My computer keeps restarting on it's own every 5 minutes or longer. I cleaned, refrag, error scan, virus scan, spam scan, etc. And nothing seems to help. Does anyone has the solution?
2007-03-04 11:32:29 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
in most cases this represents a hardware problem ;;the Cpu might be getting too hot.it may be worn,,or the fan is bad.for now you can open the side of the computer(usually the left side)and set up a house fan to blow inside the tower.this should work until you figure on getting a new one;;;Warning!unchecking the box that say "RESTART ON FAILURE"can cause extensive problems.this setting is to protect your computer,changing it can cause a complete burn-out.
2007-03-04 11:38:37 · answer #1 · answered by tee_rone2008 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if its an older computer it could be the power supply, or if it has windows xp there is a system setting that is ususally a default setting that causes it to restart on a major error. this happend to me and i didnt get it in time, the powersupply was bad and was workiin to hard, and then it bured up both fans on the computer and the power supply fan, then eventually melted the solder on the mother board! omg what a mess then the hard drive went. theres some ideas. the system setting to change it, right click my computer, select properties, select the adavanced tab,then down to the bottom the start up and recovery section and uncheck the box that says automatically restart, then apply or ok close out, hope that helps ya!! and you have better luck than i did! but theres some ideas
2007-03-04 11:44:51 · answer #2 · answered by icejade73 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hello, I am here to help you... But I find it funny the way you type " Does Has" in the same sentence. However, it is incorrect to say" Does has" but it is correct to say" Does have."
Anyway, I need more information to determine the best solution to your problem... I assume every 5 minutes your computer would automatically turn off by itself, even while you are using the PC... It can be various problems. However, the LCD, which is the screen, could go blank doesn't necessarily mean your computer is turned off. So, if your LCD turns off and your computer is still running, then you have a defective LCD... It is always best to replace your LCD...
Let's assume the computer completely shuts down every 5 minutes. This means your computer is overheating. They're some faulty wires inside of your computer, or maybe your CPU is detective, or probably your hardrive is bad... The best way to correct this problem is to find out whether your motherboard is defective or not... Yeah, motherboard causes many computer problems, since it is the computer's brain. So we need to figure out if the computer brain is cancerous or not. If not, then we can diagnose some other problems...
I hope I helped... I highly recommend to take your computer to a repair-shop near by you...
Have a wonderful evening.
2007-03-04 11:44:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-09-30 05:09:12 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes get a can of air unplug your pc open the side cover and blow it out paying special attention to the fans then start it with the side cover off and check that all the fans are spinning
2007-03-04 11:36:00 · answer #5 · answered by bsmith13421 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
save your documents on USBor CD & format the hard , & devide it into partitions if its not already devided,& reinstall windows, it comes with the recovery CD, DVD when you bought the coputer,I think its too late for virus scan.
2007-03-04 11:39:13 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check the event viewer (right click on my computer, manage, event viewer) and see if it is saying anything about why it is restarting
2007-03-04 11:35:25 · answer #7 · answered by thunderbox666 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
See if this link helps
2007-03-04 11:40:14 · answer #8 · answered by mrresearchman 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Open your control panels folder, open system control panel, open the advanced tab, push the settings button under startup and recovery, under system failure uncheck automatically restart.
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2007-03-04 11:42:48 · answer #9 · answered by MIKEWAAK 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's a worm. Check out this website, it should help.
http://us.mcafee.com:80/virusInfo/default.asp?id=description&virus_k=135491
2007-03-04 11:38:33 · answer #10 · answered by Rei Deus 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋