.
Posted On: Jul 09, 2006 . View 26 Replies .
It shuts down on it's own every now and then. The computer will still be on, but my monitor screen turns black and the light turns from green to orange. Sometimes my computer will restart itself after a few seconds. I could be designing in photoshop or just talking online - even doing absolutely nothing on it, and without any notice, my computer does what i said above. I've tried to clean it out, but it will still continue to shut off on me. My os is windows xp. I've had this computer for 2-3 years i believe, and had this problem for maybe 2 years? If there's any way to solve this problem, please let me know. It will be appreciated.
Posted On: Jul 09, 2006 . View 26 Replies .
Computer Suddenly And Unexpectedly Shut Down
A friend of mine was using her computer, browsing the internet, when it suddenly and unexpectedly shut down. There was no error message - it just powered off. Now, when i attempt to reboot it, nothing happens. And when i say nothing, i mean nothing. I press the power button, and there is absolutely no change whatsoever in the behavior of the computer. No black screen, blinking lights, beeping noises, fan noises, hard drive spinning, etc. Imaging you tried to power up a computer that is not plugged in to the wall - that is what happens. I thought it had to be the power supply. So i replaced it. Still no change. Then i thought maybe the on/off switch was bad. So i checked it with a meter - its not. Also, there is 3. 3v across the wires heading to the power button. Any suggestions on what i should check next?
Posted On: August 27th, 2009, 02:49 PM . View 6 Replies .
A friend of mine was using her computer, browsing the internet, when it suddenly and unexpectedly shut down. There was no error message - it just powered off. Now, when i attempt to reboot it, nothing happens. And when i say nothing, i mean nothing. I press the power button, and there is absolutely no change whatsoever in the behavior of the computer. No black screen, blinking lights, beeping noises, fan noises, hard drive spinning, etc. Imaging you tried to power up a computer that is not plugged in to the wall - that is what happens. I thought it had to be the power supply. So i replaced it. Still no change. Then i thought maybe the on/off switch was bad. So i checked it with a meter - its not. Also, there is 3. 3v across the wires heading to the power button. Any suggestions on what i should check next?
Posted On: August 27th, 2009, 02:49 PM . View 6 Replies .
Computer Power / Fans Will Not Shut Off
I have a computer that a customer gave me. The problem is that the fans/power on the computer will not shut off. Windows xp shuts down and the computer gets to the point where the monitor shuts off, but the hdd, cpu fan, psu fan, and power on led all continue to run. I have tried a different psu and that did not fix the problem. I have looked for bios settings, but didn't find anything pertinent. I reconnected the power case cords to the mb to make sure they weren't mixed up. The only way to get the fans to shut off is to turn the black rocker switch off or unplug the cord. However, as soon as you turn it back on or plug the cord in the fans start right back up.
Posted On: July 1st, 2007, 02:29 AM . View 8 Replies .
I have a computer that a customer gave me. The problem is that the fans/power on the computer will not shut off. Windows xp shuts down and the computer gets to the point where the monitor shuts off, but the hdd, cpu fan, psu fan, and power on led all continue to run. I have tried a different psu and that did not fix the problem. I have looked for bios settings, but didn't find anything pertinent. I reconnected the power case cords to the mb to make sure they weren't mixed up. The only way to get the fans to shut off is to turn the black rocker switch off or unplug the cord. However, as soon as you turn it back on or plug the cord in the fans start right back up.
Posted On: July 1st, 2007, 02:29 AM . View 8 Replies .
Computer Shut Down Suddenly, Now Not Booting
Does this sound like a blown power supply? How do i test for sure, barring swapping to a new ps immediately, since i don't have one lying around? I was just playing a game of left 4 dead and bam, complete shut off, and now when i try and power back on, absolutely nothing happens, no post, no fans, no leds. It sounds like a power issue, but i want to be sure.
Posted On: 03-26-2009, 09:37 PM . View 13 Replies .
Does this sound like a blown power supply? How do i test for sure, barring swapping to a new ps immediately, since i don't have one lying around? I was just playing a game of left 4 dead and bam, complete shut off, and now when i try and power back on, absolutely nothing happens, no post, no fans, no leds. It sounds like a power issue, but i want to be sure.
Posted On: 03-26-2009, 09:37 PM . View 13 Replies .
Computer Stays On For 1 Minute Before It Shut Off
Earlier i moved my computer from one room to another, plugged everything in and turned it on only to find it turned off straight away. Kept trying it and the computer was only staying on for maybe 1 minute maximum before it shut off. First of all i thought that when i moved my pc maybe i knocked the circuit in the psu and it broke, so the psu was failing. I opened it up and checked all the connections, then tried again. Same problem. So after browsing the net for a while i read that a lot of the symptoms associated with ram failure are also present in psu failure. So to test whether it was ram failure i removed one stick of ram, tried it again and got the same problem. I tried the other stick of ram and it booted up and managed to stay up for around 5 minutes before i turned it off, i booted it up again and it stayed up for 5 minutes before i turned it off. At this point i was almost positive it was ram failure, the first stick of ram was failling near on everytime and the second stick was leaving the pc on for as long as i liked, although i never tested it for more than 7-8 minutes. Anyways, then the ram that i thought was working. Stopped working. It started to suffer the same fate as the other stick of ram and was turning off after a few seconds/a minute or two. Because of the inconsistency i had no idea whether i am dealing with a psu problem or a ram problem. I tried running memtest on the stick of ram that initially worked, got halfway through test 4 and the pc shut off. But there were no errors shown up to test 4. It also seemed that in the early stages the longer i left the computer turned off, the longer it'd turn on the next go, which made me think it may be overheating. However all fans work, the psu fan works etc. Right now i'm thinking psu problem, because of the memtest not showing any errors. Oh, i have dual channel ram, and when i run the pc with nothing in channel 1 and a stick in channel 2 the pc keeps restarting, which i presume it should. A few things that crossed my mind:
Reset the bios
Try with new ram altogether
Take it to a shop and try a different psu
What do you think? Oh and this might help:
Current status of each piece of hardware:
First stick of ram: boots, but will power off after a few seconds or a minute. Time varies. Second stick of ram: boots, lasts longer than first stick, but still inevitably powers off. Psu: god knows, could be working (it sends power to everything) but could be failing (random power offs)
Posted On: 06-21-2009, 05:20 PM . View 11 Replies .
Earlier i moved my computer from one room to another, plugged everything in and turned it on only to find it turned off straight away. Kept trying it and the computer was only staying on for maybe 1 minute maximum before it shut off. First of all i thought that when i moved my pc maybe i knocked the circuit in the psu and it broke, so the psu was failing. I opened it up and checked all the connections, then tried again. Same problem. So after browsing the net for a while i read that a lot of the symptoms associated with ram failure are also present in psu failure. So to test whether it was ram failure i removed one stick of ram, tried it again and got the same problem. I tried the other stick of ram and it booted up and managed to stay up for around 5 minutes before i turned it off, i booted it up again and it stayed up for 5 minutes before i turned it off. At this point i was almost positive it was ram failure, the first stick of ram was failling near on everytime and the second stick was leaving the pc on for as long as i liked, although i never tested it for more than 7-8 minutes. Anyways, then the ram that i thought was working. Stopped working. It started to suffer the same fate as the other stick of ram and was turning off after a few seconds/a minute or two. Because of the inconsistency i had no idea whether i am dealing with a psu problem or a ram problem. I tried running memtest on the stick of ram that initially worked, got halfway through test 4 and the pc shut off. But there were no errors shown up to test 4. It also seemed that in the early stages the longer i left the computer turned off, the longer it'd turn on the next go, which made me think it may be overheating. However all fans work, the psu fan works etc. Right now i'm thinking psu problem, because of the memtest not showing any errors. Oh, i have dual channel ram, and when i run the pc with nothing in channel 1 and a stick in channel 2 the pc keeps restarting, which i presume it should. A few things that crossed my mind:
Reset the bios
Try with new ram altogether
Take it to a shop and try a different psu
What do you think? Oh and this might help:
Current status of each piece of hardware:
First stick of ram: boots, but will power off after a few seconds or a minute. Time varies. Second stick of ram: boots, lasts longer than first stick, but still inevitably powers off. Psu: god knows, could be working (it sends power to everything) but could be failing (random power offs)
Posted On: 06-21-2009, 05:20 PM . View 11 Replies .
Computer Won't Shut Down
My brothers pc i notice does not shut down anymore. I press the power button and hold it for 5+ seconds and it still doesn't shut down. The only way to turn it off is to flip the switch on the back of the psu. I am wondering if this is a problem with the psu, mobo or maybe just a software issue? No signs of crashing though in windows. What do you guys think?
Specs of the pc
Case - coolermaster stacker
Psu - enermax noisetaker eg701ax-vw 600w with 35a on the +12v
Mobo - asus a8n-sli premium
Cpu - amd athlon fx-57 2. 8ghz
Ram - ocz gold ddr 2gb (2x1gb)
Video card - 2 x xfx nvidia geforce 7800gtx 256 in sli
Hdd - 1 x wd 74gb raptor 10k drive and 1 x maxtor 250gb ide drive
Optical - sony dvd burner
O/s - windows xp pro
Posted On: 07-13-2009, 03:37 PM . View 12 Replies .
My brothers pc i notice does not shut down anymore. I press the power button and hold it for 5+ seconds and it still doesn't shut down. The only way to turn it off is to flip the switch on the back of the psu. I am wondering if this is a problem with the psu, mobo or maybe just a software issue? No signs of crashing though in windows. What do you guys think?
Specs of the pc
Case - coolermaster stacker
Psu - enermax noisetaker eg701ax-vw 600w with 35a on the +12v
Mobo - asus a8n-sli premium
Cpu - amd athlon fx-57 2. 8ghz
Ram - ocz gold ddr 2gb (2x1gb)
Video card - 2 x xfx nvidia geforce 7800gtx 256 in sli
Hdd - 1 x wd 74gb raptor 10k drive and 1 x maxtor 250gb ide drive
Optical - sony dvd burner
O/s - windows xp pro
Posted On: 07-13-2009, 03:37 PM . View 12 Replies .
Computer Won't Shut Down Properly
One thing i've noticed is that my computer won't shut down properly. I go to shutdown. It starts shutting down as it's supposed to. Then it turns off. After a second or two it turns back on. I had this issue with vista 64bit as well as my current os of windows 7 64bit. Any suggestions on how to fix this?
Posted On: 10-30-2009, 10:51 PM . View 4 Replies .
One thing i've noticed is that my computer won't shut down properly. I go to shutdown. It starts shutting down as it's supposed to. Then it turns off. After a second or two it turns back on. I had this issue with vista 64bit as well as my current os of windows 7 64bit. Any suggestions on how to fix this?
Posted On: 10-30-2009, 10:51 PM . View 4 Replies .
Computer Shut Down Due To High Cpu Temperature
Computer causing very high cpu temperatures and computer shutting down, could that psu lead to my cpu getting too hot?
Posted On: 31-07-2005, 03:24 PM . View 14 Replies .
Computer causing very high cpu temperatures and computer shutting down, could that psu lead to my cpu getting too hot?
Posted On: 31-07-2005, 03:24 PM . View 14 Replies .
Computer Shut Off When While Playing Intense Graphics Game
Usually while playing an intense graphics game, my computer will make a click sound and just shut off to a black screen (monitor and computer lights still on but black screen). I usually get this problem about once a night. After reading for months now, over time i have replaced the graphics card to an nvidia geforce 6800 gs from an fx 5200. I also keep my computer case open with a housefan blowing inside (hahaha), so i am pretty sure there is no overheating problem like people suggest a lot, and today, i bought a whole new power supply, upgrading from a 250w to a 400w. I managed to go all evening with no crashes and i thought i fixed it, but just a minute ago, while having wow minimized and playing music, i got the same old click n' crash to a black screen. Basically everything has been replaced since i got this computer about 3 years ago aside from the hdd (120 gb) and processor (athlon xp 2600+) and the motherboard (which i don't know a lot about). If anyone has any ideas as to what's causing this, help please! I am posting this before i go to sleep, and i'll be back to check tomorrow.
Posted On: 26-06-2006, 10:35 AM . View 14 Replies .
Usually while playing an intense graphics game, my computer will make a click sound and just shut off to a black screen (monitor and computer lights still on but black screen). I usually get this problem about once a night. After reading for months now, over time i have replaced the graphics card to an nvidia geforce 6800 gs from an fx 5200. I also keep my computer case open with a housefan blowing inside (hahaha), so i am pretty sure there is no overheating problem like people suggest a lot, and today, i bought a whole new power supply, upgrading from a 250w to a 400w. I managed to go all evening with no crashes and i thought i fixed it, but just a minute ago, while having wow minimized and playing music, i got the same old click n' crash to a black screen. Basically everything has been replaced since i got this computer about 3 years ago aside from the hdd (120 gb) and processor (athlon xp 2600+) and the motherboard (which i don't know a lot about). If anyone has any ideas as to what's causing this, help please! I am posting this before i go to sleep, and i'll be back to check tomorrow.
Posted On: 26-06-2006, 10:35 AM . View 14 Replies .
Random Shut Down, Computer Doesn't Work Now
About 15 minutes ago my computer just randomly shut down. I preceeded to reboot it and when it got to the 2nd bios screen it says boot record ide-0. Ok or something like that, and from there on nothing else boots or goes or works for that matter it just stays there. Did my drive die?
Posted On: 03-31-2004, 03:53 PM . View 4 Replies .
About 15 minutes ago my computer just randomly shut down. I preceeded to reboot it and when it got to the 2nd bios screen it says boot record ide-0. Ok or something like that, and from there on nothing else boots or goes or works for that matter it just stays there. Did my drive die?
Posted On: 03-31-2004, 03:53 PM . View 4 Replies .
Computer Shut Down Unexpectedly After Connect To External Drive
Why does my computer shut down unexpectedly after connect to my external drive?
Answer:-
Is this happening only with the front usb ports? Did you try connecting the drive to the backside usb ports? Check if your drive works on other computers. It may be drawing too much current causing a shutdown. You can try using a usb hub to connect the drive to your computer and see if it works this way.
Posted On: 3 months ago . View 2 Replies .
Why does my computer shut down unexpectedly after connect to my external drive?
Answer:-
Is this happening only with the front usb ports? Did you try connecting the drive to the backside usb ports? Check if your drive works on other computers. It may be drawing too much current causing a shutdown. You can try using a usb hub to connect the drive to your computer and see if it works this way.
Posted On: 3 months ago . View 2 Replies .
Optical Mouse Light Doesn't Shut Off When Computer Is Off
I just got a new computer with an optical mouse. When the computer shuts off, it goes into sort of a sleep mode, but the optical mouse light doesn't shut off. Is it ok for it to be on? I believe it is an led and they dont' really burn out frequently.
Posted On: 30-09-2003, 01:58 AM . View 2 Replies .
I just got a new computer with an optical mouse. When the computer shuts off, it goes into sort of a sleep mode, but the optical mouse light doesn't shut off. Is it ok for it to be on? I believe it is an led and they dont' really burn out frequently.
Posted On: 30-09-2003, 01:58 AM . View 2 Replies .
Computer Shut Down When Playing Highly Intense Graphic Game
While playing a highly intense graphic game, the computer decided to shut down. Not soon after the smell of melting plastic permeated the room. We knew it was bad, and just let the computer rest, unplugged it from its ac source, and hoped for the best. About an hour later we booted it up again, and the tower fan started running (easily seen on the side of the case), and everything was working as it should, booting up, logging onto windows, even got to see the desktop for like a couple of seconds. And then, it shut down. You could still smell the nasty melting plastic, but that mighta just been a residual smell.
Posted On: September 23rd, 2006, 06:15 PM . View 1 Replies .
While playing a highly intense graphic game, the computer decided to shut down. Not soon after the smell of melting plastic permeated the room. We knew it was bad, and just let the computer rest, unplugged it from its ac source, and hoped for the best. About an hour later we booted it up again, and the tower fan started running (easily seen on the side of the case), and everything was working as it should, booting up, logging onto windows, even got to see the desktop for like a couple of seconds. And then, it shut down. You could still smell the nasty melting plastic, but that mighta just been a residual smell.
Posted On: September 23rd, 2006, 06:15 PM . View 1 Replies .
Computer Going Into Stand By Randomly
I recently removed the old 20gb hard drive i was using and replaced it with an 80gb drive. Installed xp, my drivers, games, etc. Without any problem (also installed sp2, which i didn't have before). But then my computer started going into stand by (or it might be hibernation, it doesn't actually say) mode at random times, even when i'm using my computer. Of course first i checked the power options to make sure it wasn't set to go off. Then i checked the bios, and reinstalled my mobo and video card drivers. But none of that solved anything. My next thought was it could be the power supply, but i don't know how to check if the ps is going bad. Any suggestions on what else i could check to solve this.
Posted On: 06-07-2005, 10:47 PM . View 3 Replies .
I recently removed the old 20gb hard drive i was using and replaced it with an 80gb drive. Installed xp, my drivers, games, etc. Without any problem (also installed sp2, which i didn't have before). But then my computer started going into stand by (or it might be hibernation, it doesn't actually say) mode at random times, even when i'm using my computer. Of course first i checked the power options to make sure it wasn't set to go off. Then i checked the bios, and reinstalled my mobo and video card drivers. But none of that solved anything. My next thought was it could be the power supply, but i don't know how to check if the ps is going bad. Any suggestions on what else i could check to solve this.
Posted On: 06-07-2005, 10:47 PM . View 3 Replies .
Computer Shutdown Randomly
I built my computer a few years ago and have had no problems (p4). Today it decided to shutdown randomly. I tried rebooting but it would turn on like it was going to start but bios would not post and it would shut down after about 5 seconds. My first inclination was that it was a failing power supply. Replaced that without any luck. The odd thing is that when i plug in both power components from the ps to the mobo it turns on and after five seconds turns off;
Yet, when i do not have the 12v 4pin plugged in, the computer stays running, although it does not load windows. I checked the ram, light on mobo is on, nothing smells fried, i'm hoping it is not the mobo.
Posted On: October 11th, 2006, 12:22 AM . View 5 Replies .
I built my computer a few years ago and have had no problems (p4). Today it decided to shutdown randomly. I tried rebooting but it would turn on like it was going to start but bios would not post and it would shut down after about 5 seconds. My first inclination was that it was a failing power supply. Replaced that without any luck. The odd thing is that when i plug in both power components from the ps to the mobo it turns on and after five seconds turns off;
Yet, when i do not have the 12v 4pin plugged in, the computer stays running, although it does not load windows. I checked the ram, light on mobo is on, nothing smells fried, i'm hoping it is not the mobo.
Posted On: October 11th, 2006, 12:22 AM . View 5 Replies .
Computer Keeps Randomly Locking Up
I can be surfing the internet or listening to music and my computer keeps randomly locks up and when it does it i have to switch it off at the mains and back on again. I have tried removing the cmos battery, reinstalling windows. I have also tried a new power supply but still it makes no difference.
Posted On: June 17th, 2007, 01:42 PM . View 8 Replies .
I can be surfing the internet or listening to music and my computer keeps randomly locks up and when it does it i have to switch it off at the mains and back on again. I have tried removing the cmos battery, reinstalling windows. I have also tried a new power supply but still it makes no difference.
Posted On: June 17th, 2007, 01:42 PM . View 8 Replies .
Computer Randomly Turns On
My comp is possesed. (You would know if you have seen some of the other problems i have with this comp too)
So my computer more or less randomly turns on during the day or night. Sometimes when i get home from school it is on (nobody uses it, and the screen is like it should be when it first turns on)
Sometimes when i wake up in the morning it is on. The only partial logical explination i came up with is that sometimes when i turn stuff on such as my bedside lamp it will turn on. Im thinking this has somthing to do with. I dunno. A small surg of power going into the comp when turning the lamp off making the comp turn on. Only problem with that is that my comp is plugged into a battery. Also somtimes it will randomly turn on when i walk by it. Is my computer possesed?
Posted On: May 7th, 2005, 12:05 PM . View 9 Replies .
My comp is possesed. (You would know if you have seen some of the other problems i have with this comp too)
So my computer more or less randomly turns on during the day or night. Sometimes when i get home from school it is on (nobody uses it, and the screen is like it should be when it first turns on)
Sometimes when i wake up in the morning it is on. The only partial logical explination i came up with is that sometimes when i turn stuff on such as my bedside lamp it will turn on. Im thinking this has somthing to do with. I dunno. A small surg of power going into the comp when turning the lamp off making the comp turn on. Only problem with that is that my comp is plugged into a battery. Also somtimes it will randomly turn on when i walk by it. Is my computer possesed?
Posted On: May 7th, 2005, 12:05 PM . View 9 Replies .
Computer Is Randomly Rebooting Itself
I was using my comp all day today with no problems. I started up eq2, and was ending some tasks which i always do. Now my computer is randomly rebooting itself constantly for the past 15 minutes, making a beep when it does. Any idea what the *** is going on with it?
Posted On: June 25th, 2005, 08:59 PM . View 12 Replies .
I was using my comp all day today with no problems. I started up eq2, and was ending some tasks which i always do. Now my computer is randomly rebooting itself constantly for the past 15 minutes, making a beep when it does. Any idea what the *** is going on with it?
Posted On: June 25th, 2005, 08:59 PM . View 12 Replies .
Computer Randomly Restart After About 1 Hour
I recently bought a new computer which set me back a bit. It is still covered by warranty so if i can't fix it im still safe. My computer will randomly restart after about 1 hour - 2hrs. I have checked my error logs and i get 2 errors that are consistant. I have googled for help but i can't find the exact errors anywhere. I don't think its overheating either because. Errors are as follow. Error 1
Source: system error
Catergory: (102)
Type: error event id: 1003
Description:
Error code 000000fe, parameter1 00000005, parameter2 865e70e0, parameter3 10de036c, parameter4 852b38d0. Error 2
Source: system error
Catergory: (102)
Type: error event id: 1003
Description:
Error code 10000050, parameter1 ae078c20, parameter2 00000001, parameter3 806e9b9a, parameter4 00000000.
Posted On: 20-12-2006, 10:48 AM . View 2 Replies .
I recently bought a new computer which set me back a bit. It is still covered by warranty so if i can't fix it im still safe. My computer will randomly restart after about 1 hour - 2hrs. I have checked my error logs and i get 2 errors that are consistant. I have googled for help but i can't find the exact errors anywhere. I don't think its overheating either because. Errors are as follow. Error 1
Source: system error
Catergory: (102)
Type: error event id: 1003
Description:
Error code 000000fe, parameter1 00000005, parameter2 865e70e0, parameter3 10de036c, parameter4 852b38d0. Error 2
Source: system error
Catergory: (102)
Type: error event id: 1003
Description:
Error code 10000050, parameter1 ae078c20, parameter2 00000001, parameter3 806e9b9a, parameter4 00000000.
Posted On: 20-12-2006, 10:48 AM . View 2 Replies .
Computer Restarts And Freezes Randomly
I recently formatted my computer with xp and now its freezing and restarting randomly. I doubt that its a virus or trojan because there is nothing installed except the window updates. Before it restarts a blue error screen flashes, but it's too fast for me to see what it saids. My geforce 8800gtx idles at 70c, is that a normal temp? If you need any more info just ask.
Posted On: May 7th, 2007, 05:50 PM . View 7 Replies .
I recently formatted my computer with xp and now its freezing and restarting randomly. I doubt that its a virus or trojan because there is nothing installed except the window updates. Before it restarts a blue error screen flashes, but it's too fast for me to see what it saids. My geforce 8800gtx idles at 70c, is that a normal temp? If you need any more info just ask.
Posted On: May 7th, 2007, 05:50 PM . View 7 Replies .
Computer Shuts Off Randomly, But Infrequently
I initially ran it with an antec 450w smartpower (pulled from a sonata ii). By march, the system had randomly shut down a 2 or 3 times on me. It's just a spare system and isn't being monitored constantly, so i haven't been able to see these crashes take place-i would come to the system, and it would be powered down. Hitting the power button brought it back, no questions asked. It seemed like the psu was the obvious culprit, so i swapped it for the thermaltake around this time. It had been rock solid since then, running 24/7 without a hitch. However, this afternoon, the same thing happened again. Does this sound like a defective motherboard, or do i just have bad luck with psus?
Posted On: 06-13-2007, 10:23 PM . View 8 Replies .
I initially ran it with an antec 450w smartpower (pulled from a sonata ii). By march, the system had randomly shut down a 2 or 3 times on me. It's just a spare system and isn't being monitored constantly, so i haven't been able to see these crashes take place-i would come to the system, and it would be powered down. Hitting the power button brought it back, no questions asked. It seemed like the psu was the obvious culprit, so i swapped it for the thermaltake around this time. It had been rock solid since then, running 24/7 without a hitch. However, this afternoon, the same thing happened again. Does this sound like a defective motherboard, or do i just have bad luck with psus?
Posted On: 06-13-2007, 10:23 PM . View 8 Replies .
Computer Randomly Shutting Off / Crashing
I've been having a bit of a problem with my new rig. I built it about 2 months ago (thanks to your guys' advice) and so far it has been working flawlessly, except for one thing. I have been getting completely random crashes, like someone pushed the power button on my rig. I'll just be doing something and "poof" the computer is off. Sometimes when this happens it will keep happening when i try to restart it at completely random intervals. Sometimes it will run for 30 seconds, and other times 5 minutes. I have reset the cmos multiple times to no avail. Here are my specs:
Evga x58 sli le int 1366
Diamond hd5850
Seagate 1tb hdd
Coolermaster haf-922 case
Antec truepower new 750w psu
Intel i7 920
Ocz ddr3 gold 6gb 1600
*** Is going on with my computer?
Posted On: 01-01-2010, 12:14 AM . View 12 Replies .
I've been having a bit of a problem with my new rig. I built it about 2 months ago (thanks to your guys' advice) and so far it has been working flawlessly, except for one thing. I have been getting completely random crashes, like someone pushed the power button on my rig. I'll just be doing something and "poof" the computer is off. Sometimes when this happens it will keep happening when i try to restart it at completely random intervals. Sometimes it will run for 30 seconds, and other times 5 minutes. I have reset the cmos multiple times to no avail. Here are my specs:
Evga x58 sli le int 1366
Diamond hd5850
Seagate 1tb hdd
Coolermaster haf-922 case
Antec truepower new 750w psu
Intel i7 920
Ocz ddr3 gold 6gb 1600
*** Is going on with my computer?
Posted On: 01-01-2010, 12:14 AM . View 12 Replies .
Troubleshooting A Computer That Randomly Shuts Down
I am going to be troubleshooting what is causing my cousin's computer to shutdown randomly. Just looking for good ways to troubleshoot and what would most likely be causing it. Right now my main suspect is the psu, but i am still not 100% on that. The computer only shuts down when he was playing age of empires 3. Really the only game he plays, so i can't say if that game was the only one causing.could be anywhere from 5 minutes to a couple hours before it happened. I did do a few searches to see if it was just the game. I got a few hits (4500 on google), but it could just be people only playing that game at that time. I would find it odd if it was just aoe3 causing this too. Trouble shooting that i have done so far. I ran both orthos and furmark at the same on the computer for 30 minutes trying to see any over heating or if the computer crashed. I figured this was one of the most intensive test i could put on the computer. Nothing happened either. Gpu reported a temp of 75 *c max and cpu reported 50 *c max. Going to do a gaming session to see if anything happens next. Vga drivers are up to date. After running both orthos and furmark i am convinced there is not a heat issue at the moment anyway. I did not see any of the snow effect on the furmark rendering to show if the vga was dying. If the system does stop randomly on me i'll throw in my psu from my computer to see if the problem persists. Thoughts?
Specs:
Intel e5200 @ 2. 5ghz no oc
Asus p5e x38 mb
8800 gts 512 w/ hr-03 cooler no oc
Ocz 600w psu
4gb of ddr2 ocz ram 800mhz no oc
Wd 640gb black hdd
Windows vista 64-bit
Posted On: 01-01-2010, 09:00 PM . View 5 Replies .
I am going to be troubleshooting what is causing my cousin's computer to shutdown randomly. Just looking for good ways to troubleshoot and what would most likely be causing it. Right now my main suspect is the psu, but i am still not 100% on that. The computer only shuts down when he was playing age of empires 3. Really the only game he plays, so i can't say if that game was the only one causing.could be anywhere from 5 minutes to a couple hours before it happened. I did do a few searches to see if it was just the game. I got a few hits (4500 on google), but it could just be people only playing that game at that time. I would find it odd if it was just aoe3 causing this too. Trouble shooting that i have done so far. I ran both orthos and furmark at the same on the computer for 30 minutes trying to see any over heating or if the computer crashed. I figured this was one of the most intensive test i could put on the computer. Nothing happened either. Gpu reported a temp of 75 *c max and cpu reported 50 *c max. Going to do a gaming session to see if anything happens next. Vga drivers are up to date. After running both orthos and furmark i am convinced there is not a heat issue at the moment anyway. I did not see any of the snow effect on the furmark rendering to show if the vga was dying. If the system does stop randomly on me i'll throw in my psu from my computer to see if the problem persists. Thoughts?
Specs:
Intel e5200 @ 2. 5ghz no oc
Asus p5e x38 mb
8800 gts 512 w/ hr-03 cooler no oc
Ocz 600w psu
4gb of ddr2 ocz ram 800mhz no oc
Wd 640gb black hdd
Windows vista 64-bit
Posted On: 01-01-2010, 09:00 PM . View 5 Replies .
Computer Restarts Randomly In Windows 7
This problem i'm having has utterly stumped me. I'm pretty pc tech savvy and i've gone through all the normal means to solve/resolve this problem but here it goes. I have a newly built (and recently rebuilt) system using 'some' of the same hardware (hd, mb and processor are the same, everything else is new) and i'm getting a restart issue that happens somewhat at random. I'll explain somewhat later but for the most part, its completely random and i do not get a blue screen of death. Anyways, the new computer specs are as followed. Specs:
-Windows 7 home premium 64-bit (fresh install)
-Intel core i5 processor 750 @ 2. 67ghz
-Msi p55-gd65 motherboard (stock/standard installation, no overclocking)
-2 ddr3-1333 2gig sticks of memory (4 total)
-Geforce gts 250 1gb ddr3 (upgraded from a geforce 8600 gtx 512meg)
-250gig maxtor hd
*Description of problem/history*
This restarting issue occurred soon after i upgraded my mainboard/processor/memory combination. (I don't get the bsod) the problem typically happens when i'm downloading something, browsing the net or using the avg virus scan feature.rarely happens when the pc is just idle. Note: using large programs such as photoshop, playing games like wow or oblivion typically do not trigger this restart problem. I can play for hours perfectly fine. But i can do a cold boot into windows, open firefox and look at one page on cnn and the pc restarts after a total of 4 minutes being on. Now, when the restart occurs, it just blanks the monitor for a few seconds and i see the boot screen again followed by a "do you want to boot into safe mode" screen afterwards. On occasion, the system will freeze instead of restart causing the speakers to blare static/white noise (this happens when i'm watching a dvd, avi file, youtube video, etc. ) And a forced reset is required. I have taken the following measures thus far. -Occasionally the date/time needs to be reset/fixed from a sudden restart. I've replaced the cmos battery with a new one with no resolve. -I've had the 2 ddr3 memory sticks tested 3 times using the vista memory tester at system start-up. Tests came back with no issues/errors. -Upgraded the older 550watt power supply to 650watt ps. No change
-Brand new mid-tower case with 2-220mm fans and 2-180mm fans with great circulation.core temp is steady around 110*f no change (pretty sure it was never an overheating issue)
-Called up msi tech support (still under warranty) and we performed a main-board bios update (no resolve) and a few system tests and the tech deemed the mb to be working as intended. I'm looking for any suggestions/tips or retracing any steps that i have missed in my quest to resolve this annoying issue. One tech site suggested that it could be the hard drive causing these problems but several system scans report that there are no bad sectors. I've attempted to us maxblast 5 to make a hd disk image and transfer to new 500gb hd. Image was created just fine but restart/freeze occurs every time on "restore" process. 6 months ago additional details *update*
Forgot to mention, i've disabled the "automatic restart" under system failure option. I'm running win7 with current patches/updates. I've ran a registry cleaner and cleaned things up a bit. All no resolve. Addition bit of information is that when my does does suddenly restart, the boot up takes longer than normal as the boot text has to slowly detect each of my 4 sata hard drives. After the final one, i see for a mere split second a system recovered error message that i have yet to time perfectly with the /pause/break/ key on my keyboard. 6 months ago: aniceto* video card is brand new *2 weeks old* yet problem has been present on both old/new card for approximately 4 months. I did perform a similar suggest memory cleaning test back in early jan but as stated above, problem occurred on a brand new mb, memory, processor purchase prior to it accumulating dust. Thanks for suggestions, got any more?
Posted On: Unknown . View 2 Replies .
This problem i'm having has utterly stumped me. I'm pretty pc tech savvy and i've gone through all the normal means to solve/resolve this problem but here it goes. I have a newly built (and recently rebuilt) system using 'some' of the same hardware (hd, mb and processor are the same, everything else is new) and i'm getting a restart issue that happens somewhat at random. I'll explain somewhat later but for the most part, its completely random and i do not get a blue screen of death. Anyways, the new computer specs are as followed. Specs:
-Windows 7 home premium 64-bit (fresh install)
-Intel core i5 processor 750 @ 2. 67ghz
-Msi p55-gd65 motherboard (stock/standard installation, no overclocking)
-2 ddr3-1333 2gig sticks of memory (4 total)
-Geforce gts 250 1gb ddr3 (upgraded from a geforce 8600 gtx 512meg)
-250gig maxtor hd
*Description of problem/history*
This restarting issue occurred soon after i upgraded my mainboard/processor/memory combination. (I don't get the bsod) the problem typically happens when i'm downloading something, browsing the net or using the avg virus scan feature.rarely happens when the pc is just idle. Note: using large programs such as photoshop, playing games like wow or oblivion typically do not trigger this restart problem. I can play for hours perfectly fine. But i can do a cold boot into windows, open firefox and look at one page on cnn and the pc restarts after a total of 4 minutes being on. Now, when the restart occurs, it just blanks the monitor for a few seconds and i see the boot screen again followed by a "do you want to boot into safe mode" screen afterwards. On occasion, the system will freeze instead of restart causing the speakers to blare static/white noise (this happens when i'm watching a dvd, avi file, youtube video, etc. ) And a forced reset is required. I have taken the following measures thus far. -Occasionally the date/time needs to be reset/fixed from a sudden restart. I've replaced the cmos battery with a new one with no resolve. -I've had the 2 ddr3 memory sticks tested 3 times using the vista memory tester at system start-up. Tests came back with no issues/errors. -Upgraded the older 550watt power supply to 650watt ps. No change
-Brand new mid-tower case with 2-220mm fans and 2-180mm fans with great circulation.core temp is steady around 110*f no change (pretty sure it was never an overheating issue)
-Called up msi tech support (still under warranty) and we performed a main-board bios update (no resolve) and a few system tests and the tech deemed the mb to be working as intended. I'm looking for any suggestions/tips or retracing any steps that i have missed in my quest to resolve this annoying issue. One tech site suggested that it could be the hard drive causing these problems but several system scans report that there are no bad sectors. I've attempted to us maxblast 5 to make a hd disk image and transfer to new 500gb hd. Image was created just fine but restart/freeze occurs every time on "restore" process. 6 months ago additional details *update*
Forgot to mention, i've disabled the "automatic restart" under system failure option. I'm running win7 with current patches/updates. I've ran a registry cleaner and cleaned things up a bit. All no resolve. Addition bit of information is that when my does does suddenly restart, the boot up takes longer than normal as the boot text has to slowly detect each of my 4 sata hard drives. After the final one, i see for a mere split second a system recovered error message that i have yet to time perfectly with the /pause/break/ key on my keyboard. 6 months ago: aniceto* video card is brand new *2 weeks old* yet problem has been present on both old/new card for approximately 4 months. I did perform a similar suggest memory cleaning test back in early jan but as stated above, problem occurred on a brand new mb, memory, processor purchase prior to it accumulating dust. Thanks for suggestions, got any more?
Posted On: Unknown . View 2 Replies .
Computer Randomly Restart During Games
While playing games such as call of duty 4 and world in conflict i can play for about 5 mins to 30 mins then my computer would randomly shut off and restart. The weird thing is that it plays fine in other games like crysis on high graphics and i can play for hours and have no problems. The cpu temperature is about 50-60c while playing and the gpu is about 70-80 does anyone know what the problem may be?
Specifications:
3. 00 ghz intel core 2 duo
Ati radeon hd3870x2
4gb ddr3 ram
500gb hard driver
Asus p5e3 mobo
650w power supply
Windows vista 64 bit
Posted On: 25-06-2008 . View 14 Replies .
While playing games such as call of duty 4 and world in conflict i can play for about 5 mins to 30 mins then my computer would randomly shut off and restart. The weird thing is that it plays fine in other games like crysis on high graphics and i can play for hours and have no problems. The cpu temperature is about 50-60c while playing and the gpu is about 70-80 does anyone know what the problem may be?
Specifications:
3. 00 ghz intel core 2 duo
Ati radeon hd3870x2
4gb ddr3 ram
500gb hard driver
Asus p5e3 mobo
650w power supply
Windows vista 64 bit
Posted On: 25-06-2008 . View 14 Replies .