Sudden shutdown

[Erdna]

A couple of times in a week my xp pc suddenly shuts down. When restarting it
get a CHKDSK. Although enabled I don't get any information (bleu screen,
event log..). Could a HDD failure do this without leaving any trace?
Thanks for any advise

 

[Don Phillipson]

A couple of times in a week my xp pc suddenly shuts down. When restarting it
get a CHKDSK.

This is normal, when restart occurs after abnormal shutdown.

Although enabled I don't get any information (bleu screen, event log..).

Insufficient information: we do not know how your utilities are configured.

Could a HDD failure do this without leaving any trace?

Probably not: but HDD failures seldom cause unordered shutdown:
a more likely cause is a failing Power Supply Unit (easily tested and
cheaply replaced in a desktop.)

 

[Malke]

A couple of times in a week my xp pc suddenly shuts down. When restarting
it get a CHKDSK. Although enabled I don't get any information (bleu
screen, event log..). Could a HDD failure do this without leaving any
trace? Thanks for any advise

Hardware failure could do this and commonly does. If it is automatically
restarting (your post is ambiguous in this regard), change that behavior so
you can get a Stop Error (blue screen). Then you can research it at the
link below or post the details here for more help.

Control Panel>System>Advanced>Startup and Recovery>Settings and under System
Failure uncheck "Automatically Restart".

http://www.aumha.org/win5/kbestop.htm - Stop Errors

Hardware troubleshooting:
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Hardware_Tshoot

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
BigComputerStore/GeekSquad). If possible, have all your data backed up
before you take the machine into a shop.

Malke