I frequently leave my computer running idle for while. It usually goes to sleep mode whenever I do... but recently I have been having trouble with it randomly resetting itself. I formatted the HDD and did a fresh install of Windows 7. That seemed to have solved the problem temporarily, but it's come back and now I don't know what to do.
I am unsure exactly what is causing it but I get an error message when I restart that says something akin to "Windows has recovered from an unexpected Shutdown". When I check the cause it lists "Blue Screen" and the
admin events log lists:
"Source: Kernel-Power
Event ID:41
The system has rebooted without cleanly shutting down first. This error could be caused if the system stopped responding, crashed, or lost power unexpectedly"
...which has me leaning towards power failure, but it never happens when I am around!!
Is there any way to view the DMP file in the windows directory? Perhaps it can give more information.
Here is the set-up:
Operating System
MS Windows 7 32-bit
CPU
AMD Phenom II X4 965 38 °C
Deneb 45nm Technology
RAM
4.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 668MHz (9-9-9-24) << "1333 clocked"
XLR8 4GB 1600 MHz
Motherboard
ASUSTeK Computer INC. M4A87TD EVO (AM3)
Graphics
ASUS VH242H @ 1920x1080
ATI Radeon HD 5700 Series
Sapphire HD5770 1GB GDDR5
Hard Drives
488GB Seagate ST3500418AS ATA Device (SATA) 28 °C
Optical Drives
HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GH24NS50 ATA Device
Audio
VIA High Definition Audio
PSU
550 W Power
OCZ Fatal1ty
The error given by the dump is the following.
"Probably caused by : atikmdag.sys ( atikmdag+4a2a7 ) "With standard !analyze
Do you think the PSU is my problem?
I am unsure exactly what is causing it but I get an error message when I restart that says something akin to "Windows has recovered from an unexpected Shutdown". When I check the cause it lists "Blue Screen" and the
admin events log lists:
"Source: Kernel-Power
Event ID:41
The system has rebooted without cleanly shutting down first. This error could be caused if the system stopped responding, crashed, or lost power unexpectedly"
...which has me leaning towards power failure, but it never happens when I am around!!
Is there any way to view the DMP file in the windows directory? Perhaps it can give more information.
Here is the set-up:
Operating System
MS Windows 7 32-bit
CPU
AMD Phenom II X4 965 38 °C
Deneb 45nm Technology
RAM
4.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 668MHz (9-9-9-24) << "1333 clocked"
XLR8 4GB 1600 MHz
Motherboard
ASUSTeK Computer INC. M4A87TD EVO (AM3)
Graphics
ASUS VH242H @ 1920x1080
ATI Radeon HD 5700 Series
Sapphire HD5770 1GB GDDR5
Hard Drives
488GB Seagate ST3500418AS ATA Device (SATA) 28 °C
Optical Drives
HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GH24NS50 ATA Device
Audio
VIA High Definition Audio
PSU
550 W Power
OCZ Fatal1ty
The error given by the dump is the following.
"Probably caused by : atikmdag.sys ( atikmdag+4a2a7 ) "With standard !analyze
Do you think the PSU is my problem?