XP Hardware/Software Problems

[SHawn]

My computer restarts unexpectingly i dont know why or how
it does it i dont notice a change in system or anything i
have reformatted twice.

I have a Athlon xp 2400+ 798MB Ram 120GB Nvidia Geforece
FX5200 128MB ram hd cable internet and i cant tell whats
causing it. if you think its a more serious issue thats
never been heard of tell me even if you dont konw whats
wrong.

THanks

[Krooz]

Could be one of several things. Some reasons for restart I have read here
are - overheating, bad ram or outdated driver/s. Check for updated drivers
first, then maybe download & run Aida32. That will help you determine if
there are any faulty "bits". Also, you could look at your event log to see
if you can pinpoint what was running at the time - Control Panel >
Performance & Maintenance > Administrative Tools > double click Event Viewer
K

"SHawn" > wrote in message
...
> My computer restarts unexpectingly i dont know why or how
> it does it i dont notice a change in system or anything i
> have reformatted twice.
>
> I have a Athlon xp 2400+ 798MB Ram 120GB Nvidia Geforece
> FX5200 128MB ram hd cable internet and i cant tell whats
> causing it. if you think its a more serious issue thats
> never been heard of tell me even if you dont konw whats
> wrong.
>
> THanks

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi SHawn,

Two major causes of sudden restarts:

1) Software or driver conflicts. These can be diagnosed two ways:

a) Start/run eventvwr.msc and check the system and application logs for
clues to the files involved in the crash.

b) Control Panel/System/Advanced tab/Startup and Recovery settings, uncheck
the line to automatically restart on system failure. This will cause the
system to create a blue screen the next time it fails with an error message
containing clues to the cause of the crash. These clues can be used to
research the problem.

2) Random reboots can also be a sign of over-heating. Things you can do:

a) Open the case and make sure all fans are operating, especially the cpu
fan. While you're in there, get a can of compressed air and blow out the
dust bunnies.

b) Make sure the drive tower is well ventilated and not stuck in some
department store computer desk pc cabinet with only a little vent hole in
the back.

c) Visit a local pc shop and have them add an intake or exhaust fan. This is
not something you should do on your own unless you are familiar with the air
circulation pattern inside your machine. Adding a fan can be
counterproductive if not done correctly.

d) If you are overclocking, stop now! before you ruin anything else.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

"SHawn" > wrote in message
...
> My computer restarts unexpectingly i dont know why or how
> it does it i dont notice a change in system or anything i
> have reformatted twice.
>
> I have a Athlon xp 2400+ 798MB Ram 120GB Nvidia Geforece
> FX5200 128MB ram hd cable internet and i cant tell whats
> causing it. if you think its a more serious issue thats
> never been heard of tell me even if you dont konw whats
> wrong.
>
> THanks

Ok i know im not overheating and i havent overclocked it
i am runnin at a steady 23 Degrees celsius and the proc
is runnig at 38 degrees celsius i got nvidia's drivers
for my card off there site and i have tried different
ram. the proc is brand new its a Athlon XP 2400 Thorton
core.
>-----Original Message-----
>Hi SHawn,
>
>Two major causes of sudden restarts:
>
>1) Software or driver conflicts. These can be diagnosed
two ways:
>
>a) Start/run eventvwr.msc and check the system and
application logs for
>clues to the files involved in the crash.
>
>b) Control Panel/System/Advanced tab/Startup and
Recovery settings, uncheck
>the line to automatically restart on system failure.
This will cause the
>system to create a blue screen the next time it fails
with an error message
>containing clues to the cause of the crash. These clues
can be used to
>research the problem.
>
>2) Random reboots can also be a sign of over-heating.
Things you can do:
>
>a) Open the case and make sure all fans are operating,
especially the cpu
>fan. While you're in there, get a can of compressed air
and blow out the
>dust bunnies.
>
>b) Make sure the drive tower is well ventilated and not
stuck in some
>department store computer desk pc cabinet with only a
little vent hole in
>the back.
>
>c) Visit a local pc shop and have them add an intake or
exhaust fan. This is
>not something you should do on your own unless you are
familiar with the air
>circulation pattern inside your machine. Adding a fan
can be
>counterproductive if not done correctly.
>
>d) If you are overclocking, stop now! before you ruin
anything else.
>
>--
>Best of Luck,
>
>Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
>Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!
>http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
>www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org
>
>"SHawn" > wrote in message
...
>> My computer restarts unexpectingly i dont know why or
how
>> it does it i dont notice a change in system or
anything i
>> have reformatted twice.
>>
>> I have a Athlon xp 2400+ 798MB Ram 120GB Nvidia
Geforece
>> FX5200 128MB ram hd cable internet and i cant tell
whats
>> causing it. if you think its a more serious issue thats
>> never been heard of tell me even if you dont konw whats
>> wrong.
>>
>> THanks
>
>
>.
>

It was my memory i hada bad 256MB stick of ddr memory
>-----Original Message-----
>Ok i know im not overheating and i havent overclocked it
>i am runnin at a steady 23 Degrees celsius and the proc
>is runnig at 38 degrees celsius i got nvidia's drivers
>for my card off there site and i have tried different
>ram. the proc is brand new its a Athlon XP 2400 Thorton
>core.
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Hi SHawn,
>>
>>Two major causes of sudden restarts:
>>
>>1) Software or driver conflicts. These can be diagnosed
>two ways:
>>
>>a) Start/run eventvwr.msc and check the system and
>application logs for
>>clues to the files involved in the crash.
>>
>>b) Control Panel/System/Advanced tab/Startup and
>Recovery settings, uncheck
>>the line to automatically restart on system failure.
>This will cause the
>>system to create a blue screen the next time it fails
>with an error message
>>containing clues to the cause of the crash. These clues
>can be used to
>>research the problem.
>>
>>2) Random reboots can also be a sign of over-heating.
>Things you can do:
>>
>>a) Open the case and make sure all fans are operating,
>especially the cpu
>>fan. While you're in there, get a can of compressed air
>and blow out the
>>dust bunnies.
>>
>>b) Make sure the drive tower is well ventilated and not
>stuck in some
>>department store computer desk pc cabinet with only a
>little vent hole in
>>the back.
>>
>>c) Visit a local pc shop and have them add an intake or
>exhaust fan. This is
>>not something you should do on your own unless you are
>familiar with the air
>>circulation pattern inside your machine. Adding a fan
>can be
>>counterproductive if not done correctly.
>>
>>d) If you are overclocking, stop now! before you ruin
>anything else.
>>
>>--
>>Best of Luck,
>>
>>Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
>>Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!
>>http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>>Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
>>www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>>Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org
>>
>>"SHawn" > wrote in message
...
>>> My computer restarts unexpectingly i dont know why or
>how
>>> it does it i dont notice a change in system or
>anything i
>>> have reformatted twice.
>>>
>>> I have a Athlon xp 2400+ 798MB Ram 120GB Nvidia
>Geforece
>>> FX5200 128MB ram hd cable internet and i cant tell
>whats
>>> causing it. if you think its a more serious issue
thats
>>> never been heard of tell me even if you dont konw
whats
>>> wrong.
>>>
>>> THanks
>>
>>
>>.
>>
>.
>

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Glad to hear you found the problem, and thanks for the feedback.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

> wrote in message
...
> It was my memory i hada bad 256MB stick of ddr memory
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Ok i know im not overheating and i havent overclocked it
> >i am runnin at a steady 23 Degrees celsius and the proc
> >is runnig at 38 degrees celsius i got nvidia's drivers
> >for my card off there site and i have tried different
> >ram. the proc is brand new its a Athlon XP 2400 Thorton
> >core.
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>Hi SHawn,
> >>
> >>Two major causes of sudden restarts:
> >>
> >>1) Software or driver conflicts. These can be diagnosed
> >two ways:
> >>
> >>a) Start/run eventvwr.msc and check the system and
> >application logs for
> >>clues to the files involved in the crash.
> >>
> >>b) Control Panel/System/Advanced tab/Startup and
> >Recovery settings, uncheck
> >>the line to automatically restart on system failure.
> >This will cause the
> >>system to create a blue screen the next time it fails
> >with an error message
> >>containing clues to the cause of the crash. These clues
> >can be used to
> >>research the problem.
> >>
> >>2) Random reboots can also be a sign of over-heating.
> >Things you can do:
> >>
> >>a) Open the case and make sure all fans are operating,
> >especially the cpu
> >>fan. While you're in there, get a can of compressed air
> >and blow out the
> >>dust bunnies.
> >>
> >>b) Make sure the drive tower is well ventilated and not
> >stuck in some
> >>department store computer desk pc cabinet with only a
> >little vent hole in
> >>the back.
> >>
> >>c) Visit a local pc shop and have them add an intake or
> >exhaust fan. This is
> >>not something you should do on your own unless you are
> >familiar with the air
> >>circulation pattern inside your machine. Adding a fan
> >can be
> >>counterproductive if not done correctly.
> >>
> >>d) If you are overclocking, stop now! before you ruin
> >anything else.
> >>
> >>--
> >>Best of Luck,
> >>
> >>Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
> >>Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!
> >>http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> >>Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
> >>www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> >>Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org
> >>
> >>"SHawn" > wrote in message
> ...
> >>> My computer restarts unexpectingly i dont know why or
> >how
> >>> it does it i dont notice a change in system or
> >anything i
> >>> have reformatted twice.
> >>>
> >>> I have a Athlon xp 2400+ 798MB Ram 120GB Nvidia
> >Geforece
> >>> FX5200 128MB ram hd cable internet and i cant tell
> >whats
> >>> causing it. if you think its a more serious issue
> thats
> >>> never been heard of tell me even if you dont konw
> whats
> >>> wrong.
> >>>
> >>> THanks
> >>
> >>
> >>.
> >>
> >.
> >

[Shawn]

thank you for the help it worked when u said to not have
it restart it gave me the error and then i searched on
google and they new exactly what it was now its runnign
at peak performance.

Thanks Much
>-----Original Message-----
>Glad to hear you found the problem, and thanks for the
feedback.
>
>--
>Best of Luck,
>
>Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
>Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!
>http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
>www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org
>
> wrote in message
...
>> It was my memory i hada bad 256MB stick of ddr memory
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >Ok i know im not overheating and i havent overclocked
it
>> >i am runnin at a steady 23 Degrees celsius and the
proc
>> >is runnig at 38 degrees celsius i got nvidia's drivers
>> >for my card off there site and i have tried different
>> >ram. the proc is brand new its a Athlon XP 2400
Thorton
>> >core.
>> >>-----Original Message-----
>> >>Hi SHawn,
>> >>
>> >>Two major causes of sudden restarts:
>> >>
>> >>1) Software or driver conflicts. These can be
diagnosed
>> >two ways:
>> >>
>> >>a) Start/run eventvwr.msc and check the system and
>> >application logs for
>> >>clues to the files involved in the crash.
>> >>
>> >>b) Control Panel/System/Advanced tab/Startup and
>> >Recovery settings, uncheck
>> >>the line to automatically restart on system failure.
>> >This will cause the
>> >>system to create a blue screen the next time it fails
>> >with an error message
>> >>containing clues to the cause of the crash. These
clues
>> >can be used to
>> >>research the problem.
>> >>
>> >>2) Random reboots can also be a sign of over-heating.
>> >Things you can do:
>> >>
>> >>a) Open the case and make sure all fans are
operating,
>> >especially the cpu
>> >>fan. While you're in there, get a can of compressed
air
>> >and blow out the
>> >>dust bunnies.
>> >>
>> >>b) Make sure the drive tower is well ventilated and
not
>> >stuck in some
>> >>department store computer desk pc cabinet with only a
>> >little vent hole in
>> >>the back.
>> >>
>> >>c) Visit a local pc shop and have them add an intake
or
>> >exhaust fan. This is
>> >>not something you should do on your own unless you
are
>> >familiar with the air
>> >>circulation pattern inside your machine. Adding a fan
>> >can be
>> >>counterproductive if not done correctly.
>> >>
>> >>d) If you are overclocking, stop now! before you ruin
>> >anything else.
>> >>
>> >>--
>> >>Best of Luck,
>> >>
>> >>Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
>> >>Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!
>> >>http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> >>Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
>> >>www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>> >>Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org
>> >>
>> >>"SHawn" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> >>> My computer restarts unexpectingly i dont know why
or
>> >how
>> >>> it does it i dont notice a change in system or
>> >anything i
>> >>> have reformatted twice.
>> >>>
>> >>> I have a Athlon xp 2400+ 798MB Ram 120GB Nvidia
>> >Geforece
>> >>> FX5200 128MB ram hd cable internet and i cant tell
>> >whats
>> >>> causing it. if you think its a more serious issue
>> thats
>> >>> never been heard of tell me even if you dont konw
>> whats
>> >>> wrong.
>> >>>
>> >>> THanks
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>.
>> >>
>> >.
>> >
>
>
>.
>