Spontaneous reboots

[Guest]

Hi All,

I think my PC is in deep trouble and I could use some advise about how to
troubleshoot what the heck is going on. It's a custom ASUS P4 3.GHz, 1 GB
RAM, 2-160 GB HDs, running XP Pro.

Once or twice a day, the thing just shuts down and reboots. It can happen in
mid-keystroke, or it can happen while it's just sitting there idling, with
no application activity. I've checked the Event Viewer there is absolutely
nothing out of the ordinary there. No errors or warnings of any kind.

I backup all my data every night, so I won't loose much if it decides to die
altogether, but this PC is in a dangerous state and needs help!

Thanks,

Phideaux

 

[DJ Borell]

Hi All,

I think my PC is in deep trouble and I could use some advise about how to
troubleshoot what the heck is going on. It's a custom ASUS P4 3.GHz, 1 GB
RAM, 2-160 GB HDs, running XP Pro.

Once or twice a day, the thing just shuts down and reboots. It can happen
in
mid-keystroke, or it can happen while it's just sitting there idling, with
no application activity. I've checked the Event Viewer there is absolutely
nothing out of the ordinary there. No errors or warnings of any kind.

Use a system monitoring tools such as Motherboard Monitor (freeware but less
user-inuitive) or HMonitor (shareware but more user-intuitive) to check your
power supply, fan speeds and temperatures. A system overheating will cause
spontaneous reboots without error messages.

 

[Guest]

hiya..............first off ..have you ran a virus scan?...or ran an
ad-ware/spyware check?......if so have you checked for HDD errors?...go to
start/run..type chkdsk ..windows will now perform a check on your
drive/s.....also try a defrag on the drive that may help...

 

[MGGP]

Try this: Right-click on My Computer, go to Properties,
Advanced, Settings (next to Startup & Recovery) and un-
check the box marked Automatically Restart under System
Failure, then click on OK. This way you MAY get an error
message the next time it happens that will give you a clue.

Could be hardware (RAM, video card, etc.), could be a
driver for the net card or the video card, could be a
short in a power subsystem, but there IS a reason this is
happening and it can be resolved by an intelligent human
being.

Good Luck !

 

[Guest]

Thanks all, for the suggestions. I'll work on it tonight.

Phideaux