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07-04-2006, 02:45 PM
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i got a problem
i´m a noob so i please don´t pester me about this being in the wrong forum, insted just tell me where it should be.
(even if this is the wrong forum, i still hope you´ll help me) so here goes, i´ve bought this new computer, and then i installede my games and other stuff i had on my old computer (there where never any problems with that one) and then suddenly when i played one of my games... my computer suddenly restarted... and i don´t know why (so hoping you can tell me) and it always does it when i play. sometimes i can play for like an hour, and sometimes only 5 minutes, and i´ve made sure that i fullfill the requrements i mean my friends play the games on computers baddere then mine.... now ofcourse i´m no expert, but could it be becouse it only has one cooler ? or mabye because it´s a new computer and an old srceen ? i use windows XP professional... i thougt you migth like to know... |
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07-04-2006, 02:53 PM
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It seems like either the video card or cpu are overheating, causing it to restart while playing games. Do you know what video card and/or CPU you have? We may be able to recommend a program which will tell you the temps, and in turn let us know if thats the problem.
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07-08-2006, 07:31 PM
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acpi is not the processor, but it is most likely an overheating problem. If you get an error message after it reboots then it maybe a stop error, which occurs if you install new hardware without the drivers that came with it (sound card). If no error message then it is probably just an overheating issue. Buy a couple of fans, and leave the side door open if possible until you get the fans.
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07-08-2006, 10:59 PM
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did you install any new hardware lately?
If so, remove it and use the computer to see if it occurs again. I actually had a problem with my sound card when I updated the drivers, and it went back to normal when I downgraded to the ones that came with it. Try to send the error report to microsoft, it will tell you if it's not a stop error..
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07-09-2006, 11:05 AM
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so this is what the error message says
Hardware failure: replace failed component Thank you for submitting an error report. Problem description "The error was caused by an unrecoverable hardware error which forced the operating system to stop functioning. Although we know the problem is caused by a hardware component, unfortunately the error report does not contain enough information to tell us the specific component. More than likely the problem is being caused by problems with one or more of the following computer components: Random Access Memory (RAM) System board Central Processing Unit (CPU) Power supply " anyone know what to do ? |
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