PC Keeps Re-Booting!!! - Page 3

MangoMan · 23rd July 2013, 08:46

Thanks again... We shall persevere... we will fight them on the hard drives... We will fight them on the motherboards... We shall never surrender!

HarryM1BYT · 23rd July 2013, 09:01

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Originally Posted by MangoMan

I thought of reinstalling the OS but it doesn't stay on long enough to do it...!!!

Assuming it were malware, have you tried booting from the install CD?

That would avoid any malware getting loaded and if it still crashes, it has to be an hardware issue.

Anthony & Maricel · 23rd July 2013, 11:21

Thats the spirit

Sim463 · 30th July 2013, 20:17

Dude, do you have a separate graphics card in your machine and if so is it a high spec one, the problem could be that the graphics card is faulty and overheating and that's what's causing your system to shut down. A high end card will have it's own fan and will crash if the fan is faulty as it will overheat. Just a thought.

Sim463 · 30th July 2013, 20:22

Oh I meant to say, if you want to check for Malware, download an app called Malwarebytes - its free, we use it in work to check users systems for Malware its very good and a free way of checking if you have any on your system.

Alan_G · 30th July 2013, 20:24

I know its basic, but I had a similar problem a year back and it turned out my bios required updating, been fine ever since. Worth a shot as it won't cost nowt. I replaced memory etc before I realised. Didn't harm me just meant I could add the old ram back in.

MangoMan · 30th July 2013, 21:27

Just a quick update. I had a fundi looks it and the prognosis is not good... Motherboard/CPU cooked. Just old age I guess, it was a Pentium 4...!!
So no pc for a while - using my cellphone.
But thanks for all the help, much appreciated.

GT Courier · 30th July 2013, 21:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by MangoMan

Just a quick update. I had a fundi looks it and the prognosis is not good... Motherboard/CPU cooked. Just old age I guess, it was a Pentium 4...!!
So no pc for a while - using my cellphone.
But thanks for all the help, much appreciated.

A Pentium what? What is that...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXDK3x5lAYI

MangoMan · 30th July 2013, 22:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by GT Courier

A Pentium what? What is that...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXDK3x5lAYI

Very good...... But it served me well.

So if anybody got a tower going cheap...??? Don't need to be fancy, just as long as it effing works - innit...!

maintenanceman · 4th August 2013, 09:36

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Originally Posted by Moodster020

I had this at one point.

It turned out to be.... The Power supply unit!

What had happened was, there was a build up of dust inside the unit eventually leading to a sort of a flashover, so it couldn't provide enough power for it to run, so the PC just shut down or rebooted.

Got a new one & it worked super. That was 10 years ago mind!

HTH

That happened to me - quick trip to Maplins and sorted. I also open up my PC every few month and hoover it out. It doesn't take much crud to block up a heatsink. It's one of the reasons I prefer desktops over laptops at least you can do repairs and upgrades easily.

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Alan_G Posted a thing or two MG3 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Falkirk Posts: 1,507 Thanks: 242 Thanked 153 Times in 123 Posts	I know its basic, but I had a similar problem a year back and it turned out my bios required updating, been fine ever since. Worth a shot as it won't cost nowt. I replaced memory etc before I realised. Didn't harm me just meant I could add the old ram back in. __________________ http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s...5signature.jpg

30th July 2013, 21:27	#27
MangoMan This is my second home Looking.... Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: England Posts: 10,911 Thanks: 862 Thanked 1,111 Times in 868 Posts	Just a quick update. I had a fundi looks it and the prognosis is not good... Motherboard/CPU cooked. Just old age I guess, it was a Pentium 4...!! So no pc for a while - using my cellphone. But thanks for all the help, much appreciated. __________________ *Regards, Bill - (MangoMan).* (Member 00854) http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/...d.jpg~original

30th July 2013, 20:17	#24
Sim463 Newbie MG ZT 160+, Rover 75 V6 Contemporary Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Milton Keynes Posts: 16 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Dude, do you have a separate graphics card in your machine and if so is it a high spec one, the problem could be that the graphics card is faulty and overheating and that's what's causing your system to shut down. A high end card will have it's own fan and will crash if the fan is faulty as it will overheat. Just a thought.

30th July 2013, 20:22	#25
Sim463 Newbie MG ZT 160+, Rover 75 V6 Contemporary Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Milton Keynes Posts: 16 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Oh I meant to say, if you want to check for Malware, download an app called Malwarebytes - its free, we use it in work to check users systems for Malware its very good and a free way of checking if you have any on your system.