Computer powers off using google earth 5

Johnny|lucidcomposure · 13 May 2010 at 10:18

I just installed google earth 5 and was waiting for it to find my postcode when the entire machine powers off. I power up again after 30 seconds thinking it must have just been a quick powercut and the same things happened again.

Windows 7
Kaspersky internet sec
Q6600
4 Gig Ram
Raptor 74gig boot drive
X1800XT
Creative audigy 2 ZS

Any ideas?

SiriusB · 13 May 2010 at 12:21

Perhaps someone doesn't want you seeing that monitoring device on your roof :eek:

Event Viewer.

Go see.

firewallblocked · 13 May 2010 at 12:42

When you say the same happened again I take it you mean when using Google Earth. If you turn on the pc and don't use google earth does your pc still shut down?

I have seen driver problems with old pc's that would cause google earth to display very poor graphics, a restarts perhaps due to driver issues but a shut down normally you wouldn't expect.

A shut down I would have thought was a hardware issue, does your pc shut down if you play games or run benchmark apps etc?

Johnny|lucidcomposure · 13 May 2010 at 18:41

When I say power off I dont mean it goes into the shut down mode. I mean lights out. Like a powercut.

It was the same when using google earth yes. Pc Never crashes. Hasn't done since.
Its deffo google earth.

Ratbag · 13 May 2010 at 21:15

firewallblocked said:
A shut down I would have thought was a hardware issue, does your pc shut down if you play games or run benchmark apps etc?

Yeah, instincts suggests overheating.......

Johnny|lucidcomposure · 14 May 2010 at 00:10

dispite massive photoshopping this computer does you think it really is that?

It uses just about all of its ram on a daily basis during heavy .CR2 exportation and panoramic building using 15+ high res images.

So what about I run the test under very cold conditions n get the same outcome? Where are we then?

Thanks for the advise