My Idiotic Computer Like to Randomly Restart...HELP ME PLZ

Ryujin · 11-03-2004, 02:10 PM

I just got done reformatting my hd 2 weeks ago.....i got some error so i reformatted again.....everything running smootly and boom computer restartss, i was liek maybe it froze or something.....even though my computer has never frozen before so then i go and check if its over heating or anything and everything good....cpu 84 degrees mb 86 degrees i got a asus p4p800 deluxe and 510 watt power supply, nvidia geforce 5700 256 mb, 512 mb of ram 2.4 ghz p4 ht processor, sound blaster audigy soudn card, 2 logitech mx510's, nec 17" multisync fe791sb monitor......now someone tell me WHAT THE ******** problem is.....thanks again

blmbrsm · 11-03-2004, 02:26 PM

At what time/point does it reboot? Are you running a particular program or game when it reboots? Does it reboot at the same time/point ?

**w00t** · 11-03-2004, 02:34 PM

Ditto, that would be useful info

Ryujin · 11-03-2004, 02:50 PM

its always different everytime it reboots....i just went to take a shower and it rebooted within 20 minutes....before it rebooted sometime within 6 hrs maybe also in the 20 minute range and no its doesnt reboot during a specific game...it happened once when i was playing counter strike....and the other times once when i was using irc and another when i was changing a cfg file for a game...and then the other times while i was away from the computer....and i just reformatted so i seriously dont think its windows
i dont want it to be a hardware problem cuz then itl probably cost money to fix it lol.....but most likely it probably is.

Ryujin · 11-03-2004, 03:17 PM

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HOPEFULLY THIS WORKS...."Win XP and Win 2000 have a default setting to restart at just about any error. It makes things difficult to analyze when it blows through and restarts the computer. Settings / Control Panel / System / Advanced / Startup and Recovery / Settings. Make sure the box is UNCHECKED where it says "Automatically Restart" under System Failure." AND IF IT STILL RESTARTS I HATE WINDOWS FOREVER.....

batty_professor · 11-03-2004, 03:25 PM

What you describe is probably the power supply failing. No windows tweaking will help that.

adrian_pan · 11-21-2004, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Ryujin

its always different everytime it reboots....i just went to take a shower and it rebooted within 20 minutes....before it rebooted sometime within 6 hrs maybe also in the 20 minute range and no its doesnt reboot during a specific game...it happened once when i was playing counter strike....and the other times once when i was using irc and another when i was changing a cfg file for a game...and then the other times while i was away from the computer....and i just reformatted so i seriously dont think its windows
i dont want it to be a hardware problem cuz then itl probably cost money to fix it lol.....but most likely it probably is.

Hi guys
im new to the forum, and i registered primarily to help someone solve this problem, at least one of the causes. I had the same problem, bought new machine last week, and kept restarting randomly, sometimes within seconds, sometimes after 5, ...10 minutes, even an hour.
I tried everything, since i read it could be windows xp SP2 related, took me all day, and i didnt accomplish anything. And then i powered the cpu down, and looked whats happening with it and all the peripherals.And bingo, i spotted that the cpu restarts as soon as my cable modem does something.As you know, cable modems are never idle, and they communicate with the server and cpu frequently.I tested the same scenario several times just to make sure it happens only upon any modem activity, and yes that was the only trigger.
So i went into network connection settings, specifically the ethernet card properties, and after digging deeper, i got into advanced properties, At the very bottom of the advanced properties there was something called Wake UP Capabilities, by default it was On, i swithched it to Off, and shut the system down. Right away i noticed the indicator network port light was turned off this tme at the back of the cpu, and.......problem was solved.

So in a nutshell, my system was set up by default to detect any sort of internet traffic, and modem activity, which 'wakes up' the system.

I guess windows shutdown issues are many, and this is just one scenario, but i thought it may help someone solve this very annoying, and frustrating problem
-))

adrian p

Ryujin · 11-27-2004, 12:37 PM

thanks for all your help....i finally got it figured out.....i had just installed a new virus scanner (bit defender) and it had some corrupt file..deleted it and it works fine. thanks a lot though, for anyone who has bit defender and has the same problem do a windows search for filespy.sys and delete that mofo..

11-03-2004, 02:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
Ryujin Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 5 OS: Win Xp	My Idiotic Computer Like to Randomly Restart...HELP ME PLZ I just got done reformatting my hd 2 weeks ago.....i got some error so i reformatted again.....everything running smootly and boom computer restartss, i was liek maybe it froze or something.....even though my computer has never frozen before so then i go and check if its over heating or anything and everything good....cpu 84 degrees mb 86 degrees i got a asus p4p800 deluxe and 510 watt power supply, nvidia geforce 5700 256 mb, 512 mb of ram 2.4 ghz p4 ht processor, sound blaster audigy soudn card, 2 logitech mx510's, nec 17" multisync fe791sb monitor......now someone tell me WHAT THE ******** problem is.....thanks again Last edited by CTSNKY; 11-21-2004 at 08:47 AM.

11-03-2004, 02:34 PM	#3 (permalink)
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11-03-2004, 03:25 PM	#6 (permalink)
batty_professor Asst. Manager, Alternative Computing Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Hooterville Il 45 mi. east of St. Louis mo Posts: 2,608 OS: Fedora Core 5 for now	What you describe is probably the power supply failing. No windows tweaking will help that. __________________ It's better to know me and not need me than to need me and not know me. B. While users are never under any obligation, if you feel the urge please feel free to visit our donation page. Every little bit helps. And we thank you for your support. Microsoft free Registered Linux user 397458

11-03-2004, 02:26 PM	#2 (permalink)
blmbrsm Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 135 OS: Windows 95, 98,2000,& XP, Knoppix, Sun, Unix MS Express & Outlook	At what time/point does it reboot? Are you running a particular program or game when it reboots? Does it reboot at the same time/point ?

11-03-2004, 02:50 PM	#4 (permalink)
Ryujin Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 5 OS: Win Xp	its always different everytime it reboots....i just went to take a shower and it rebooted within 20 minutes....before it rebooted sometime within 6 hrs maybe also in the 20 minute range and no its doesnt reboot during a specific game...it happened once when i was playing counter strike....and the other times once when i was using irc and another when i was changing a cfg file for a game...and then the other times while i was away from the computer....and i just reformatted so i seriously dont think its windows i dont want it to be a hardware problem cuz then itl probably cost money to fix it lol.....but most likely it probably is.

11-03-2004, 03:17 PM	#5 (permalink)
Ryujin Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 5 OS: Win Xp	YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HOPEFULLY THIS WORKS...."Win XP and Win 2000 have a default setting to restart at just about any error. It makes things difficult to analyze when it blows through and restarts the computer. Settings / Control Panel / System / Advanced / Startup and Recovery / Settings. Make sure the box is UNCHECKED where it says "Automatically Restart" under System Failure." AND IF IT STILL RESTARTS I HATE WINDOWS FOREVER.....

11-27-2004, 12:37 PM	#8 (permalink)
Ryujin Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 5 OS: Win Xp	thanks for all your help....i finally got it figured out.....i had just installed a new virus scanner (bit defender) and it had some corrupt file..deleted it and it works fine. thanks a lot though, for anyone who has bit defender and has the same problem do a windows search for filespy.sys and delete that mofo..