I have recently been having a problem with my pc where it will randomly
simply reboot. It doesn't shut down before rebooting, it goes directly
from the windows desktop to the bios load screen where it runs back
through the reboot. It doesn't seem to do it at any specific time and
has done it as soon as a minute of starting to up to hours after
starting.

I have been having some trouble with my computer lately in general,
after my first power supply's intake fan broke, then the replacement
power supply blew, and now I am having this problem. The computer is a
Pentium 4 Dual Core (3.0 ghz), PCI-E, two SATA harddrives, 1 Gig of
Dual Channel RAM, and a 600w Powork power supply (the same model each
time). The computer is about 6-7 months old, the first power supply
lasted for the full 6 months before the fan began to stop functioning
correctly. The second power supply lasted about 2-3 weeks before it
blew (or at least stopped working. When I turned it on one day it made
a loud whirling noise before the system simply shut off and would not
restart. Although sometimes the LED's in the case would turn on for
maybe half a second when I would press the power button).

Do you know what could be causing the restart problems? Is it possibly
connected to the various power supply problems I have been having? The
support department at the retailer has given me multiple possiblities
for the power supply problems ranging from bad Motherboard to bad home
wiring. Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks in advance.

(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> I have recently been having a problem with my pc where it will
> randomly simply reboot. It doesn't shut down before rebooting, it
> goes directly from the windows desktop to the bios load screen where
> it runs back through the reboot. It doesn't seem to do it at any
> specific time and has done it as soon as a minute of starting to up
> to hours after starting.
>
> I have been having some trouble with my computer lately in general,
> after my first power supply's intake fan broke, then the replacement
> power supply blew, and now I am having this problem. The computer is a
> Pentium 4 Dual Core (3.0 ghz), PCI-E, two SATA harddrives, 1 Gig of
> Dual Channel RAM, and a 600w Powork power supply (the same model each
> time). The computer is about 6-7 months old, the first power supply
> lasted for the full 6 months before the fan began to stop functioning
> correctly. The second power supply lasted about 2-3 weeks before it
> blew (or at least stopped working. When I turned it on one day it made
> a loud whirling noise before the system simply shut off and would not
> restart. Although sometimes the LED's in the case would turn on for
> maybe half a second when I would press the power button).
>
> Do you know what could be causing the restart problems? Is it possibly
> connected to the various power supply problems I have been having? The
> support department at the retailer has given me multiple possiblities
> for the power supply problems ranging from bad Motherboard to bad home
> wiring. Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks in advance.

Have you tried shutting off the "automatically restart" option?

Rt. click "my computer" and select properties.Next the advance tab.
Click the settings button under startup and recovery.Under system failure
uncheck the box for "automatically restart".
If you have a major problem with your computer when it restarts again you
will get a blue screen with will display an error code write this code down,
it is the key in troubleshooting your problem, but most likely your computer
will run just fine with no more restarts.


--
Mike Pawlak

Hi: In my opinion and in my experence it is something related with the power
supply. I suggest you to take away, do not power, some of your hardware,
like your DVD/cd rom, one HDD, if you do not have a Raid, or if you can take
away one memory module, if you can. Then run your computer and see if you
have the same problem.

This is your 3rd Power Supply, so maybe is some related with the stability
of you voltaje current at home/work. I would suggest you to use a UPS, as a
ay to estabilize your system and try.

I hope it helps.

--
Un saludo
Juan Perez


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news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>I have recently been having a problem with my pc where it will randomly
> simply reboot. It doesn't shut down before rebooting, it goes directly
> from the windows desktop to the bios load screen where it runs back
> through the reboot. It doesn't seem to do it at any specific time and
> has done it as soon as a minute of starting to up to hours after
> starting.
>
> I have been having some trouble with my computer lately in general,
> after my first power supply's intake fan broke, then the replacement
> power supply blew, and now I am having this problem. The computer is a
> Pentium 4 Dual Core (3.0 ghz), PCI-E, two SATA harddrives, 1 Gig of
> Dual Channel RAM, and a 600w Powork power supply (the same model each
> time). The computer is about 6-7 months old, the first power supply
> lasted for the full 6 months before the fan began to stop functioning
> correctly. The second power supply lasted about 2-3 weeks before it
> blew (or at least stopped working. When I turned it on one day it made
> a loud whirling noise before the system simply shut off and would not
> restart. Although sometimes the LED's in the case would turn on for
> maybe half a second when I would press the power button).
>
> Do you know what could be causing the restart problems? Is it possibly
> connected to the various power supply problems I have been having? The
> support department at the retailer has given me multiple possiblities
> for the power supply problems ranging from bad Motherboard to bad home
> wiring. Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks in advance.
>