J_D

Well your CPU would seem fine (25C in both)
The next thing I am looking at is the GPU
The Temp PC wizard 2006 gives is not right at all and there’s no way a component would last long under 256C so I’ll disregard that reading.
Secondly many of the speed fans Readings are -Ve, which is very weird.

And Everest at least proves the GPU is not overheating.

So it doesn't look like your problem is Faulty Memory or Temp.

So my next question is what major changes did you do, if any about the time these started happening.
So Hardware changes for example
Or Major software Changes
Or A Nasty bump on the computer (like moving it) could have upset some component seating.

And one other thing that might lead you in the right direction. After a restart are you presented with a "Windows has recovered form a serious error message", if you do get that and there is a button that says "Send error report". Do so if not follow these steps to turn error reporting ON.

Start / Control Panel / (Classic view) System / Advanced(Tab) / Error Reporting / and then enable it.

Then next time your comp restarts, you can send an error report to Microsoft. And a few seconds later you will get a web page with info relating to your error and you might be lucky, in which case it will tell you what is the cause.


Hope this helps.

P.s one other component that could be causing restarts is a failing Hard Disc, I don’t know how to diagnose that, so you might want to post a new thread asking how to go about that.

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zenhawx

Are u sure its the fault of temp? i think u can check by replacing hardware. My suggestion is u should change the harddrive (just to check, don't buy it). I had the same restarting problem, my computer got restarted while playing songs in windows media player or doing somekind of things. I replaced the harddrive and the problem was sorted out !!!

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andrewanimation

Hello,

Thanks for your response.

There were no major hardware or software changes I can think of, nor any bumps suffered by the computer. I’m not presented with that error message after a restart. I found that Error Reporting was already turned on in Control Panel. I’ll post a new thread asking about how to diagnose a failing Hard Disc as you suggested.

I’m not confident enough to change anything on the inside of the computer, but what do you mean by replacing the ‘harddrive’?

Any further help would be great.
Thanks

andrewanimation

Hello,

It’s been a while since I posted about this rebooting issue my computer had, but I thought I should return and let you know what it seems the problem and solution turned out to be, after I got it fixed at a computer shop, in case it helps people who end up experiencing the same issue or are helping others with the same issue.

It seems the fix to the rebooting issue was two things:
1) The computer has to be plugged directly into a wall outlet, not through one of those multiple-plug thingies. (just the main computer plug, not necessarily the monitor plug or anything else that needs plugging-in)
2) I’m guessing this was the more important one: Using an Aerosol can (from Wal-mart or something), which blows air, shut the computer down and then blow out the dust in the ‘heat sinks,’ which are the lines behind the fans that look like this: |||||||||| but remember that the dust will fly out everywhere. Blow out the dust anywhere else you can, but these ‘heat sinks’ are crucial, as well as any other areas that look like |||||||||, such as by the video card. Do not use a normal vacuum for cleaning dust, as you may mess something up, just the Aerosol can.

Hope this helps anyone, and thanks again to everyone who tried to help me.

Kornowski

Why would the computer need to be plugged into the wall, not an adaptor?

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Schonza

I dont think it could be through an adaptor.. I'm running my computer through an 8-socket powerboard and not any issues. Most likely the dust was clogging something, which was causing the crashes. Just for future reference try to clean out your computer internals every few months.

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Kornowski

Sorry, I meant to say powerboard thing (multiple sockets on one board)... I don't see how it could effect it...

Yeah, I'll give mine a dust and see if it helps anything out...

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