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Skinnypup   09-08-2003 at 07:11:59 AM

Ok I'm running Windows XP and for some reason my computer will reboot for no reason. If I'm playing a game, just surfing the net or just not doing nothing. I mean sometimes I leave my computer on over night and when I get up in the morning my computer has rebooted. I have an Asus A7N8X Deluxe motherboard and an Athlon XP 2600+ cpu.

This is my system.

Athlon XP 2600+, Asus A7N8X Deluxe Motherboard, 512 DDR PC2700, Western Digital 80GB 7200RPM w/8M Cache, Quantum 30GB 7200RPM, ATI RADEON 9000PRO 128MB DDR, Toshiba 16X DVD, LG 52X24X52 GCE-8520B, ThermalTake 480 Watt Power Supply, and two Vantec Stealth case fan.

Can anyone think of what could be causing the issue?

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raylee011   09-08-2003 at 09:07:05 AM
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There are 2 possibility,

1. The most recent one reason would be: you got the WORM. The virus. It is one of the problem that the win32.blaster.worm will do.
2. It may be your power supply or your RAM.

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WingDing   09-08-2003 at 12:52:53 PM
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Any chance your CPU is overheating and the overheating protection system is shutting the PC down?

Your PSU should be more than sufficient for your system assuming its working properly - have you checked how stable the voltages are?

Otherwise I'd vote for a virus as being the most likely option.

:eek: My CPU runs so hot it creates a quark-gluon plasma :eek:

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Skinnypup   09-08-2003 at 06:25:42 PM
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Well I don't have the win32.blaster.worm because I have updated my windows xp and scanned my HD. I know because i don't get a message saying my computer will shut down. My computer just restarts.

Well my power supply is should be able to handle my system. Its a 480Watt power supply. My RAM is cheap so maybe i guess that could be the problem.

My CPU temperature is around 52C and my motherboard is around 33C. Does that seem ok?

My voltage on my power supply
+12V - 12.67
+5V - 5.026
+3.3V - 3.44
VCore - 1.72

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Anonymous   09-08-2003 at 11:17:25 PM
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Check your memory.

<A HREF="http://www.memtest86.com/#download0" target="_new">Memtest86</A>

Also, go to control panel/system/advanced, in the Starup and Recovery settings, uncheck automatically restart, and see if you can make a note of any errors that you get, if any.

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WingDing   09-09-2003 at 12:32:56 PM
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Yes, everything else looks OK, most likely your memory at this stage.

:eek: My CPU runs so hot it creates a quark-gluon plasma :eek:

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