Computer reboots on its own

[Bruce T. Campbell]

An older computer that I have, has rebooted on its own a couple times that I
am aware of.

What type of problem is this indicative of?
Power supply going out?

Bruce

 

[Malke]

An older computer that I have, has rebooted on its own a couple times that
I am aware of.

What type of problem is this indicative of?
Power supply going out?

It could be the power supply, or it could be RAM, overheating, or something
else. Here are general hardware troubleshooting steps:

http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Hardware_Troubleshooting

Testing hardware failures often involves swapping out suspected parts with
known-good parts. If you can't do the testing yourself and/or are
uncomfortable opening your computer, take the machine to a professional
computer repair shop (not your local equivalent of BigStoreUSA).

Malke

 

[Ron Martell]

An older computer that I have, has rebooted on its own a couple times that I
am aware of.

What type of problem is this indicative of?
Power supply going out?

Bruce

If the default setting to "restart on failure" is in effect then any
severe error in a device driver or application program could cause
this.

Open Control Panel - System - Advanced and click on the Settings
button in the Startup and Recovery (bottom) section. In the Startup
and Recovery window click on the checkbox for "automatically restart"
to clear it then click on Apply and OK as needed to exit.

If the reboots persist after making this change, or if the setting was
already cleared, then it is most likely a hardware problem as per
Malke's post.

Good luck

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
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Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2006)
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