Random reboots under Windows x64, HELP.

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Hi,

I own an Athlon x2 processor (4400+) and I'm currently running Windows
XP Pro sp1 x64.

My system specs are as follows:

Asus A8n32-SLI Deluxe MB
Asus EN7800GTX Nvidia 256 Mb video card
4 x 512 mb PC4000 OCZ Gold Rev. 2 Ram
250Gb WD 16 Mb SATA2 HDD
500 watt Antec Fanless power supply
creative x-Fi sound blaster Xtreme Music Sound card

plus all the usual peripherals etc..

I have a problem with my ssytem that is driving me insane and I wonder
if anyone here can help me.

My problem is as follows: My system randomly reboots itself with out
any warning. The reboot are sometimes completely random, as in I'm not
using any software and the computer is just idle and other times tne
reboots occur when I using anything from MS Office to playing a game.
I've scanned my system for viruses and found nothing, I've useed a
bunch of anti spyware programs and deleted anything those programs
found, but still the reboots occur. What's going on???? My ssytem is
relatively new and this is driving me crazy. I've intalled all the 64
bit compatible drivers I can find for my hardware and ther doesnt seem
to be a problem so what gives. Sometimes i get an error in windows
after the reboot that a serious problem occured and that it was
potentialy hardware related. Could it be, if anyone has a clue or
wants to help me out please go ahead.

 

[Guest]

are you getting a blue screen with error info before reboot? if so, im having
a similar (if not the same) problem with my new hp npavilion with an amd
athlon 64. the only info i have found on my problem is that it is a faulty
device driver, even though i have updated all of them after the problem
started with no luck resolving the issue. if you find a solution, please post
it here or email me at (e-mail address removed). thanks.

 

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No. I only get a blank screen and then a reboot. Blue scren, even
that wuold be at least some information, just a simple reboot and thats
it. Very frustrating, but I will try removing 2 of my memory sticks to
see what happens.

 

[Guest]

The problem you're having is that motherboard is a little finicy when you
only have 1 video card on it. I had the exact same mobo and only 1 video card
in it and it kept restarting on me. I switched over to the Abit Fatility
board. It is a much better board in my opinion and it's a little cheaper.

 

[Guest]

My problem is very similar. I am either working on something or the system
is sitting idle. It will just reboot with no warning. I get a blue screen
with text on it for about 1 second, then it goes black. I don't have time to
read the screen. When it comes back on it wants to send an error report
that, in turn, triggers a browser window that tells me that it is a driver
problem but that it cannot be identified a this time and that Microsoft is
working on the problem. I have also been through all my drivers and upgraded
everything that I can find. Anyone have any ideas?

 

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wow, I'm glad that i'm not the only one with this problem. I had a
feeling that it may be the drivers, but I'm still suspicious of my
memory. All the mem tests i run seem to check out fine, no problems.
except for Prime95 which doesnt want to run the torture test because of
a "hardware failure" which i cannot understand as at the time my
computer is runnin stable.