[SOLVED] Random restarts

pushkin69 · 04-20-2008, 08:09 PM

Hey everyone, I'm experiencing a weird problem lately. If my computer is off, and I press the power button, one of three things happen:
1.) My computer gets stuck after identifying hardware at the post
2.) My computer goes to load windows, and restarts before reaching login
3.) Everything loads fine.

The weird thing is, if option 1 occurs, i just hit restart and everything's fine. If option 2 happens, it keeps doing that until i turn off the computer. The when I power up again, everything's fine.

I recently had my anti-virus complain about a virus on my pc, but it just keeps coming up with keygen files that are not really infected... i.e. previous anti-virus sofware didnt complain and nothing comes up during online scans.

So with all this in mind, does this sound to you like my power supply is dying or needs more power, or a virus problem?

My Hardware:
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Asrock 4CoreDual-VSTA Motherboard
450W Power Supply (came with Xion II case)
Intel P4 E4500 2.2GHz
2GB DDR2 SDRAM
XFX GeForce 7900 GS (AGP)
80GB Western Digital HD
IDE CD-RW and DVD-RW drives
External USB2 HD
USB2 switch for mouse, keyboard, printer and scanner

Thank you all in advance.

dai · 04-20-2008, 09:34 PM

check your voltages in the bios and post them
we recommend buying case and psu as seperate items the ones that come with a case are usually inferior
look at the label on the side of the power supply and post
brand
wattage

pushkin69 · 09-25-2008, 08:54 PM

Turns out it was my power supply. Got a 630W and the problem went away.

dai · 09-26-2008, 12:22 AM

glad you have it sorted

04-20-2008, 08:09 PM	#1 (permalink)
pushkin69 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 45 OS: Windows XP	[SOLVED] Random restarts Hey everyone, I'm experiencing a weird problem lately. If my computer is off, and I press the power button, one of three things happen: 1.) My computer gets stuck after identifying hardware at the post 2.) My computer goes to load windows, and restarts before reaching login 3.) Everything loads fine. The weird thing is, if option 1 occurs, i just hit restart and everything's fine. If option 2 happens, it keeps doing that until i turn off the computer. The when I power up again, everything's fine. I recently had my anti-virus complain about a virus on my pc, but it just keeps coming up with keygen files that are not really infected... i.e. previous anti-virus sofware didnt complain and nothing comes up during online scans. So with all this in mind, does this sound to you like my power supply is dying or needs more power, or a virus problem? My Hardware: ------------- Asrock 4CoreDual-VSTA Motherboard 450W Power Supply (came with Xion II case) Intel P4 E4500 2.2GHz 2GB DDR2 SDRAM XFX GeForce 7900 GS (AGP) 80GB Western Digital HD IDE CD-RW and DVD-RW drives External USB2 HD USB2 switch for mouse, keyboard, printer and scanner Thank you all in advance.

04-20-2008, 09:34 PM	#2 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,539 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Random restarts check your voltages in the bios and post them we recommend buying case and psu as seperate items the ones that come with a case are usually inferior look at the label on the side of the power supply and post brand wattage __________________

09-25-2008, 08:54 PM	#3 (permalink)
pushkin69 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 45 OS: Windows XP	Re: Random restarts Turns out it was my power supply. Got a 630W and the problem went away.

09-26-2008, 12:22 AM	#4 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,539 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: [SOLVED] Random restarts glad you have it sorted __________________