- Nov 17, 2013
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Okay, very very unusual problem, hopefully someone can help.
Around 2 days ago, my computer started to freeze, and a solid colour screen would show. Once this happened, I could do nothing but restart my computer, and once I did, when I eventually got back on to windows, it freezes again.The colours that are displayed look like they are windows colours, so I reset windows, however, that's where the real problems begin. After I did this, the colours did not appear any more, however the computer randomly restarted on me. I thought it was just a one time thing but then it carried on doing it. The restart times are very random, but when they occur, the computer just instantly turns off, no matter what task I am doing, and reboots. However, I have noticed three different types of restarts it is doing:
- Switching off, then restarting.
- Switching off, turning back on, gets a little through the boot process and the monitor turns off.
- Monitor just turns off, then computer restarts.
As this points to a GPU issue, I tried the obvious; I updated to the latest drivers, didn't work. I made sure all connections were in properly and that the actual graphics card was in place right, which also didn't work. So, I thought it has to be a GPU issue, so I purchased a new GPU, and got home, put it in, loaded up the computer... No restarts... Hoooray! So, I install all of the new cards drivers, and then I'm a happy bunny. Then... the same problem again. Very odd. I left my computer on all night last night, and it did not restart, however, the moment I go on it this morning, open up the browser, it restarts. So, it seems to be when things are clicked, the computer restarts. But sometimes, it just does it randomly... it's such a strange issue!
If anyone could help, I would be very grateful!
PC Specs:
Intel i7 3.9Ghz CPU
ASUS P8Z77-V LX2 Motherboard
MSI GeForce GTX 760 GPU (Previous model was EVGA GTX 550ti)
OCZ ZT Series 650W Modular PSU
WD Black 2 TB Primary Hardrive
WD Red 4 TB Secondary Hardrive
12GB RAM
Around 2 days ago, my computer started to freeze, and a solid colour screen would show. Once this happened, I could do nothing but restart my computer, and once I did, when I eventually got back on to windows, it freezes again.The colours that are displayed look like they are windows colours, so I reset windows, however, that's where the real problems begin. After I did this, the colours did not appear any more, however the computer randomly restarted on me. I thought it was just a one time thing but then it carried on doing it. The restart times are very random, but when they occur, the computer just instantly turns off, no matter what task I am doing, and reboots. However, I have noticed three different types of restarts it is doing:
- Switching off, then restarting.
- Switching off, turning back on, gets a little through the boot process and the monitor turns off.
- Monitor just turns off, then computer restarts.
As this points to a GPU issue, I tried the obvious; I updated to the latest drivers, didn't work. I made sure all connections were in properly and that the actual graphics card was in place right, which also didn't work. So, I thought it has to be a GPU issue, so I purchased a new GPU, and got home, put it in, loaded up the computer... No restarts... Hoooray! So, I install all of the new cards drivers, and then I'm a happy bunny. Then... the same problem again. Very odd. I left my computer on all night last night, and it did not restart, however, the moment I go on it this morning, open up the browser, it restarts. So, it seems to be when things are clicked, the computer restarts. But sometimes, it just does it randomly... it's such a strange issue!
If anyone could help, I would be very grateful!
PC Specs:
Intel i7 3.9Ghz CPU
ASUS P8Z77-V LX2 Motherboard
MSI GeForce GTX 760 GPU (Previous model was EVGA GTX 550ti)
OCZ ZT Series 650W Modular PSU
WD Black 2 TB Primary Hardrive
WD Red 4 TB Secondary Hardrive
12GB RAM
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