Computer acting odd help me!!
By TriciaW
@TriciaW (2441)
United States
May 1, 2007 8:16am CST
Yesterday it was really hot here. It hit 93 degrees and I refused to turn on the air conditioner because it is just May. Well I work on my computer as many of you here do and while I was working my computer just turned off. I thought it was odd but turned it back on and started to work again and once again the computer went off. All night it did this. So I thought ok maybe I got a virus so I did a system restore and took it back to an earlier day and thought ok it should work. Nope it still went off. So I thought maybe it is just over heating. I got a fan and put it on the computer. Still it continued to go off. Well now this morning it is working fine. Hasn't turned off yet and I have been on it an hour. Do you have any idea what might have caused this? I had a new power supply put in about 6 months ago so that should be fine. I am just at a loss as to what it is. Please help if you have any ideas.
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4 responses
@Impervious (1147)
• United States
1 May 07
From the way that you discribed the problem it sounds to me like it was getting too hot, You could try installing a more powerful cooling fan and cpu cooler. Also I would still run a virus scan just to be safe.
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@amritms (64)
• Nepal
1 May 07
By looking to your problem, I think you have problem with your CPU Cooling system. By your statement i think that you work a lot in your computer. So, You should have a Hard Disk cooler fan (recent has two fans). And It is really hot so you better put cooler fans in your casing.
@raghavarg (26)
• India
1 May 07
same kinda thing happened to me too, some time ago, check the SMPS in the CPU, and even check the ups if u have any, may be the batterys life is over...
in the SMPS check if the capaciters r burnt or not,might have happened cos over-heating, if so cahnge it soon.
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@rockergal07 (118)
• Philippines
1 May 07
Maybe it's because of the temperature. Or the computer is being overused. Try to rest the computer for awhile. ;) That happened to me a couple of times, and when I felt the CPU, it was so hot. So, i just let it rest for a few hours. :)
