when reformatting harddrive it shutdown itself

[LVTravel]

If the computer turns off is it Overheating? Open the case if desktop and
gently blow it out with the exhaust from a vacuum if dusty. When turned on
check the internal fans with the case open, does the fan on the CPU and all
other fans turn on. With the case open does it still shut down? If it
stays running with the case open to allow cooling, it is almost certainly an
overheating problem.

If the bios has the ability to monitor the temperature of the CPU (check the
manual), close the case and go into the bios and monitor the cpu's
temperature. Is it rising above the setpoint? If so something in the
cooling system of the case is bad.

 

[Guest]

hi, I am having problem reformatting my brother's computer.....before
reformatting, he continuously having this problem of the computer shut down
itself automatically without any warnings....then i figure i should just
reformat his whole computer to solve the problem....however, when i begin to
reformat, i get to the point where the winxp begins to reformat, then all of
the sudden the computer turn of itself....

Can anyone help me plz.....or at least direct me in how to solve it.....

Thx

 

[Wislu Plethora]

-----Original Message-----
hi, I am having problem reformatting my brother's computer.....before
reformatting, he continuously having this problem of the computer shut down
itself automatically without any warnings....then i figure i should just
reformat his whole computer to solve the

problem....however, when i begin to

reformat, i get to the point where the winxp begins to reformat, then all of
the sudden the computer turn of itself....

Can anyone help me plz.....or at least direct me in how to solve it.....

Thx
.

This means that reformatting won't solve a hardware
problem, which is what you probably have when the computer
"turn of itself." Check for overheating, bad RAM, a bad
power supply, etc.

 

[Guest]

Thx alot guys, i will try it tonite......

 

[Plato]

hi, I am having problem reformatting my brother's computer.....before
reformatting, he continuously having this problem of the computer shut down
itself automatically without any warnings....then i figure i should just

Power supply fan working? CPU fan working?

 

[Ken Blake]

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hi, I am having problem reformatting my brother's
computer.....before
reformatting, he continuously having this problem of the
computer
shut down itself automatically without any warnings....then i
figure
i should just reformat his whole computer to solve the
problem...

A poor decision, unfortunately. That's hardly ever the right
answer to any problem.

What you should have done is turn off the option that makes it
reboot instead of displaying a blue screen. Then you would have
had diagnostic information that would have helped solve the
problem.

however, when i begin to reformat, i get to the point
where the winxp begins to reformat, then all of the sudden the
computer turn of itself....

Can anyone help me plz.....or at least direct me in how to
solve
it.....

It's a lot harder to solve now, but I would suspect a hardware
problem. The first things to check are

.. bad, improprely installed, or mismatched RAM

.. overheating

.. flaky or indequate power supply.

 

[Plato]

What you should have done is turn off the option that makes it
reboot instead of displaying a blue screen. Then you would have
had diagnostic information that would have helped solve the
problem.

http://www.bootdisk.com/xptop15.htm#6

 

[Lester Stiefel]

If the computer turns off is it Overheating? Open the case if desktop and
gently blow it out with the exhaust from a vacuum if dusty. When turned on
check the internal fans with the case open, does the fan on the CPU and all
other fans turn on. With the case open does it still shut down? If it
stays running with the case open to allow cooling, it is almost certainly an
overheating problem.

If the bios has the ability to monitor the temperature of the CPU (check the
manual), close the case and go into the bios and monitor the cpu's
temperature. Is it rising above the setpoint? If so something in the
cooling system of the case is bad.

Also check if the air from the CPU fan is coming back towards your hand
-if so shut the system down, remove CPU fan from heatsink and flip it over.
The air should be forced down to the CPU and out the fins.