944,033 Members | Top Members by Rank

Ad:
Sep 6th, 2004
0

home built comp keeps on restarting, help please!

Expand Post »
hi, i have no idea why my home built computer keeps on restarting. i will try to leave all the necessary information, please ask me if you want any other information to help me figure this out!

motherboard: msi k8n neo nvidia nforce 3 250Gb chipset
ram: mushkin 512mb pc3200 at 400mhz
harddrive: seagate 120gb
power: 350 watt
processor: amd athlon 64 3200+ 754 socket
windows type: windows xp professional with service pack 2
video card: nvidia geforce 6800 agp

yea so, for some reason the computer kept on restarting itself every so often. everything would suddenly just restart, as if i had pressed the restart button. sometimes it would be hours before a restart, other times, just minutes. i checked the CPU temperature after, and its around 40 celcius, i dont know if thats the problem. iif you can, please help, thank you.
Similar Threads
Reputation Points: 10
Solved Threads: 0
Newbie Poster
darky is offline Offline
2 posts
since Sep 2004
Sep 6th, 2004
0

Re: home built comp keeps on restarting, help please!

That CPU temp is fine, I doubt that is your problem.

Do you have up to date Antivirus protection? Have you checked your system for virii, or spyware recently? Some virii lately will make your machine reboot. You might take a look in the Security forum, and read the following topic:

http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread5690.html

Another thing: Have you installed anything new lately? Like new software? Windows XP Service Pack 2? (Read this if you just installed SP2 and started having this problem: http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread10031.html).

If you're sure you have current virus protection, and aren't infected with something, or loaded with spyware, you might consider checking all your cards and connectors inside the case, (Video cards, sound cards, modems, memory, hard disk cables, etc), to be sure nothing has worked loose, as that can cause intermittant reboots, especially as the PC heats up and parts expand. (I usually actually remove the cards and hard disk cables from the slots, then reinsert them to insure I'm getting good connections).

Hope some of this helps.
Reputation Points: 15
Solved Threads: 6
Unverified User
DuncanIdaho is offline Offline
277 posts
since Aug 2004
Sep 6th, 2004
0

Re: home built comp keeps on restarting, help please!

Thanks! I'll check up on all of this soon
Reputation Points: 10
Solved Threads: 0
Newbie Poster
darky is offline Offline
2 posts
since Sep 2004

This thread is more than three months old

No one has posted to this discussion for at least three months. Please let old threads die and do not reply to them unless you feel you have something new and valuable to contribute that absolutely must be added to make the discussion complete. Otherwise, please start a new thread in this forum instead.
Message:
Previous Thread in Troubleshooting Dead Machines Forum Timeline: atacom.com
Next Thread in Troubleshooting Dead Machines Forum Timeline: printer's 'no paper in paper tray' problem





About Us | Contact Us | Advertise | Acceptable Use Policy
Forum Index | Build Custom RSS Feed


Follow us on Twitter


© 2011 DaniWeb® LLC