rebooting randomly

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bob

My home system (xp pro) has begun, in the last week,
rebooting randomly. In the morning, it will have rebooted
overnight. It might reboot at any moment. This morning,
when I clicked to open ther internet, it rebooted!

Is this common? Is there a solution? Any help
appreciated. I looked in the knowledgebase, but couldn't
find the help I need.

Thanks.
 
Hi Bob,

Random reboots are often a sign of over-heating. Things you can do:

1) Open the case and make sure all fans are operating, especially the cpu
fan. While you're in there, get a can of compressed air and blow out the
dust bunnies.

2) Make sure the drive tower is well ventilated and not stuck in some
department store computer desk pc cabinet with only a little vent hole in
the back.

3) Visit a local pc shop and have them add an intake or exhaust fan. This is
not something you should do on your own unless you are familiar with the air
circulation pattern inside your machine. Adding a fan can be
counterproductive if not done correctly.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
 
Rick said:
Hi Bob,

Random reboots are often a sign of over-heating. Things you can do:

1) Open the case and make sure all fans are operating, especially the
cpu fan. While you're in there, get a can of compressed air and blow
out the dust bunnies.

2) Make sure the drive tower is well ventilated and not stuck in some
department store computer desk pc cabinet with only a little vent
hole in the back.

3) Visit a local pc shop and have them add an intake or exhaust fan.
This is not something you should do on your own unless you are
familiar with the air circulation pattern inside your machine. Adding
a fan can be counterproductive if not done correctly.
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Or, it could be that there's something causing an issue . Start > right
click My Computer > Properties > Advanced tab > Startup and Recovery >
Settings > Uncheck 'Automatically restart'. Next time it reboots it'll BSOD.
Post the contents of that BSOD here.
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