Uh Oh

[kaiweiler]

Hey guys,
i got a prob and i'm really confused on what it could be...
okay, so my pc has been on all day alright? and since i turned it on this morning, it has randomly restarted twice. just while I am surfing the net, and last time while typing some shit in word, and i have no idea why.
it just restarts with no warning at all, today is the first day it's happened too
havnt installed any new devices,
havn't updated/changed any drivers,
and it's not the over temp protect thing cuz my cpu hasn't even reached 50 all day and i have my temp protect on 70 i believe....
so does anyone know why my comp is being retarted and just randomly restarting on me?!? :blink:

[SingaBoiy]

Virus...spyware...new updates...virtual memory... could be a number of things. Best thing to do would be to make a checklist. Does it restart after being on so long? Cause then it be a hidden prog running.

Try start your computer w/ only a few things running. Start> Run> msconfig> Startup> Disable All and then pick only what you need running.

[gungrave]

Originally posted by kaiweiler@10 April 2004 - 03:35
Hey guys,
i got a prob and i'm really confused on what it could be...
okay, so my pc has been on all day alright? and since i turned it on this morning, it has randomly restarted twice. just while I am surfing the net, and last time while typing some shit in word, and i have no idea why.
it just restarts with no warning at all, today is the first day it's happened too
havnt installed any new devices,
havn't updated/changed any drivers,
and it's not the over temp protect thing cuz my cpu hasn't even reached 50 all day and i have my temp protect on 70 i believe....
so does anyone know why my comp is being retarted and just randomly restarting on me?!? :blink:
have u played with any thing inside ur case at all?

[kaiweiler]

Originally posted by SingaBoiy@9 April 2004 - 23:48
Virus...spyware...new updates...virtual memory... could be a number of things. Best thing to do would be to make a checklist. Does it restart after being on so long? Cause then it be a hidden prog running.

Try start your computer w/ only a few things running. Start> Run> msconfig> Startup> Disable All and then pick only what you need running.
i've done most of that already, other then measure the time intervals between restarts
i've already done msconfig and disabled all except what i need as i was just doing some benchmarks earlier today and only wanted as little as possible running
also removed all spyware before benches, did a full defrag of both drives, and did a full system virus scan, so my comp is completely healthy....

@gungrave - of coarse :P , but nothing to make my comp randomly restart...

[SingaBoiy]

You get any error when it restarts?
Go into your bios and check you voltage and see if any are off. Im sertain that if they are too far off, it'll shut it down.

[Virtualbody1234]

Disable the Automatic Restart.

Start>Right click on 'My Computer'>select Properties>Advanced tab>Startup and Recovery-settings>Remove the checkmark from: [ ] Automatically Restart and click 'ok'.

Now instead of the computer restarting you will get an error message to solve the trouble.

[gungrave]

mine randomly restarted when i ripped the wire for my hard drive. check that.
all so my bros been saying his has been restarting randomly he says hes broken his ram lol

[AcID ZeR0]

I use to have that problem kaiweiler, it drove me up the wall as I tried everything from formatting - underclocking to swapping the PSU.
It turned out to be bad drivers on my cable modem.

[Keikan]

Ya when it restarts it's actually a blu screen o death if you don't auto restart u will get error details

[kaiweiler]

Originally posted by Virtualbody1234@10 April 2004 - 00:25
Disable the Automatic Restart.

Start>Right click on 'My Computer'>select Properties>Advanced tab>Startup and Recovery-settings>Remove the checkmark from: [ ] Automatically Restart and click 'ok'.

Now instead of the computer restarting you will get an error message to solve the trouble.
alright, i just did this, and it just restarted anyway! no error or anything...

[Chewie]

PSU by the sound of it. Certainly it must be hardware and since your temps are OK your CPU & chipset should be OK.
If it was anything in Windows, you'd get a BSOD or warning.

[kaiweiler]

Originally posted by Chewie UK@11 April 2004 - 17:37
PSU by the sound of it. Certainly it must be hardware and since your temps are OK your CPU & chipset should be OK.
If it was anything in Windows, you'd get a BSOD or warning.
just got a new psu maybe 2 weeks ago, seems to be running fine by the looks of it
it's 450watts for the specs in my sig, should easily be enough
and it doesnt even only restart when using alot of power, sometimes it's just idling or while checking email or anything

[AcID ZeR0]

Thats very strange, No matter what the error is you normally get a BSoD from what it sounds like it's actually just cutting straight out due to the lack of power.

Did it restart before you changed your PSU, And have you checked the leads for any breaks in the wire at all?

[AcID ZeR0]

You've proberly already had this suggestion already but have you tried running it without any additional hardware like usb or pci cards?

[kaiweiler]

Originally posted by AcID ZeR0@11 April 2004 - 18:03
Thats very strange, No matter what the error is you normally get a BSoD from what it sounds like it's actually just cutting straight out due to the lack of power.

Did it restart before you changed your PSU, And have you checked the leads for any breaks in the wire at all?
it never cut out before, but it just started maybe 3 days ago and ive had this psu for about 2 weeks i'd say...

[tesco]

Originally posted by kaiweiler+11 April 2004 - 17:14--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (kaiweiler @ 11 April 2004 - 17:14)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-AcID ZeR0@11 April 2004 - 18:03
Thats very strange, No matter what the error is you normally get a BSoD from what it sounds like it&#39;s actually just cutting straight out due to the lack of power.

Did it restart before you changed your PSU, And have you checked the leads for any breaks in the wire at all?
it never cut out before, but it just started maybe 3 days ago and ive had this psu for about 2 weeks i&#39;d say... [/b][/quote]
check in bios to see what your votages are at, see how far off they are.

can you try your old power supply just to see if the new one is causing the problem?

[kaiweiler]

okay, i just thought of something, i may finally have to up my vcore a bit, i&#39;ve oc&#39;ed as far as 2.28Ghz from the stock 1.83 with default vcore, that could be the problem...

[tesco]

Originally posted by kaiweiler@11 April 2004 - 17:34
okay, i just thought of something, i may finally have to up my vcore a bit, i&#39;ve oc&#39;ed as far as 2.28Ghz from the stock 1.83 with default vcore, that could be the problem...
sure try upping it a bit, but monitor those temps carefully cause they might go way up with just a little bit more voltage.

[kaiweiler]

Originally posted by ROSSCO_2004+11 April 2004 - 18:39--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (ROSSCO_2004 @ 11 April 2004 - 18:39)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-kaiweiler@11 April 2004 - 17:34
okay, i just thought of something, i may finally have to up my vcore a bit, i&#39;ve oc&#39;ed as far as 2.28Ghz from the stock 1.83 with default vcore, that could be the problem...
sure try upping it a bit, but monitor those temps carefully cause they might go way up with just a little bit more voltage. [/b][/quote]
I know :lol:
I monitor temps when changing anything at all...

[Virtualbody1234]

Originally posted by kaiweiler@11 April 2004 - 16:34
okay, i just thought of something, i may finally have to up my vcore a bit, i&#39;ve oc&#39;ed as far as 2.28Ghz from the stock 1.83 with default vcore, that could be the problem...
If you overclock then the first thing to do when problems occur is to set it back to default speeds. Try it at stock speeds and see if the same restarting problem is still there.