Computer keeps turning off?

Question

I have an emachines with Windows XP and a AMD Athlon 64 3800+ Processor. 1024 Mb RAM. And It keeps turning off.. alot. I thought it had something to do with the electricity in our house. Because if my parents turn on a coffee pot, light, microwave etc my computer will turn off. If nearly every single thing is off, it will work for hours. Also any other thing I plug in the same plugs (we have tried many around the house) they all work fine. TV's, Radio's etc all work perfect. So I am trying to determine is it the computer, is there a setting I can change, or is it most likely the electricity/breakers?

Answer 1

when somthin else is plugged in, the computer finds it is not getting the minimum voltage it needs and automaticall shuts down. i suggest having someone come out and wire a new outlet to your comp. from your main line on a new breaker with heavy duty everything.

or you could get a UPS backup system. im not gonna explain what it is, but if the power goes to low it will kick in. look it up on google


good luck

Answer 2

It may not be the electricity. Some of the older motherboards in pcs came with capaciters with a limited current flow. The capaciters start to bulge at the top and when they bulge too much then your computer shuts downs because the voltage is too uneven. So you might want to check the capaciters on your motherboard.

Answer 3

First 2 answers may have you covered.
Take the side panel off and be sure the cooling fan running on your CPU. I like AMD, personal preference. But, they like to get hot, like some women I know. I have a nice ThermalTake Heatsink and fan keeping mine cooled down.
IF, you have installed a graphics card, they like power and could be putting a strain on your power supply. If, it a stock 350-400 Watt, it may be need a "Timeout". I running a 500 Watt and to me it weak, so, I keep things mellow until next month I get a 650 Watt ThermalTake Pure Power.

Answer 4

it ought to truthfully be a CPU fan malfunction... If the CPU fan isn't at complete ability, or isn't working in any respect, the computing device will close off devoid of warning. it must be an overheating situation to boot (with reference to the above), make advantageous the computing device isn't crammed right into a corner or placed next to a warmth source.

Answer 5

My brother has an emachines with Windows XP as well. It's Windows. Windows sucks. Get Linux or Mac.
Sometimes his keeps shutting down and sometimes it won't so he has to unplug it.

Answer 6

try checking your logs.

right click on my computer, then manage. double click on event manager, then check out system and application logs. see if you see a red mark that indicates that a program may be causing your computer to crash, thereby resetting your computer.

if not, it could be many number of things.

bad power - try connecting your computer to a UPS/battery backup. it could be that you're having brownouts.

bad power supply. by your description, you should have at least a 450watt power supply. If not, i suggest upgrading

bad board - bad motherboard can cause frequent resets

it's not easy to trace this problem. I've had this issue with many computers before and they all seem to be different. i had several computers with faulty power supply, though. they seem to be using cheap power supplies lately, especially with cheaper computers such as emachine.

good luck.

Answer 7

FIRST CALL POWER COMPY THEN CALL COMPUTER PERSON IN DO NOT AFTER THAT THEN JUKE IT BUY NEW ONE