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Scorpion23 · 03-23-2004, 04:21 PM

I would definitely check to make sure it isn't a windows problem first. If you can, get a knoppix cd and boot from it. Then run some sort of program in the background that uses a constant cpu load. If it stays on for a day or more it's probably windows.

If it goes off though you have a bigger problem (hardware related). This happened to an old computer of mine. It would restart randomly every two days or so. After awhile it got more frequent; once per day, 3x per day, and eventually to the point of every 30 seconds. Turned out to be a bad voltage regulator on the motherboard.

If you can, setup hardware monitoring software to record your voltages at about 1-2 second intervals. After a restart look at the last few readings for abnormal voltage levels.

Otherwise try taking out hardware and see if it still does it.

03-23-2004, 04:21 PM	#4 (permalink)
Scorpion23 Psycho	I would definitely check to make sure it isn't a windows problem first. If you can, get a knoppix cd and boot from it. Then run some sort of program in the background that uses a constant cpu load. If it stays on for a day or more it's probably windows. If it goes off though you have a bigger problem (hardware related). This happened to an old computer of mine. It would restart randomly every two days or so. After awhile it got more frequent; once per day, 3x per day, and eventually to the point of every 30 seconds. Turned out to be a bad voltage regulator on the motherboard. If you can, setup hardware monitoring software to record your voltages at about 1-2 second intervals. After a restart look at the last few readings for abnormal voltage levels. Otherwise try taking out hardware and see if it still does it. __________________ "Empirically observed covariation is a necessary but not sufficient condition for causality" - Edward Tufte Last edited by Scorpion23; 03-23-2004 at 04:24 PM..