Name that problem

[SHIPPOU]

ah, how wonderfull to have to deal with a compleatly crashed computer.

 

 

 

What caused the crash? I was doind win updates, and my system shut it's self down.

 

 

 

You may asume it's a virus or spyware, but is wasn't/isn't.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Any way, after 3 trys, I restored the system.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The ongoing problem for me is this.

 

 

 

My HP pavilion a305w loves to do 1 of 2 things randomy..doesn't mater what I am do ing (or not), doesn't mater what "mode" I'm in, I don't evan have to be running windows (it's crashed when I was in the bios controle pannel)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The most common thing this 'puter does is reboot, again doesn't mater what I am doing, and it isn't virus or spyware...the system is not overheating..sometimes several times in a row (not a virus)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a month ago, the computer has been starting to playing a new trick on me.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

again doesn't matter what I am doing, or not doing, bla, bla, bla...

 

 

 

it will sort of shut off. the power light will turn orange-ish yellow (from it's normal blue), and the activity light will be sollid...and the computer isn't prosessing anything.....the moniter also goes into hybernation....every thing is locked out (keybord, mouse, e.t.c.)

 

 

 

The only way to shut it off, or reboot, is to unplug it from the wall w8 2 minutes, and plug back in, nothing else works...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Any body take a crack at what is going on?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The people who don't read the post, and surgest viruses, scumware, or overheating, will be tossed out the window.

[Phil]

Could be a number of hardware problems (bad cpu, loose connections etc)

 

 

 

Have you been changing anyting in your computer recently?

[just1vet]

I think the most likly cuprit is a power supply.

[Phil]

I think the most likly cuprit is a power supply.

 

 

 

Heh, I meant to write psu in my last reply, but somehow I wrote cpu instead :S

[zonda]

Sounds like it may be overheating and shutting down to prefent permanent damage.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Open your case, and then try having your computer turned on for a while... if it shuts down let a fan blow cool air on in and then start the computer up with a fan blowing air on it....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In the case that is STILL shuts down, it would have to be a hardware problem, I would guess... like already stated, a loose connection, harddrive, and possibly the PSU

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note: If it IS indeed overheating, pick up a few case fans from your local computer shop for $5 :wink:

[just1vet]

Still think it's the power supply. I have had them test good on the tester but they were still bad. Could be also be your mother board is getting ready to wave goodbye.

[____]

I'd put my money on the PSU aswell. All the signs seem to point in that direction.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Check it out in another box. If it runs fine there, then you might be looking at a new motherboard. Only other item which would cause it to shutdown/reboot while in BIOS.

[SHIPPOU]

...looks at power suply....I'll get another one later this week and try it

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

zonda, you are the first I get to throw out the window.

 

 

 

I have had the side off, and a fan blowing into the box and it still reboots.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

as I sayed befor it isn't overheating.

[zonda]

...looks at power suply....I'll get another one later this week and try it

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

zonda, you are the first I get to throw out the window.

 

 

 

I have had the side off, and a fan blowing into the box and it still reboots.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

as I sayed befor it isn't overheating.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yay, I get to go out the window you loseres! Muhahahha :wink:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No, I just meerly wanted to double check :wink:

 

 

 

Now we know, see?? This is no different then programming, you gotta test different things to find out what will make it work untill you finally get the solution

[runesmithie]

...looks at power suply....I'll get another one later this week and try it

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

zonda, you are the first I get to throw out the window.

 

 

 

I have had the side off, and a fan blowing into the box and it still reboots.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

as I sayed befor it isn't overheating.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Have you run something akin to Motherboard Monitor or something else that keeps track of heat?

[zonda]

 

...looks at power suply....I'll get another one later this week and try it

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

zonda, you are the first I get to throw out the window.

 

 

 

I have had the side off, and a fan blowing into the box and it still reboots.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

as I sayed befor it isn't overheating.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Have you run something akin to Motherboard Monitor or something else that keeps track of heat?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Doesn't matter, it wouldn't be over heating with the case off and a fan blowing on it.

[runesmithie]

 

 

...looks at power suply....I'll get another one later this week and try it

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

zonda, you are the first I get to throw out the window.

 

 

 

I have had the side off, and a fan blowing into the box and it still reboots.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

as I sayed befor it isn't overheating.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Have you run something akin to Motherboard Monitor or something else that keeps track of heat?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Doesn't matter, it wouldn't be over heating with the case off and a fan blowing on it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First of all, fans don't cool stuff down. They evaporate sweat which makes us feel cold ;) AFAIK fans in cases are used to keep dust from settling

[zonda]

 

 

 

...looks at power suply....I'll get another one later this week and try it

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

zonda, you are the first I get to throw out the window.

 

 

 

I have had the side off, and a fan blowing into the box and it still reboots.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

as I sayed befor it isn't overheating.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Have you run something akin to Motherboard Monitor or something else that keeps track of heat?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Doesn't matter, it wouldn't be over heating with the case off and a fan blowing on it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First of all, fans don't cool stuff down. They evaporate sweat which makes us feel cold ;) AFAIK fans in cases are used to keep dust from settling

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oh.... right.... so why don't you try to take all your fans out of your case and see what happens, okay?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fans keep components cool, and take hot air out while brining cool air in. Dust has absolutly nothing to do with it, in fact most cases have an unbelievable ammount of dust in them.... kind of stange that they also have fans, huh? Not to mention dust really isn' that large of a problem in a computer... but overheating is. I have a hard time believing anyone would even think that :shock:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Computers can run like 140 degree's farenheit if you don't have a fan or heatsink in it, and guess what happens? Silicon chips melt or fry, and you can say bye bye

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I am astounded at this ignorace... wow