random shutdowns

bahamut_2006 · August 11th, 2003

my brothers comp continues to be an incessant pain in the a. now it shuts down ramdomly, and i have no idea whats causing it. its not windows, since it has happened before it hit post. its not overheating, it stays at 40-50 C and can shutdown irregardless of the temp. if anyone can help i'd appreciate it. its a Duron @ 1.3 with 256 MB ram, 20 GB hd and a GeForce 4 MX 420. i built the system last March.

didamangi · August 11th, 2003

- What is the motherboard?
- Have you try to reinstall windows?

Gamer1 · August 11th, 2003

possible problems

-power supply noy supplying enough power
-ram issue
-IRQ's on the mobo are conflicting. may need a bios update...

bahamut_2006 · August 11th, 2003

i've probably reinstalled windows 6 or 7 times since i built it in march. it isnt windows cause it does it out of windows as well. the mobo is a Shuttle AK38N and it has a 350 Watt psu. ram could be the problem, i'll look into that. i'll also see if any irqs are conflicting. thanks for the suggestions.

DarkShin · August 11th, 2003

I think that it's most posibly the memory. To rule this out go and download Memtest86 @ http://www.memtest86.com and run it on your bro's PC, and see if you get any errors, if you do, you'll have to replace the memory.

zerocopy · August 12th, 2003

clunky mobo most likely

grahf · August 12th, 2003

Could be overheating.

Neojag · August 12th, 2003

http://securityresponse.symantec.com...ster.worm.html

Many people are getting reboots with this. It didn't cause my machine to reboot, but it did cause some instability (and this crap is going wild, caught it yesterdaey about 20:30 cause I didn't have that damned m$ fix

).

(F)ragnarok(F) · August 12th, 2003

i have the same prob with windows rebooting randomly, but the difference is, its only like that when i use my webcam on msn. before when i didnt have the webcam, everythings fine, but after using it, it reboots everytimes for no apparent reason. i also need help

scottlc · August 12th, 2003

The Blaster worm was discovered yesterday. It uses a recently found RPC/DCOM exploit. Security experts made a warning on the 8th that it was very likely that a new worm would be released.

Hanamichi · August 12th, 2003

Valeron and I just got our rigs fixed too... damned thing.
I almost resorted to a format

bahamut_2006 · August 13th, 2003

actually, the blaster worm screwed up xp so bad on mine i did have to reformat. anyway the comp seems to run fine as long as it is sitting on its side. if it sits upright though, it still happens. also, i chose a shuttle mobo cause i didnt feel like paying double for other brands whose only advantage was overclocking. (at that time, sata and agp 8x werent out)

vivrantpig · August 14th, 2003

^^ o well wutever works rite?? jus leave it on its side

GKort · August 14th, 2003

if it started like 4 days ago....or between then and now i bet anything its blaster worm...go to www.microsoft.com and the big image with a lock on it leads to a patch...THEN YOU NEED AV SOFTWARE TO GET IT OFF OF YOU!!!!!!!!!

GKort · August 14th, 2003

DarkShin...your primary comp is nearly identical to my primary....

August 11th, 2003	#1 (permalink)
bahamut_2006 AMD Join Date: May 2002 Location: Iredell, Texas, USA Posts: 779	random shutdowns my brothers comp continues to be an incessant pain in the a. now it shuts down ramdomly, and i have no idea whats causing it. its not windows, since it has happened before it hit post. its not overheating, it stays at 40-50 C and can shutdown irregardless of the temp. if anyone can help i'd appreciate it. its a Duron @ 1.3 with 256 MB ram, 20 GB hd and a GeForce 4 MX 420. i built the system last March. __________________ Primary rig: AMD Athlon 64 3700 (2.2 Ghz) San Diego core\|2 GB Corsair DDR 400 ram\|ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe mobo\|512 MB eVGA GeForce 7950GT\|Primary HD: 300 GB Maxtor\| Secondary HD 200 GB Western Digital HD\|Aspire X-Dreamer II case w/550w Antec PSU\|Sony DVD-Rom\|Sony DVD-RW\|19" Sceptre LCD\|4.1 Surround Sound\|Runnin on Windows XP Pro SP2

August 11th, 2003	#2 (permalink)
didamangi Interplay sucks! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Indonesia Posts: 1,212	Re: random shutdowns - What is the motherboard? - Have you try to reinstall windows? __________________ Updated! PC rig : Athlon XP 2500+ Barton, Shuttle AN35[N] Ultra, 1.5GB DDRAM, ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128 MB, Turtle Beach Santa Cruz, Compromate Video TV Tuner, LG GDR8162B DVD-Rom, Liteon CDRW 52/24/52, Win XP Home SP2, Maxtor 6Y120L0 120GB. Consoles : Dreamcast (finally!!), PS2, Saturn, SNES Butuh bantuan menginstall ePSXe atau Project 64? Klik aja disini.

August 11th, 2003	#3 (permalink)
Gamer1 Anti-Brand Loyalist Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Its too dark to tell... Posts: 3,237	Re: random shutdowns possible problems -power supply noy supplying enough power -ram issue -IRQ's on the mobo are conflicting. may need a bios update... __________________ Iris: (Proc:Intel Pentium4 2.8Ghz w/ HT UNLOCKED @ 15x200) (Mobo: Asus P4C800-E) (RAM: Corsair XMS 2x512MB DDR400) (HDD 1: Seagate 80GB, 8MB Buffer, 7200 RPM) (Disk Drive 1: Lite-On 16x DVD Burner 1673S) (GFX Card: Radeon 9800 All-In-Wonder Pro 128MB) (Sound Card: Sound Blaster Audigy) Morrigan: (Proc:AMD Athlon 2500+ @ 11x200) (Mobo: Asrock K7V88) (RAM: Corsair XMS 512MB DDR400) (HDD 1: Seagate 80GB, 8MB Buffer, 7200 RPM) (Disk Drive 1: NEC 16x DVD Burner 3200AG) (GFX Card: Radeon 920064MB) (Sound Card: Sound Blaster Live! 5.1)

August 11th, 2003	#4 (permalink)
bahamut_2006 AMD Join Date: May 2002 Location: Iredell, Texas, USA Posts: 779	Re: random shutdowns i've probably reinstalled windows 6 or 7 times since i built it in march. it isnt windows cause it does it out of windows as well. the mobo is a Shuttle AK38N and it has a 350 Watt psu. ram could be the problem, i'll look into that. i'll also see if any irqs are conflicting. thanks for the suggestions. __________________ Primary rig: AMD Athlon 64 3700 (2.2 Ghz) San Diego core\|2 GB Corsair DDR 400 ram\|ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe mobo\|512 MB eVGA GeForce 7950GT\|Primary HD: 300 GB Maxtor\| Secondary HD 200 GB Western Digital HD\|Aspire X-Dreamer II case w/550w Antec PSU\|Sony DVD-Rom\|Sony DVD-RW\|19" Sceptre LCD\|4.1 Surround Sound\|Runnin on Windows XP Pro SP2

August 11th, 2003	#5 (permalink)
DarkShin Gankutsuou Join Date: May 2002 Location: Mexico - Some Dark Place Posts: 193	I think that it's most posibly the memory. To rule this out go and download Memtest86 @ http://www.memtest86.com and run it on your bro's PC, and see if you get any errors, if you do, you'll have to replace the memory. __________________ [Athlon System - DGS01] [AthlonXP 2500+ Barton] [ASUS A7N8X-VM nForce2 Chipset] [512 MBs DRR333 PC2700] [GeForce4 MX Integrated GPU] [SoundBlaster Live! 5.1 Digital] [80GB Western Digital 7200 RPM 8MB Buffer] [20GB Western Digital 5400 RPM] [16x Lite-On DVD-ROM] [16x Lite-On DVD+/-RW] [Windows XP Profesional SP2] [Pentium4 System - DGS02] [Pentium4 @ 1.4 GHz] [DFI NB72-SC] [192 MBs SDRam PC100] [eVGA GeForce2 MX 200 32MBs AGP] [SoundBlaster Live! Value] [80GB 7200 RPM 8MB Buffer] [4GB Western Digital] [52x Lite-On CD-ROM] [Windows XP Profesional SP2] Last edited by DarkShin; August 11th, 2003 at 04:40.

August 12th, 2003	#6 (permalink)
zerocopy Banned Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 2,953	Re: random shutdowns clunky mobo most likely

August 12th, 2003	#7 (permalink)
grahf Weltall Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 458	Re: random shutdowns Could be overheating. __________________ SIS motherboard \| WindowsXP pro \| Athlon XP 2200+(1.8 Ghz) IBM 120gb 7200rpm \| 512Mb DDR PC2100 @133mhz \| C-media 3d sound\| Pixelview geforce4ti4200 64mb\| 12x8x32x CDRW \| 300watt power supply

August 12th, 2003	#8 (permalink)
Neojag :: [ Sauron's Eye ] :: Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: In the Land of Mordor, where the Shadows lie... Posts: 3,259	Re: random shutdowns http://securityresponse.symantec.com...ster.worm.html Many people are getting reboots with this. It didn't cause my machine to reboot, but it did cause some instability (and this crap is going wild, caught it yesterdaey about 20:30 cause I didn't have that damned m$ fix ). __________________

August 12th, 2003	#9 (permalink)
(F)ragnarok(F) Trying to stay alive Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: ... Posts: 2,936	Re: random shutdowns i have the same prob with windows rebooting randomly, but the difference is, its only like that when i use my webcam on msn. before when i didnt have the webcam, everythings fine, but after using it, it reboots everytimes for no apparent reason. i also need help __________________ Motherboard: Intel915GLVG -- CPU: Pentium 4 3.06GHz -- Monitor: ViewSonic VE910b LCD -- Video: Onboard -- Sound: Creative SB Audigy 2 -- Memory: 512 MB -- Disk Drives: Western Digital 250GB S-ATA -- OS: Windows XP -- DVD Rom University life sux....

August 12th, 2003	#10 (permalink)
scottlc Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: St Andrews, Scotland Posts: 1,575	Re: random shutdowns The Blaster worm was discovered yesterday. It uses a recently found RPC/DCOM exploit. Security experts made a warning on the 8th that it was very likely that a new worm would be released. __________________ OS: Arch Linux w/ Kernel 2.6.23.8 + GNOME 2.20.1 - CPU: Intel Pentium M 1.5GHz - Memory: 1280MB DDR PC2700 - Browser: Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.10

August 12th, 2003	#11 (permalink)
Hanamichi Crotally Tazy Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Malaysia Posts: 4,573	Re: random shutdowns Valeron and I just got our rigs fixed too... damned thing. I almost resorted to a format

August 13th, 2003	#12 (permalink)
bahamut_2006 AMD Join Date: May 2002 Location: Iredell, Texas, USA Posts: 779	Re: random shutdowns actually, the blaster worm screwed up xp so bad on mine i did have to reformat. anyway the comp seems to run fine as long as it is sitting on its side. if it sits upright though, it still happens. also, i chose a shuttle mobo cause i didnt feel like paying double for other brands whose only advantage was overclocking. (at that time, sata and agp 8x werent out) __________________ Primary rig: AMD Athlon 64 3700 (2.2 Ghz) San Diego core\|2 GB Corsair DDR 400 ram\|ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe mobo\|512 MB eVGA GeForce 7950GT\|Primary HD: 300 GB Maxtor\| Secondary HD 200 GB Western Digital HD\|Aspire X-Dreamer II case w/550w Antec PSU\|Sony DVD-Rom\|Sony DVD-RW\|19" Sceptre LCD\|4.1 Surround Sound\|Runnin on Windows XP Pro SP2

August 14th, 2003	#13 (permalink)
vivrantpig (>^_^)> KIRBY Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 2,609	Re: random shutdowns ^^ o well wutever works rite?? jus leave it on its side __________________ "...we stand strong, even in time of crisis, when our man passed on, we still marched on, Dignified, walkin with our heads up high, Soldiers until the day that we die..." -D.I.T.C "Stand Stong"

August 14th, 2003	#14 (permalink)
GKort Banned Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 766	Re: random shutdowns if it started like 4 days ago....or between then and now i bet anything its blaster worm...go to www.microsoft.com and the big image with a lock on it leads to a patch...THEN YOU NEED AV SOFTWARE TO GET IT OFF OF YOU!!!!!!!!!

August 14th, 2003	#15 (permalink)
GKort Banned Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 766	Re: random shutdowns DarkShin...your primary comp is nearly identical to my primary....

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