11-27-2005, 09:15 PM | #1 | ||
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computer spontaneously rebooting, ideas?
My computer has rebooted 4 or 5 times on me in the last 20 minutes now. No weird sounds, all fans are working so I don't think anything would be overheating.
I've disabled my 2nd monitor for now(surely that couldn't be causing the problem though when its worked fine for 2 months?), and am trying to get through ad-aware and virus scan. Any other suggestions if it doesn't stop? |
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11-27-2005, 09:19 PM | #2 |
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Power supply going......
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11-27-2005, 09:20 PM | #3 |
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I had a similar problem. Usually happened when I was playing OOTP. My solution probably isn't feasible. I bought a new computer. I couldn't find any way to fix the problem.
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11-27-2005, 09:24 PM | #4 | |
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If that is the case then it actually would make sense that my computer wouldn't reboot on me as often when I disable my second monitor? That wouldn't be terrible, I'm pretty sure I can figure out how to replace it. |
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11-27-2005, 09:24 PM | #5 |
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My problem was with a PC I had my friends build. Apparently when it was clocked at the actual speed of the processor, it caused it to reboot. I underclocked it a bit, and haven't had the problem since.
hxxp://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;320299 I have that bookmarked for some reason. Good luck. |
11-27-2005, 09:27 PM | #6 |
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This can sometimes occur if your processor is overheating and it can also happen if you have a bad memory stick. Turn off your computer for a few hours and turn it on to see if the same thing repeats again. If it doesn't , it is most likely your processor and I would suggest get a better fan.
If that is not the case, pull out one of your memory sticks and test it out. If you have only one memory stick, try a spare one (if you have one). Try this out for a couple of days if it seems to be functioning properly. If all of this fails, check with someone (a local friend, a reputable computer repair shop) to see if it is something else. A bad power supply or damaaged motherboard may be the problem as well, but you don't want to spend money trying to diagnose this yourself since it will get really expensive. |
11-27-2005, 09:37 PM | #7 |
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dola...
Then again, if you have another computer with a power supply you want to swap out, you can try that as well. Just make sure yoiu take this out carefully so you won't damage the motherboard. |
11-27-2005, 09:40 PM | #8 |
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Another way to figure out whether your system is overheating is to use a temp monitor.
I use - hxxp://mbm.livewiredev.com/ |
11-27-2005, 09:45 PM | #9 |
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It can also happen if you're hard drive is failing. I just had a hard drive failure and had to swap in a new hard disk. For the record, Microsoft can kiss my BWFHA for how difficult Windows makes it to upgrade to a new hard disk.
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11-27-2005, 11:32 PM | #10 | |
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I had a very similar thread a month or so ago. It was the power supply. |
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11-27-2005, 11:57 PM | #11 | |
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11-28-2005, 12:44 AM | #12 |
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I doublechecked all my cards, RAM, etc and made sure everything was connected well. Perhaps something had come loose somewhere, I have no idea. I ran one monitor for about 2 hours, and as of now I've turned my other monitor back on and played 1/2 hour of Civ4 (something that will use the processor a ton and presumably would overheat, pull power, etc etc) with no problems.
Hopefully everything is fine. Thanks for the suggestions, I'll know what to look at if it does start happening again. |
11-28-2005, 09:08 AM | #13 |
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It can also happen if something crashes and Windows is set up to reboot instead of bluescreen, etc. I forget where exactly that setting is, but my guess is that your video card driver is not well set up for dual-monitor when playing Direct3D games and is bluescreening your system, but you've got that option set to "reboot" instead of "bluescreen".
So, um, check your video card drivers as well.
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11-28-2005, 10:48 AM | #14 |
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I had that with a new Fujitsu Scaleo model, the company took it in and swapped the mother card. No problem since.
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