pc restarts unexpectedly when in use

[step22]

Everytime I’m going online after a while my computer just restarts. The symptoms I noticed is that downloading of webpages becomes slower than usual before it restarts. Before it restarts a blue screen appears with some text in it but I couldn’t read it because it just flashes a split second. After my pc has restarted a box pops out saying –The system has recovered form a serious error. But it doesn’t state what kind of error it just ask if you want to send the info to Microsoft. I hope someone could help me here. What are the causes and what do I need to do? (by the way im connecting to the net thru a modem, dial –up)

[coiter]

check if there are any loose connections inside your CPU (memory, power supply, ide cable, etc). i had also had a similar problem. the culprit was a loose RAM that wasn't locked into place.

if it's not that, try to run a scan disk, virus scan and spyware scan.

good luck!

[ghosthunter]

If you already tried installing a fresh copy of Windows, the problem might lie in the memory or motherboard. In my case, my old PC's problem was from the motherboard. Reason enough to buy a new computer.

[Syuryuken]

check mo muna yung fan (power supply, cpu) baka hindi na umiikot

[step22]

coiters, ghosthunters and syuryukens thanks to you. i've tried all what you told me but still nothing changed. in fact it restarted 2x before i could post this reply...

(except by installing a new fresh copy of windows cant do that, too many important files)

[ghosthunter]

coiters, ghosthunters and syuryukens thanks to you. i've tried all what you told me but still nothing changed. in fact it restarted 2x before i could post this reply...

(except by installing a new fresh copy of windows cant do that, too many important files)

If you have a spare hard disk, you can temporarily use the spare HDD in your computer to test if it's the current copy of Windows that is the cause of your problem.

[1D4LV]

coiters, ghosthunters and syuryukens thanks to you. i've tried all what you told me but still nothing changed. in fact it restarted 2x before i could post this reply...

(except by installing a new fresh copy of windows cant do that, too many important files)

the blue screen that you see in a flash is a BSOD. normally, memory dumps yan.

my suggestions:

a) same as them. try to check for loose connections, specially sa RAM.
b) pangalawa, try to boot from safe mode to see if the problem persists. If it does, definitely a hardware problem. if it does not, its a windows operating system problem.
c) to check the actual message from the BSOD, disable the Windows Auto-Restart Feature by:

Bring up the system properties (It's in the control panel, keyboard shortcut is WIN+Pause/Break). Go to the Advanced Tab, Startup and Recovery/Settings, Uncheck the "Automatically Restart" button.

Then you can exactly see and read what the BSOD tells you, but i have a hunch its a memory dump.

[Taurus]

You could also check for Windows Event Viewer log.

[A121]

Try booting and running Memtest. Dapat hindi mag-eerror. Hanapin mo lang sa net. That might be a bad RAM module.

[mr_incredible]

Bring up the system properties (It's in the control panel, keyboard shortcut is WIN+Pause/Break). Go to the Advanced Tab, Startup and Recovery/Settings, Uncheck the "Automatically Restart" button.

Then you can exactly see and read what the BSOD tells you, but i have a hunch its a memory dump.

+1 on this. Better to check what the BSOD says before opening up your PC.

[step22]

as i unchecked the auto restart button hindi na uli pa siya ngrerestart hehe bkit kaya?
pero nakita ko sa system 256 lng nadedetect na ram. 512 kc ito. baka sira yung isa? tama ba?

[step22]

waaaah it happend na naman. hindi nga nagrestart ng shutdown lang. pero the blue screen fashed din lang.
tapos nung nag turn on ako

E:\WINDOWS\Minidump\Mini042508-02.dmp
E:\DOCUME~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\WER1.tmp.dir00\sysdata.x ml

eto daw yung log file na may error details. di naman maopen

[userfriendly]

halos sure ako na ram yan or yung slot ng ram. To troubleshoot, remove 1 stick of ram. kung di na mag restart nahanap mo na ang problema.

[1D4LV]

halos sure ako na ram yan or yung slot ng ram. To troubleshoot, remove 1 stick of ram. kung di na mag restart nahanap mo na ang problema.

same here, ram-related yan.
gawin mo bro is hiram ka muna ng ram pag gumana, ram nga.
yung slot ng ram, nakadikit yan sa board eh. hindi napapalitan yan.

[staind]

TS pasingit...

patulong din guys, pag nagrun ako ng CMD Prompt, nagre-restart desktop ko, otherwise ok naman sya. bakit kaya?

problema kasi pag niload ko CounterStrike, nagre-restart din e kasi gumagamit at ng CMD Prompt yun.

salamat!

[The10thBEE]

Maraming causes ang PC restarts:

- kaunti ang memory (upgrade to higher memory) mababang memory, kaunting load, parang taxi...hindi puwedenng animan
- masyadong maraming naka-save sa computer mo (tanggalin ang hindi kailangan) the higher the number, the more memory it takes!
- mahinang klaseng computer (buy a reputable computer)
- homemade computer (dapat sa computer geek ka nagpa-assemble)
- and the most culprit of them all...VIRUS! (iwasan magbukas ng hindi kilalang email at huwag magpunta sa **** website)

[EGcoolmhan]

sir, nakakapasok ka pa ba mismong windows, kung di ka na nakakarating dun, malamang sira na OS mo.reformat mo na yan mas lalong mawawala files mo pag nagdebug na mismo ang OS.

memory related din yan.try mo muna mag reset ng memory,at CMOS.kung hindi pwedeng sira na RAM mo.IMHO.

[sirmykel]

check nyo po yung memory nyo sir

[Jun aka Pekto]

as i unchecked the auto restart button hindi na uli pa siya ngrerestart hehe bkit kaya?
pero nakita ko sa system 256 lng nadedetect na ram. 512 kc ito. baka sira yung isa? tama ba?

Like everybody said......RAM especially if there's BSODs.

If this was still 2001, I'd suggest nVidia cards. But, that issue was fixed years ago.

I agree with those who say it's RAM.

[hryan09]

It's most likely RAM but for me, I had the same thing, My friend just searched on the websites to fix it, and he found a file to download to fix it. After a reboot and some couple hours of waiting for everything in the computer to be checked it worked. I'm not exactly sure what the name of the file is, but it had to be burned on a cd to work. Hope your pc gets fixed!