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August 31st, 2003, 07:59 PM
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Does anyone else's computer restart suddenly while you're just sitting there? About five minutes ago I was just sitting here surfing the web, and all of a sudden it restarts out of nowhere. I have XP Pro, and its an hunk of junk e machines. Any feedback would be appreciated. | 
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August 31st, 2003, 08:02 PM
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Suspect the following:
1) Power Supply
2) RAM
3) Loose connections - hdd, video card, sound card,.....
4) Bad sectors on drive
5) Corruption of critical system files (virus...)
6) All of the above.
Please give some more details so we can analyze the situation. | |
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August 31st, 2003, 08:04 PM
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Mine does!!! And I've never been able to figure out the reason! | |
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August 31st, 2003, 08:05 PM
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I would suspect heat first.
Check to make sure your PSU fan is turning.
Take the side(s) off the case. If it doesn't reboot again, then you know it's heat. | |
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August 31st, 2003, 08:07 PM
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search for a file called msblast.exe on your hard drive. there has been a nasty worm going round for a while which will cause this. run a firewall and antivirus program as a matter of routine. | |
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August 31st, 2003, 08:10 PM
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well...my cpu temp is like 150-170 degrees ferinhiet, is that cool? | |
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August 31st, 2003, 08:12 PM
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Uh, no, that ain't "cool". You got some serious heat going on there.
Take the side(s) off and see if your temp doesn't drop. It should, like a rock.
Do you have a HSF or just HS on your CPU?
Put your hand on top of your case towards the rear. If it's real hot, then your PSU fan is probably shot. Don't try to replace it, replace the whole PSU. | |
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August 31st, 2003, 08:17 PM
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Athlon 64 3400+ (22-28*C)
ECS 755-A2 1.1B Bios
40GB & 80GB Internal HDD
160GB External HDD
Corsair 2GB PC3200 RAM
ATI AIW Radeon 9600 128MB 8X | |
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August 31st, 2003, 08:20 PM
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| Quote: Originally posted by XxCowOfChaosxX
well...my cpu temp is like 150-170 degrees ferinhiet, is that cool? | Well, now I am confused. Are we responding to this problem or the one originally posted by The Real Bingo? | |
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August 31st, 2003, 08:29 PM
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| Quote: Originally posted by shahani
Well, now I am confused. Are we responding to this problem or the one originally posted by The Real Bingo? | Ditto, and also, real bingo, you might have the blaster virus, go to micro$oft's website and grab a fix for it | |
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