I recently upgraded my 80GB hard drive to a 250GB hard drive and ever since then my computer takes like 10 min to start and is randmly shutting down when I am in the middle of soemthing. I also tryed connecting my 80GB back in and the same things are happening.
2007-01-19 13:01:35 · 9 answers · asked by Vino K 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
Random shutdowns can also be caused by excess heat. I would download a temperature monitor like Motherboard Monitor or Speedfan and see what sort of temps you are getting in your case and from your CPU. If your temps are exceeding 60 degrees, you got even more trouble on the horizon.
Seeing as you are having the same problem with your OLD hard drive, it would make sense that something has happened to your system, unrelated to software. It definately sounds like hardware given the few details. Perhaps a bent pin on the hard drive connecotors, or a bad hard drive cable. I really don't know the symptoms of a bad cable, but always start with the cheapest fix's first.
Another possibility is that your PSU is in its death throws. Barely supplying enough voltage or current to get things going, then sputtering. IF the 80gb hard drive went back in and worked flawlessly, you could blame either the new drive or the software loaded on it, but since its choking too.......
2007-01-19 13:28:07 · answer #1 · answered by crashoften 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Please pull out the AC plug, open the computer.
Re-seat all plugs and conectors. Be firm but gentle. Press all connectors to make sure they are seated fully.
Something is sucking power, and usually that would be a loose connector, heating up, making high resistance which means higher current draw, which loads down the PSU. Thus, those symptoms.
Another cause is that the PSU has gone marginal, and can't put out the required power your system needs, with the larger hard drive pulling about double the current of the old drive. A coincidence of a loaded PSU and if it is a year or more old, are all the fans spinning at their full speed? Feel the exhaust, is it full and warm?
When you buy the new PSU, get the biggest you can afford. Most are really rated at twice what they are capable of putting out.
2007-01-19 13:47:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Click on Start | Run
2. Type eventvwr
3. When the Event View pops up look for Application and System events that have Red "X"'s.
This may give you an idea if there is an application problem. Windows can be configured to Automatically restart when a critical problem occurs. The setting is under the Advanced tab in the My Computer, Properties applet.
If the computer is not set to restart it would typically Blue Screen.
You can also try starting in safe mode. If the computer does not shutdown than you have probably ruled out hardware problems.
2007-01-19 13:08:14 · answer #3 · answered by Shawn H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Generally this slow start up syndrome is caused by to many programs trying to auto-start upon start up, i.e. your anti-virus,real player, and other unwanted crap that just runs in the background taking up RAM, it has nothing to do with your hard drive! If you have installed a new virus,spywaregaurd,etc. that you want then you have to live with the slow down. If not you can look at tools>manage ad ons if something doesn't look right in here for what you use then delete it. start with this!
2007-01-19 13:25:29 · answer #4 · answered by snjl67 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think i once a prof. told me pc's sometimes restart when being overheated as a safety percasion, it could because your new hard drive it and generates more heat because of its specs therefore a hard drive fan mite be a good idea try using "everest" to check you pc temp or you can do in the BIOS when your resarting i blv you press f11 or f2 one of the 2, also i would follow what shawn said!
2007-01-19 13:30:02 · answer #5 · answered by jimmy6067 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what i think has happened is that during the process of changing hard drives you my have dameged some vital part tus causing all the weird shut downs or late start ups. also try taking it to future shop they have computer fixing you can ask them.
2007-01-19 13:05:41 · answer #6 · answered by Superman 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
since data has to be saved in both hard drives...it will happen and u may try out reinstalling the system
2007-01-19 13:06:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the power cord or the hard drive may be broken u may be kicking the plug or you may have a worm or trogen
2007-01-19 13:07:04 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
try cleaing or replacing you cpu fan :)
2007-01-19 14:00:24 · answer #9 · answered by deano 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋