re: System randomly shuts down and restarts
Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at 8:05 pm
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Jacob6601
(2174 messages posted)
Hard to say. The non-lethal problem may be wide-spread (but unknown) as dehalley
suggested in the google forum.
If this fixes your lethal problem, my guess would be the gusvc/RPC conflict and a
third factor, be it your hardware configuration or another app you are running.
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If the problem persists, it almost has to be hardware. And, as others have noted,
intermittent failures are hard to find. Preliminary steps you can take:
1. I would not suspect heat at this point. Although random, heat failures almost
always become more frequent.
2. Make sure all cables to the pc remain absolutely stationary. Route the mouse/keyboard
cables to the other side of the pc and tape them down so they do not nudge any other
cables.
3. Check for PSU overload by pulling all usb devices off the pc, except the printer.
4. Any component sending an intermittent short to the bus can cause a shutdown, and
PSU overload is still a consideration here. Start pulling/disabling any unneeded
components from inside the case.
5. Once down to a stripped pc (mouse/keyboard, video and NIC), if you have no spare
parts you are basically stuck. You could replace everything and still find you have
a bad main board. Repair shop or new pc.
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