My PC is shutting down again and again ... Help plz!

isildur2 · 11-12-2005, 03:12 PM

Hi people,

I am new in this forum due to the fact that I have a strange PC-problem.

The problem is that my PC just turns off, first the monitor, then the sound and finally just the PC is running on, but I can´t do anything. This happened about 10 times from yesterday evening to now. I don´t know what´s wrong, I hope you can help me.

Problable reasons could imo be:

-Virus? (If so, which one?)
-Hardware-problem? (temperature is ok and my RAM also)
-Windows XP? (I uninstalled Win2000 yesterday evening and formatted my c-partition and then installed WinXP, could this be the reason?)

Please please help me, I don´t know how to handle and noone of my friends knows a solution.

Thx alot in advance, isildur

**apj101** · 11-12-2005, 03:27 PM

do a quick test, boot to safe mode and lets see if the problem still occurs
instructions are here
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT...rc=sec_doc_nam

Leave it in safe mode for a while and see if it still shutsdown

isildur2 · 11-12-2005, 03:35 PM

Thx I´ll try this. But the problem is, that the shutting-downs are totally incalculably. Sometimes it happens after 1 minute and sometimes after 30 or 60 minutes.

May it be a problem, that there are still some programs/games running on my d-partition which have been installed under Win2000? (now I have XP running on my PC)...

StrangleHold · 11-12-2005, 03:47 PM

Did this start after you did a format of C and installed XP, If so have you updated your chipset and video divers

isildur2 · 11-12-2005, 03:51 PM

It started after I´ve formatted my C partition and installed XP. Well, do you think this could be a problem concerning the graphic or other drivers?
Because, to be honest, I actually don´t know where to download the fitting drivers for my graphic card.

Thx

StrangleHold · 11-12-2005, 04:00 PM

You can get the Chip drivers at the boards makers site or the chip makers site, You'll have to find out what kinda video you have to get there drivers? Look in control panel, systems, hardware, device manger or go to system tools then system information, find out what you have and download the newest drivers, would update the chip drivers first

isildur2 · 11-12-2005, 08:22 PM

So, I`ve donwloaded a 26mb catalyst- and drivers-package at the ATI-site and hope that it´s going to work now. Otherwise I will post here again sooner or later.

**Praetor** · 11-17-2005, 09:36 PM

Quote:

Thx I´ll try this. But the problem is, that the shutting-downs are totally incalculably. Sometimes it happens after 1 minute and sometimes after 30 or 60 minutes.

Are the voltages stable? How about the temps?

skyhigh · 11-21-2005, 08:05 PM

my one done that so i had to wipe it and start again because it was a virus and i had a minute after it sed that it was going to shutdown

11-12-2005, 03:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
isildur2 New Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 9	My PC is shutting down again and again ... Help plz! Hi people, I am new in this forum due to the fact that I have a strange PC-problem. The problem is that my PC just turns off, first the monitor, then the sound and finally just the PC is running on, but I can´t do anything. This happened about 10 times from yesterday evening to now. I don´t know what´s wrong, I hope you can help me. Problable reasons could imo be: -Virus? (If so, which one?) -Hardware-problem? (temperature is ok and my RAM also) -Windows XP? (I uninstalled Win2000 yesterday evening and formatted my c-partition and then installed WinXP, could this be the reason?) Please please help me, I don´t know how to handle and noone of my friends knows a solution. Thx alot in advance, isildur

11-12-2005, 03:27 PM	#2 (permalink)
apj101 Administrator Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: London Age: 26 Posts: 9,239	do a quick test, boot to safe mode and lets see if the problem still occurs instructions are here http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT...rc=sec_doc_nam Leave it in safe mode for a while and see if it still shutsdown __________________ What did one snow man say to the other? can you smell carrot? The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses - behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights. How you do anything, is how you do everything!

11-12-2005, 03:47 PM	#4 (permalink)
StrangleHold Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: And you think your safe! Posts: 7,995	Did this start after you did a format of C and installed XP, If so have you updated your chipset and video divers __________________ NZXT Apollo Athlon 64 X2 5600 3.3ghz. Gigabyte GA MA770 DS3 G Skill DDR2 1066 944mhz. 4gb. PNY 8800GT/VD964 W/D RE2 Sata 3.0 500gb. There's a great power in words, if you don't hitch too many of them together.

11-12-2005, 04:00 PM	#6 (permalink)
StrangleHold Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: And you think your safe! Posts: 7,995	You can get the Chip drivers at the boards makers site or the chip makers site, You'll have to find out what kinda video you have to get there drivers? Look in control panel, systems, hardware, device manger or go to system tools then system information, find out what you have and download the newest drivers, would update the chip drivers first __________________ NZXT Apollo Athlon 64 X2 5600 3.3ghz. Gigabyte GA MA770 DS3 G Skill DDR2 1066 944mhz. 4gb. PNY 8800GT/VD964 W/D RE2 Sata 3.0 500gb. There's a great power in words, if you don't hitch too many of them together.

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11-12-2005, 03:35 PM	#3 (permalink)
isildur2 New Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 9	Thx I´ll try this. But the problem is, that the shutting-downs are totally incalculably. Sometimes it happens after 1 minute and sometimes after 30 or 60 minutes. May it be a problem, that there are still some programs/games running on my d-partition which have been installed under Win2000? (now I have XP running on my PC)...

11-12-2005, 03:51 PM	#5 (permalink)
isildur2 New Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 9	It started after I´ve formatted my C partition and installed XP. Well, do you think this could be a problem concerning the graphic or other drivers? Because, to be honest, I actually don´t know where to download the fitting drivers for my graphic card. Thx

11-12-2005, 08:22 PM	#7 (permalink)
isildur2 New Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 9	So, I`ve donwloaded a 26mb catalyst- and drivers-package at the ATI-site and hope that it´s going to work now. Otherwise I will post here again sooner or later.

11-21-2005, 08:05 PM	#9 (permalink)
skyhigh Bronze Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 58	my one done that so i had to wipe it and start again because it was a virus and i had a minute after it sed that it was going to shutdown