Why does my computer turn itself off?

Question

Hi, my computer has a tendency to turn itself off and back on again sometimes. It has only started doing this since I upgraded my memory to 1Gb from a 256MB. Any ideas?
Thanks

Answer 1

May be buggy or damaged memory. You also might have the memory timing settings incorrectly set for the memory in your BIOS. or it might be an unrelated overheating problem developed after you opened your case. Try the old RAM and see if the problem goes away.

Make sure that your CPU fan is not unplugged, make sure that it is clean. Check the system temperature with a software utility to make sure your computer is not overheating. If your fan has died you can find a new one here:

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Good Luck....

Answer 2

The usual causes for random shutdowns are:
1)Overheating triggers auto-shutdown to protect the CPU;
2)Memory module going bad;
3)Power supply going bad.

Answer 3

Go to CONTROL panel and check to c if your computer is set to turn itself off.,

Answer 4

Check your computer mfgr. or Video Card mfgr. for video driver updates. Out of date video drivers is the most common reason for this problem.

Answer 5

this happend to me a while back the problum was overheating i fixed it by buying a bigger power supply...the power supply would not fit in the prongs i had to tie it with a cable tie to the outside of my comp.

Answer 6

Did a company upgade it.if they did get them out to check your computer.Good Luck

Answer 7

Check out comands it might be the new settings

Answer 8

Maybe it's tired and Sunday is the day of rest

Answer 9

it could have a virus

Answer 10

virus