PC Reboots on its own 1

[austinh]

A pc reboots on its own without any reason. What can I check. I remember reading about some symtom like that but I forgot what to check for. Someone help

 

[Dreamz]

I got the same problem just a month ago. I did 3 things:
1. Go to Control Panel, and System. Then choose "Startup and Recovery" tab. Under "System Failure" you can see "automatic restart". Untick it.
2. Make sure you have the right memory setting in BIOS. This was my major problem, make sure it is 133, 100, or 66 depend on your memory stick
3. In BIOS, there is option like halt on error -> choose none.

I hope it helps, it will be nice if you can tell the rest of us whether the suggestions are good, and how u fix the system. Thanks

 

[34534534534555]

Video has been a problem for me before: Update the drivers for the video card as well as the chipset drivers.

Hdd make sure you have all the latest drivers for this (ide controller)

 

[SQLScholar]

I had the same problem... i have changed my RAM and i am glad to say i ran the machine for 6hrs on saturday, with no crashes or turning off. It was turning off every 10mins or so.

WAYHAY ----------------------------------------
There are 2 types of computer, the prototype and the obsolete!!

 

[peptone]

A PC can reboot randomly if it overheats, say if the CPU cooling fan packs up.

 

[peptone]

Another reason for rebooting, that I've come across, is running a resource hungry Graphics Application and there is not enough RAM to cope. One way to test this is to try to copy a large amount of data, say 400 Mb, from a CD to the HDD and see if it falls over. One solution is to slow down the BUS speed in the BIOS to give the RAM a chance to keep up with the CPU.