About 3 months ago, my desktop pc suddenly restarted on its own when I was surfing web, doing word, excel...etc. I thought the problem came from 80G HD. Therefore, I removed the the 80G HD and placed my old 10G HD.
About 2 weeks ago, the 10G HD started to restart on its own again.
What' wrong with my pc? I tried defrag, virus scan, spyware scan -- nothing helped to solve the problem!!! Both my 80G & 10G HD were new when I have purchased them and I am the own users. (10 G HD had never failed before)
Motherboard failure? Anyone had the same problem before? Please give me some advice.
2007-04-08 18:48:16 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
please do check the BIOS chip of ur motherboard. if it is not frunctioning well, u ll get problems randomly.
it cost about 200-300/- INRs to correct this. contact any expert.
2007-04-08 21:13:48 · answer #1 · answered by sarvesh k 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could be RAM, power supply, high temps or even an intermittently defective fan but less likely the motherboard.
1. For the RAM, you could check w/ memtest.
2. For PSU, check voltages in BIOS from time to time. Install a monitoring software such as the one that may have come w/ your motherboard, or Everest, etc. Check for abnormal fluctuations. Replace PSU if necessary.
3. Check temps in BIOS from time to time. Install same in item 2. Better have the temp displayed at lower right tray. If both processor and system temps are high, try improving ventilation first. If only the processor temp is high, upgrade to a better cooling solution that is compatible w/ your mobo and your PC case.
4. Just my personal experience. The defective fan may have been sending electrical spikes that are causing data error.
2007-04-16 14:02:38 · answer #2 · answered by Karz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The computer restarting isn't a hard drive problem so don't worry about your drives. The one thing I would worry about is heat issues. Most computers will shutdown when they get to hot to prevent themselves from burning up. If you can you could download a utility like Speed Fan which will allow you to monitor the CPU temperature. If this is the problem then cleaning the heatsinks and the fans should help. Good Luck
2007-04-14 18:01:31 · answer #3 · answered by Zero Cool 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That would be the fatherboard. Usually it is the mothertboard, but not when you have both an 80 GB AND a 10 GB doing the same thing. Replace the fatherboard.
2007-04-08 20:41:12 · answer #4 · answered by dogpoop 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Clean the cooling grid on your CPU and clean out your Power Supply. Best with compressed air. Or it's time to buy a new computer?
2007-04-14 07:40:28 · answer #5 · answered by garkam1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had the same problem b4 the problem is RAM problem try replacing the RAM is the problem still persists then it is motherboard problem
2007-04-16 00:34:17 · answer #6 · answered by Allan 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sound's like your processor is getting hot Or the power supply might be going bad !!
2007-04-08 18:58:18 · answer #7 · answered by jaxjag101 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it will be an overheating project so open your computer and spray compressed air in the following highly around the CPU fan/heatsink and contained in the means furnish. the means furnish will be demise also.
2016-11-27 20:44:13 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could be your processor overheating. this could be because you processor fan is not running all the time.
2007-04-15 09:00:04 · answer #9 · answered by razburch 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope...as said same RAM prob..ur RAM is not sync with ur motherboard
2007-04-08 19:46:30 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋