Computer Restarting Randomly?!

[Gratz]

Hey.. Ive had this problem for a while now my PC just restarts for no reason randomly..

 

 

 

Can someone help please

 

 

 

Thanks

[Guest TaDaraCampbell]

its a bug more than likely... but i dont know what to do other than to try to clean and quarentine/delete the bug on ur computer by running a computer thing like McAfee

[____]

Sounds like hardware problems.

 

Do you have it set to show the stop errors, rather than restarting when an error occurs?

 

 

 

 

 

1. Open Control Panel.

 

2. Click on Performance and Maintenance.

 

3. Click on System.

 

4. Click on the Advanced tab.

 

5. Click on the error-reporting button.

 

6. Select Enable Error Reporting.

 

7. Check Windows Operating System.

 

8. Check Programs.

 

9. Click the Chose Programs Button.

 

10. Select All Programs.

 

11. Click OK.

 

12. Click OK.

 

13. Click Apply.

 

14. Click OK.

 

 

 

Next time it happens, you'll get a blue screen (BSOD) with an error message and some hex values like:

 

 

 

0x00033133 (0x... 0x... 0x... 0x...)

 

 

 

write down the hex values and the file that the error refers to (if applicable) and post it here.

[Anesthesia]

You won't get any BSOD if it's a PSU (power supply) problem, in which case you'll need a new PSU. Unfortunately it's hard to test to see if it is the PSU, the only way I can think of off the top of my head is trying a replacement.

[____]

If you have BSOD enabled, and it's rebooting - I think I'd be safe to assume that it is most likely the PSU :P

 

At which point, you'd throw it in another machine and try it out :)

[Mercifull]

If you have BSOD enabled, and it's rebooting - I think I'd be safe to assume that it is most likely the PSU :P

 

At which point, you'd throw it in another machine and try it out :)

I personally woudlnt use a possibly faulty PSU in an otherwise healthy machine just to test. Id put a working PSU into the computer that keeps turning off to test. If all works fine then dispose of the dodgy PSU and get a new one.

[____]

:-w

 

 

 

 

 

Close enough :P

[Gratz]

First off thanks to everyone for the quick replys and your advice.

 

 

 

Someone a while ago told me it might be the PSU so i brought a 550W new PSU and it still reset so i know its not the PSU.

 

 

 

Sounds like hardware problems.

 

Do you have it set to show the stop errors, rather than restarting when an error occurs?

 

 

 

 

 

1. Open Control Panel.

 

2. Click on Performance and Maintenance.

 

3. Click on System.

 

4. Click on the Advanced tab.

 

5. Click on the error-reporting button.

 

6. Select Enable Error Reporting.

 

7. Check Windows Operating System.

 

8. Check Programs.

 

9. Click the Chose Programs Button.

 

10. Select All Programs.

 

11. Click OK.

 

12. Click OK.

 

13. Click Apply.

 

14. Click OK.

 

 

 

Next time it happens, you'll get a blue screen (BSOD) with an error message and some hex values like:

 

 

 

0x00033133 (0x... 0x... 0x... 0x...)

 

 

 

write down the hex values and the file that the error refers to (if applicable) and post it here.

 

 

 

I am pleased you said this because not so long ago after my PC rebooted it came up with a error box with all the 0x0003131 stuff but i cant rember what it was. I dont get any errors come up like that any more.. do you have anyclue what it could be?

 

 

 

Thanks

 

 

 

=Gratz

[Nathan1993]

This is easy!!!

 

 

 

Your computer is getting too hot. Just get some new fans, a new heatsink and fan for your processor, and you will be good.

 

 

 

Fans. Fans. Fans.

 

 

 

Or, if you want to be really cool, get water-cooling. It looks cool, works great, but it is a little expensive.

 

 

 

Or, just go with some simple, easy fans. Don't waste your money on cheapy fans. Get some really good ones (I suggest newegg.com).

[Gratz]

This is easy!!!

 

 

 

Your computer is getting too hot. Just get some new fans, a new heatsink and fan for your processor, and you will be good.

 

 

 

Fans. Fans. Fans.

 

 

 

Or, if you want to be really cool, get water-cooling. It looks cool, works great, but it is a little expensive.

 

 

 

Or, just go with some simple, easy fans. Don't waste your money on cheapy fans. Get some really good ones (I suggest newegg.com).

 

 

 

Thanks for your help but its not overheating..

 

 

 

I have just brought a new Evo 120 CPU fan

 

 

 

P180 case with 5 case fans and seprate chambers for things like the psu so the heat cant travel

 

 

 

I also have a temp monitor and nothing is overheating...

 

 

 

Thanks anyway

[Stuart_G]

If you just bought a new CPU fan, it might be worthwhile going back and making sure that its seated right and is in proper contact with the CPU.

[Gratz]

If you just bought a new CPU fan, it might be worthwhile going back and making sure that its seated right and is in proper contact with the CPU.

 

 

 

I did :P

[____]

This is easy!!!

 

 

 

Your computer is getting too hot. Just get some new fans, a new heatsink and fan for your processor, and you will be good.

 

 

 

Fans. Fans. Fans.

 

 

 

Or, if you want to be really cool, get water-cooling. It looks cool, works great, but it is a little expensive.

 

 

 

Or, just go with some simple, easy fans. Don't waste your money on cheapy fans. Get some really good ones (I suggest newegg.com).

 

No.

 

 

 

Random reboots and be almost anything. Over heating is going to shut it down completely.

 

The default bios settings are generally configured to shut it down when it reaches x temperature. Rebooting does nothing to rectify the problem since it would've had no time to cool down.

 

 

 

Your theory = flawed.