shut down

[john dee]

my computer seems to shut down when converting to div-x and also when writing
video files to dvd with nero. i do not get a error log of the shut down.
not for sure what to do about this everything is up to date. my software is
free or oem.

[Cari \(MS-MVP\)]

Sounds like it's overheating to me. Shutdown without warning and no error
is a very good indication of this.
--
Cari (MS-MVP)
Printing & Imaging



"john dee" <john > wrote in message
...
> my computer seems to shut down when converting to div-x and also when
> writing
> video files to dvd with nero. i do not get a error log of the shut down.
> not for sure what to do about this everything is up to date. my software
> is
> free or oem.

[john dee]

My hard drive is getting pretty full if that might have anything to do with
it. What can be done of this overheating. More ventilation, is there a way
to check temp.? Thank you for your response Cari.
The shut down also happened with Movie Maker as well. Could it be my DVD-RW
as well. Just wondering.
I would like to know more on the overheating issue thanks.



> Sounds like it's overheating to me. Shutdown without warning and no error
> is a very good indication of this.
> --
> Cari (MS-MVP)
> Printing & Imaging
>
>
>

> > my computer seems to shut down when converting to div-x and also when
> > writing
> > video files to dvd with nero. i do not get a error log of the shut down.
> > not for sure what to do about this everything is up to date. my software
> > is
> > free or oem.
>
>
>

[Cari \(MS-MVP\)]

First thing to check is that none of the fans have failed. The most common
fan to fail in my experience is the CPU fan.... if this has failed it MUST
be replaced as soon as possible. Failure to replace it will overheat and
kill the CPU. And replacing a fan is cheap compared to replacing a CPU!

Second thing to check is that you get rid of all those dust bunnies which
accumulate inside your PC. Get a can of compressed (and preferably a face
mask) and turn the PC off. Get as much dust and dirt out as possible.

Hard drives can overheat as well... the larger the hard drive, the hotter it
seems to get.

Yes, there's a good way to check temps... www.lavalys.com. Download and
install Everest (FREE) and run it. Under the Motherboard settings is an
icon called Sensor. That should bring up the screen giving the temps.

Different CPUs run at different temps, so in order to tell you whether yours
is running hot or normal, you need to know what CPU you have in your PC.

It can also be a sign of failing PSU (power supply unit) but check the fans
and dust first!
--
Cari (MS-MVP)
Printing & Imaging



"john dee" > wrote in message
...
> My hard drive is getting pretty full if that might have anything to do
> with
> it. What can be done of this overheating. More ventilation, is there a
> way
> to check temp.? Thank you for your response Cari.
> The shut down also happened with Movie Maker as well. Could it be my
> DVD-RW
> as well. Just wondering.
> I would like to know more on the overheating issue thanks.
>
>
>
>> Sounds like it's overheating to me. Shutdown without warning and no
>> error
>> is a very good indication of this.
>> --
>> Cari (MS-MVP)
>> Printing & Imaging
>>
>>
>>
>
>> > my computer seems to shut down when converting to div-x and also when
>> > writing
>> > video files to dvd with nero. i do not get a error log of the shut
>> > down.
>> > not for sure what to do about this everything is up to date. my
>> > software
>> > is
>> > free or oem.
>>
>>
>>

[john dee]

Thank you Cari for your response.

"Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote:

> First thing to check is that none of the fans have failed. The most common
> fan to fail in my experience is the CPU fan.... if this has failed it MUST
> be replaced as soon as possible. Failure to replace it will overheat and
> kill the CPU. And replacing a fan is cheap compared to replacing a CPU!
>
> Second thing to check is that you get rid of all those dust bunnies which
> accumulate inside your PC. Get a can of compressed (and preferably a face
> mask) and turn the PC off. Get as much dust and dirt out as possible.
>
> Hard drives can overheat as well... the larger the hard drive, the hotter it
> seems to get.
>
> Yes, there's a good way to check temps... www.lavalys.com. Download and
> install Everest (FREE) and run it. Under the Motherboard settings is an
> icon called Sensor. That should bring up the screen giving the temps.
>
> Different CPUs run at different temps, so in order to tell you whether yours
> is running hot or normal, you need to know what CPU you have in your PC.
>
> It can also be a sign of failing PSU (power supply unit) but check the fans
> and dust first!
> --
> Cari (MS-MVP)
> Printing & Imaging
>
>
>
> "john dee" > wrote in message
> ...
> > My hard drive is getting pretty full if that might have anything to do
> > with
> > it. What can be done of this overheating. More ventilation, is there a
> > way
> > to check temp.? Thank you for your response Cari.
> > The shut down also happened with Movie Maker as well. Could it be my
> > DVD-RW
> > as well. Just wondering.
> > I would like to know more on the overheating issue thanks.
> >
> >
> >
> >> Sounds like it's overheating to me. Shutdown without warning and no
> >> error
> >> is a very good indication of this.
> >> --
> >> Cari (MS-MVP)
> >> Printing & Imaging
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >> > my computer seems to shut down when converting to div-x and also when
> >> > writing
> >> > video files to dvd with nero. i do not get a error log of the shut
> >> > down.
> >> > not for sure what to do about this everything is up to date. my
> >> > software
> >> > is
> >> > free or oem.
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>