Computer Restarts Randomly, Often

[Guest]

Hi All,

I've done hours of research on this issue, and I am coming up empty. I would REALLY appreciate any help. The computer restarts randomly, even while in the BIOS. This occurs every 5-10 minutes. I'm really at a loss here!

1) Verified that RAM voltage and timing was correct.
2) Verified that CPU and GPU were within normal operating temps (see HWMonitor report attached)
3) Swapped out sticks of RAM. Only ran with 1 stick at a time.

The only 'strange' setting being returned from the HWMonitor report that I can tell is the "Temperature 1" (bold in the report) which is likely a faulty sensor, as I have seen many many threads with reports of extremely high temps for this component however it is not actually that hot. For a similiar issue see thread: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/274657-31-computer-restarting-couple-minutes


System Specs:

Motherboard: MSI NF980-G65 AM3 NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard

Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ965FBGMBOX

Memory: G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBNQ

Video Card: EVGA 01G-P3-1180-AR GeForce GTX 285 1GB 512-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3500418AS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

Power Supply: Rosewill RV2-700 700W ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V SLI Ready Power Supply


NewEgg.com Wish List can be found here: http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=20213368 Only item that I was not able to add to the list was the video card because it was out of stock. The link to the actual video card is http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130480

HWMonitor Report:
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Binaries
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HWMonitor version 1.1.6.0

Monitoring
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Mainboard Model NF980-G65 (MS-7612) (0x00000422 - 0x0D218869)

LPCIO
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LPCIO Vendor Fintek
LPCIO Model F71889F
LPCIO Vendor ID 0x1934
LPCIO Chip ID 0x723
Config Mode I/O address 0x4E
Config Mode LDN 0x4
Config Mode registers
00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 0A 0B 0C 0D 0E 0F
00 FF FF 00 FF FF FF FF 04 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
10 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
20 07 23 15 19 34 00 80 30 00 FF 40 80 03 08 00 00
30 01 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
40 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
50 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
60 0A 00 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
70 00 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
Register space LPC, base address = 0x0A00


Hardware Monitors
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Hardware monitor Fintek F71889F
Voltage 0 3.39 Volts [0xD4] (+3.3V)
Voltage 1 1.41 Volts [0xB0] (CPU VCORE)
Voltage 2 4.67 Volts [0x6F] (+5V)
Voltage 3 12.14 Volts [0x8A] (+12V)
Voltage 4 1.52 Volts [0x5F] (VIN4)
Voltage 5 0.62 Volts [0x27] (VIN5)
Voltage 6 0.45 Volts [0x1C] (VIN6)
Voltage 7 3.42 Volts [0xD6] (VSB3V)
Voltage 8 3.22 Volts [0xC9] (VBAT)
Temperature 0 41°C (105°F) [0x29] (TMPIN0)
Temperature 1 88°C (190°F) [0x58] (TMPIN1) <-- Faulty Sensor, see description above.
Temperature 2 35°C (95°F) [0x23] (TMPIN2)
Fan 0 4087 RPM [0x16F] (FANIN0)
Fan 1 1213 RPM [0x4D5] (FANIN1)
Fan 2 1101 RPM [0x553] (FANIN2)
Fan PWM 0 100 pc [0xFF] (CPU)
Fan PWM 1 100 pc [0xFF] (System Fan 1)
Fan PWM 2 100 pc [0xFF] (System Fan 2)
Fan PWM 3 100 pc [0xFF] (System Fan 3)
Register space LPC, base address = 0x0A00

00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 0A 0B 0C 0D 0E 0F
00 FF C3 00 00 01 FF FF FF FF FF 01 00 55 4C 00 30
10 00 00 00 00 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
20 D4 AF 6F 8A 5F 27 1C D6 C9 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
30 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
40 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
50 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF 03 04 10 19 34 FF
60 00 00 00 00 FF FF 00 78 00 00 FF 0A 40 24 FF 00
70 FF FF 29 FF 57 FF 23 FF FF FF 00 00 00 29 00 00
80 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF A8 FF
90 00 00 00 00 14 FF 3F FF 42 04 FF 2A 55 05 FF 0A
A0 01 6D 00 FF 01 19 3C 32 28 1E FF E5 CE B7 A0 0D
B0 04 E9 00 FF 02 9D 3C 32 28 1E FF D9 B2 99 80 0E
C0 05 53 00 FF 03 E7 3C 32 28 1E FF D9 B2 99 80 0F
D0 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
E0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 FF FF FF 00 00 01 00
F0 00 00 00 00 00 00 37 FF 03 4D FF 00 FF FF FF FF

Hardware monitor AMD Phenom II X4 965
Power 0 115.50 W (Processor)
Temperature 0 43°C (108°F) [0x156] (Core #0)
Temperature 1 43°C (109°F) [0x158] (Core #1)
Temperature 2 43°C (108°F) [0x156] (Core #2)
Temperature 3 43°C (108°F) [0x154] (Core #3)

Hardware monitor NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285
Temperature 0 45°C (113°F) (GPU Core)

Hardware monitor ST3500418AS
Temperature 0 27°C (80°F) [0x1B] (Assembly)
Temperature 2 27°C (80°F) [0x1B] (Air Flow)


Processors
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Number of processors 1
Number of threads 4

APICs
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Processor 0
-- Core 0
-- Thread 0 0
-- Core 1
-- Thread 0 1
-- Core 2
-- Thread 0 2
-- Core 3
-- Thread 0 3

Processors Information
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Processor 1 ID = 0
Number of cores 4 (max 4)
Number of threads 4 (max 4)
Name AMD Phenom II X4 965
Codename Deneb
Specification AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 965 Processor
Package Socket AM3 (938)
CPUID F.4.3
Extended CPUID 10.4
Brand ID 14
Core Stepping RB-C3
Technology 45 nm
Core Speed 3399.9 MHz
Multiplier x FSB 17.0 x 200.0 MHz
HT Link speed 2000.0 MHz
Instructions sets MMX (+), 3DNow! (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4A, x86-64, AMD-V
L1 Data cache 4 x 64 KBytes, 2-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L1 Instruction cache 4 x 64 KBytes, 2-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L2 cache 4 x 512 KBytes, 16-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L3 cache 6 MBytes, 48-way set associative, 64-byte line size
FID/VID Control yes
Min FID 4.0x
P-State FID 0x12 - VID 0x0E - IDD 21 (17.0x - 1.375 V)
P-State FID 0xB - VID 0x16 - IDD 15 (13.5x - 1.275 V)
P-State FID 0x6 - VID 0x1E - IDD 11 (11.0x - 1.175 V)
P-State FID 0x100 - VID 0x2E - IDD 4 (4.0x - 0.975 V)

Package Type 0x1
Model 65
String 1 0x3
String 2 0x6
Page 0x0
TDP Limit 93 Watts
TDC Limit 63 Amps
Attached device PCI device at bus 0, device 24, function 0
Attached device PCI device at bus 0, device 24, function 1
Attached device PCI device at bus 0, device 24, function 2
Attached device PCI device at bus 0, device 24, function 3
Attached device PCI device at bus 0, device 24, function 4

 

[Ubrales]

Check the simple stuff first. Do you have a faulty power strip into which the computer and peripherals are plugged into?

My friend had this strange random re-boot issue, and the case was a faulty power strip.

 

[Guest]

Sorry, I should add one more detail. Ran Memtest86, it passed. I will have my friend verify the power strip when she gets home tonight.

Also one other 'strange' note, thought it could just be Windows thinking there is a problem, it removed her Firefox automatically after the very first reboot and gave the following error... She is on Windows 7 Ultimate x64. I would have thought it might be a software issue if the computer didn't restart while in the BIOS.

The program or feature "\??\C:\Program Fires (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe cannot start or run due to incompatibility with 64-bit versions of Windows. Please contact the software vendor to ask if a 64-bit Windows compatible version is available.


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Anyways, I will check on that tonight! Thanks.

 

[Doom3klr]

First check all internal cables are well connected and pc inside must be neat and dust free with plenty of airflow and case fans. Then if its still happening youse hot cpu tester pro for 6 hours to test all your hardware. Then yul know if you have bad hardware. If all test come up ok then try different chipset drivers and videocard drivers and make sure windows is up to date. Also make sure you have a good power supply with plenty of watts to run your hardware smoothly . Good luck

 

[jsphdickens]

Are you sure that your CPU cooler is installed correctly? If it isn't it could be restarting itself as a safety feature. As far as I know it should be turning off rather than restarting if that is the case, but it is still worth checking.

 

[Hard Line]

to me it sounds like either drivers, or a psu having trouble putting out the proper power consistently

 

[Guest]

So just an update:
1) Power source isn't the issue. Tried different areas/plugging it into the wall.
2) The computer IS actually shutting down, not restarting like I originally thought (sucks working out the issue on the phone.)

This leads me to believe the issue is a thermal shutdown, I turned on the motherboards "Restart after power failure" option and it still did a complete shutdown with no restart. So either the motherboard is detecting something wrong with the voltage coming from the PSU OR it thinks something is overheating and shutting down.
3) We ruled out the video card by removing it and using the onboard card.
4) CPU is reporting temps in the low 40s Celsius during usage, nothing crazy. Heatsink appears to be flush with the processor and is on tightly, the fan wire is connected tightly and reporting RPMs.
5) All power cables/fan cables are secure.
6) I don't think it is a driver issue because the reboot can occur while in the BIOS. I realize there can be incompatibilities with a motherboard/BIOS and hardware, however the system was working for 1 month before the issue randomly cropped up last night. No updates have occurred in the last 2 weeks.

Unfortunately I don't have a PSU lying around to test my theory first, so... If any of you have any other thoughts I wouldn't mind them, but what would you all suggest I go about RMAing first?

 

[Hard Line]

So just an update:
1) Power source isn't the issue. Tried different areas/plugging it into the wall.
2) The computer IS actually shutting down, not restarting like I originally thought (sucks working out the issue on the phone.)

This leads me to believe the issue is a thermal shutdown, I turned on the motherboards "Restart after power failure" option and it still did a complete shutdown with no restart. So either the motherboard is detecting something wrong with the voltage coming from the PSU OR it thinks something is overheating and shutting down.
3) We ruled out the video card by removing it and using the onboard card.
4) CPU is reporting temps in the low 40s Celsius during usage, nothing crazy. Heatsink appears to be flush with the processor and is on tightly, the fan wire is connected tightly and reporting RPMs.
5) All power cables/fan cables are secure.
6) I don't think it is a driver issue because the reboot can occur while in the BIOS. I realize there can be incompatibilities with a motherboard/BIOS and hardware, however the system was working for 1 month before the issue randomly cropped up last night. No updates have occurred in the last 2 weeks.

Unfortunately I don't have a PSU lying around to test my theory first, so... If any of you have any other thoughts I wouldn't mind them, but what would you all suggest I go about RMAing first?

something else i would try, is doing a fresh install of windows if you haven't.if it is actually shutting down, there are virii that do that

 

[JmanWord]

Sorry to reply to an old thread, but I was looking at high temps on TMPIN1 .... I have the same board. Just wanted to say that I doubt your crashes were because of temperature. I had similar problems with DDR3 1600 memory. It would pass memtest .... My suggestion would be to set your GSkill as 1333Mhz ... it is what I did and all was stable after that. There are many posts on the net about AM3 chipset and DDR3 1600 ... if you really want to run the 1600 some additional tweaks are needed in Bios, but the end results are negligable... just run 1333Mhz is my suggestion.