Bad computer!

[Toefur]

Okay.

My computer just randomly restarted itself.

It's been doing it a lot lately.
It never used to.

I thought it was something to do with my webcam at first, because every time I clicked on the "Start me Webcam" thing in Yahoo Messanger... the computer would just flick off and restart.

But now it does it just totally randomly.

I'll be sitting here typing something... and WHOOS... it's restarted.

Anyone know whats up with it? Thanks.

[cheatpark]

How long do you leave your computer on for?

[Toefur]

Long time... :D

I thought it could be something to do with over heating or something, but sometimes it does it after just being on for a few hours? :confused:

Just last time it did it... humm... okay... so about 10 hours or so.

[trenzterra]

Originally posted by Toefur
Long time... :D

I thought it could be something to do with over heating or something, but sometimes it does it after just being on for a few hours? :confused:

Just last time it did it... humm... okay... so about 10 hours or so. 10 hours is a little long... but I have my computer up a few hours or maybe even 12 hrs on my old comp. but no rebooting randomly so far.

[Toefur]

Originally posted by trenzterra
10 hours is a little long... but I have my computer up a few hours or maybe even 12 hrs on my old comp. but no rebooting randomly so far.

It is?

I usually have it running longer than that. :eek:

[is0lized]

some times it restarts itself on mine, i think its a gfx card problem because when im bout to watch a movie, or go into a game it does it

[trenzterra]

Originally posted by Toefur


It is?

I usually have it running longer than that. :eek: maybe you have eXPerienced too much on your PC :p

[cheatpark]

I have my computer on all the time apart from when I sleep but no problems.

[ExoWorks]

When i bought a new computer, there were some random restarts at any time, some times when i am using my tv tuner, sometimes when connecting to internet, and so on.
When i formatted and installed a clean copy of a new OS, it just worked good without any reboots.
So i dont think its a hardware problem. But every computer have diffirent mood and style of living :D

[is0lized]

i leave my computer on 24/7... and i have done a few formats so i think its a hardware problem

i think its because my vid card is 16MB and i do too much media so it cant handle it

[Bruce]

Originally posted by is0lized

i think its because my vid card is 16MB Twice as much video ram as me.

Anyway, random reboots are usually signs of a faulty or underpowered power supply. Try replacing it or getting a larger one.

[cheatpark]

Maybe he could edit his BIOS settings. I'm not sure what you could edit but there is all sorts of stuff in there that can sort all sorts of weird problems. I had my ADSL modem disconnect me after about 2 minutes of connecting to the internet but all I had to do was to enable enhanced chip performance in the BIOS. Maybe that would solve this problem too. As Bruce said it could be because the system is underpowered. It shouldn't blow up your computer so I would give it a go.

[Blank Verse]

I've had this problem before...but I'm just an idiot and kept kicking my power bar by accident :rolleyes: @me

[Moonman]

Have you upgraded your OS lately?
Has it been doing it since the upgrade?

If you answered yes to both of these questions you should upgrade the drivers for your video card, sound card, modem and anything else like that. This might fix your problem.

[Nick]

I had that problem when my power chord to the HDD was loose. I pushed the cable in tight and it was fine.

[shizzle]

Ive been having the same problems...but with crashing and freezing included.

[trenzterra]

mine works perfectly so far, and hope no problems will occur. Maybe I take good care of the plug. I switch off the main switch after I use my comp.