My PC suddenly restarts.

[karansawan]

Hi,

Can anyone help me with my PC?

I have a core2duo pc with 512 MB Ram. I am using Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2.

The problem with my computer is that sometimes when I am doing any work on it as usual, it suddenly restarts.

It not only interrupts my work but I am afraid that my computer's hard disk can get crashed because of these sudden restarts.

I repaired my windows but the problem still persists.

I need urgent help on this.

Please help!

 

[oscaryu1]

MEMORY - Download Memtest86 and run it overnight, look for any errors on that stick/sticks...

MEMORY2 - If you have 2 sticks of RAM, take one out, and run for a few hours, then vice versa.

MOTHERBOARD - I've had motherboards with overfilled/blown capacitors to restart at random times, look for some blown capacitors on your motherboard... if any.

 

[windowsvista]

what is your os if it is windows xp
upgrade to sp2
if windows vista try another version
or system restore.

 

[oscaryu1]

what is your os if it is windows xp
upgrade to sp2
if windows vista try another version
or system restore.

I seriously doubt that'd help anything, if at all... Upgrading a service pack will not help... XP is already stable, and software related issues usually include freezes and BSOD's...

And I doubt he'll be wanting to spend $100 on another version of Vista Ultimate...

And remember, he has important files on there, so the 2nd and 3rd can't be done...

 

[The_Other_One]

Trust me, I have seen software that causes a machine to instantly reboot... I'd still check hardware first, such as the PSU or RAM, but software can cause a computer to just restart. Hah, I know this is happening to one of my old PC's due to some drivers I have loaded.

 

[oscaryu1]

Trust me, I have seen software that causes a machine to instantly reboot... I'd still check hardware first, such as the PSU or RAM, but software can cause a computer to just restart. Hah, I know this is happening to one of my old PC's due to some drivers I have loaded.

Ah, that's new. Thanks for the tip

Driver corruption? ATI + Nvidia drivers?

 

[windowsvista]

yes possiably.