Problems With My PC

robhough · 22 Jul 2006 at 18:37

Hi,

When i run my pc it loads up fine but after a while some times it restarts itself. i reformated about 2 months ago to get rid of some rubbish on it but it keeps doing it.

Does Anyone know what the problem is?

I am running Windows XP SP2

semi-pro waster · 22 Jul 2006 at 18:50

Does this problem occur at regular intervals or only under heavy use? e.g. is there any sort of predictable trigger? Have you tried running memtest86 or prime95? What sort of voltages are your rails?

Sorry lots of questions but at this stage it could be almost anything. As a shot in the dark I'd suggest memory as the most likely cause because memory is often the most flakey component.

robhough · 22 Jul 2006 at 19:35

semi-pro waster said:
Does this problem occur at regular intervals or only under heavy use? e.g. is there any sort of predictable trigger? Have you tried running memtest86 or prime95? What sort of voltages are your rails?

Sorry lots of questions but at this stage it could be almost anything. As a shot in the dark I'd suggest memory as the most likely cause because memory is often the most flakey component.

It happens mostly when im playing music or on msn or both. i thort it was my pc overheating but i checked the temp and it was fine.

shimy182 · 22 Jul 2006 at 20:07

checked the the Power supply voltage?

sugoi · 22 Jul 2006 at 20:24

Everest is a good piece of software for you to check your Voltages and temperatures...

xirokx · 23 Jul 2006 at 18:28

check your memory is in the correct slots.....

noxidjkram@hotm · 23 Jul 2006 at 18:33

robhough said:
Hi,

When i run my pc it loads up fine but after a while some times it restarts itself. i reformated about 2 months ago to get rid of some rubbish on it but it keeps doing it.

Does Anyone know what the problem is?

I am running Windows XP SP2

Assuming you didn't go inside the PC and play around with hardware, and that it was fine before the change (and that it started doing this as soon as you had reformatted).... I know lots of assumptions...

... my guess would be a software / driver issue.

It's more likely than a hardware fault that just happened to occur at the same time as you made a software change (although this isnt impossible).

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