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August 7th 03, 12:30 AM
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hot cpu
I am having a problem with my computer randomly rebooting. This only started
today and happened a few times. I decided to monitor the CPU temp and it rose to 116 F while running my AV program, it then rebooted on its own. This is a homebuilt system (built in 2/03) w/an ASUS P4S533-E and an Intel Celeron 1.7 (no OC). Fans are running even when temp is that high. I cleaned the computer about a month ago, so it is fairly clean. I am not getting any errors. Anyone have any suggestions? 
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August 7th 03, 12:47 AM
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I had a simular problem and my scandisk fixed it... it was a problem with my
hard drive and it was causing my temp to rise, what op system are you running? "hu man" hu wrote in message ... I am having a problem with my computer randomly rebooting. This only started today and happened a few times. I decided to monitor the CPU temp and it rose to 116 F while running my AV program, it then rebooted on its own. This is a homebuilt system (built in 2/03) w/an ASUS P4S533-E and an Intel Celeron 1.7 (no OC). Fans are running even when temp is that high. I cleaned the computer about a month ago, so it is fairly clean. I am not getting any errors. Anyone have any suggestions?
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August 7th 03, 02:06 AM
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Thanks for the response. I am running XP and so far scandisk (chkdisk) ran
three times and problem is still there. "Girgath" wrote in message . ca... I had a simular problem and my scandisk fixed it... it was a problem with my hard drive and it was causing my temp to rise, what op system are you running? "hu man" hu wrote in message ... I am having a problem with my computer randomly rebooting. This only started today and happened a few times. I decided to monitor the CPU temp and it rose to 116 F while running my AV program, it then rebooted on its own. This is a homebuilt system (built in 2/03) w/an ASUS P4S533-E and an Intel Celeron 1.7 (no OC). Fans are running even when temp is that high. I cleaned the computer about a month ago, so it is fairly clean. I am not getting any errors. Anyone have any suggestions?
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August 7th 03, 02:15 AM
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Thanks for the response. I am running XP. I just disabled the reboot like
you suggested. I did install a game a few days ago, the computer was used alot since and this is the first sign of the problem. I did run Ad-Aware but I am having a problem finishing a system scan with Norton AV. If I can finish that (which I will attempt now) without the system crashing, I will know if it is clean or not. If I get an error message, I will post back. Thanks again. "kony" wrote in message ... On Wed, 6 Aug 2003 19:30:20 -0400, "hu man" hu wrote: I am having a problem with my computer randomly rebooting. This only started today and happened a few times. I decided to monitor the CPU temp and it rose to 116 F while running my AV program, it then rebooted on its own. This is a homebuilt system (built in 2/03) w/an ASUS P4S533-E and an Intel Celeron 1.7 (no OC). Fans are running even when temp is that high. I cleaned the computer about a month ago, so it is fairly clean. I am not getting any errors. Anyone have any suggestions? Usually temperatures are reported in Celsius, as many people are more familiar with Celsius temps relative to PC operation. 116F is about 47C... that's not hot enough to cause a reboot from CPU overheating on a processor running anywhere near stock speed, not o'c. Look elsewhere for the problem. If you're running WinXP you may be getting bluescreens, which by default causes the PC to reboot. You can disable this rebooting to see the bluescreen, which may provide clues. To do that: Rick-Click My Computer, choose System Properties, Advanced tab, Startup & Recovery button, then uncheck the "automatically reboot" option. Since the problem just started, is there anything new, different about the PC, Operating System, new applications, or the environment, ambient temps, etc? If none of the above applies and the system tests virus-free with recent antivirus definitions, you might try scanning the system with "Ad-Aware" or "Spybot" to see if it's otherwise fouled up with 3rd party junk. Ad-Awa http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download/ Spybot: http://www.safer-networking.org/inde...&page=download Dave
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August 7th 03, 02:44 AM
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As I leaned the side cover against the case, I noticed that a light tap will
reboot the computer. I shut it back down and reseated the video card and ram. I also checked every connector to make sure they were not loose and blew out the case. That didn't cure the problem, it will still reboot with a light tap. Could it be the power supply or maybe the hard drive? Thanks again "kony" wrote in message ... On Wed, 6 Aug 2003 19:30:20 -0400, "hu man" hu wrote: I am having a problem with my computer randomly rebooting. This only started today and happened a few times. I decided to monitor the CPU temp and it rose to 116 F while running my AV program, it then rebooted on its own. This is a homebuilt system (built in 2/03) w/an ASUS P4S533-E and an Intel Celeron 1.7 (no OC). Fans are running even when temp is that high. I cleaned the computer about a month ago, so it is fairly clean. I am not getting any errors. Anyone have any suggestions? Usually temperatures are reported in Celsius, as many people are more familiar with Celsius temps relative to PC operation. 116F is about 47C... that's not hot enough to cause a reboot from CPU overheating on a processor running anywhere near stock speed, not o'c. Look elsewhere for the problem. If you're running WinXP you may be getting bluescreens, which by default causes the PC to reboot. You can disable this rebooting to see the bluescreen, which may provide clues. To do that: Rick-Click My Computer, choose System Properties, Advanced tab, Startup & Recovery button, then uncheck the "automatically reboot" option. Since the problem just started, is there anything new, different about the PC, Operating System, new applications, or the environment, ambient temps, etc? If none of the above applies and the system tests virus-free with recent antivirus definitions, you might try scanning the system with "Ad-Aware" or "Spybot" to see if it's otherwise fouled up with 3rd party junk. Ad-Awa http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download/ Spybot: http://www.safer-networking.org/inde...&page=download Dave
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#7
August 7th 03, 03:09 AM
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power or reset switch maybe. try touching them lightly and see what happens
"hu man" hu wrote in message ... As I leaned the side cover against the case, I noticed that a light tap will reboot the computer. I shut it back down and reseated the video card and ram. I also checked every connector to make sure they were not loose and blew out the case. That didn't cure the problem, it will still reboot with a light tap. Could it be the power supply or maybe the hard drive? Thanks again "kony" wrote in message ... On Wed, 6 Aug 2003 19:30:20 -0400, "hu man" hu wrote: I am having a problem with my computer randomly rebooting. This only started today and happened a few times. I decided to monitor the CPU temp and it rose to 116 F while running my AV program, it then rebooted on its own. This is a homebuilt system (built in 2/03) w/an ASUS P4S533-E and an Intel Celeron 1.7 (no OC). Fans are running even when temp is that high. I cleaned the computer about a month ago, so it is fairly clean. I am not getting any errors. Anyone have any suggestions? Usually temperatures are reported in Celsius, as many people are more familiar with Celsius temps relative to PC operation. 116F is about 47C... that's not hot enough to cause a reboot from CPU overheating on a processor running anywhere near stock speed, not o'c. Look elsewhere for the problem. If you're running WinXP you may be getting bluescreens, which by default causes the PC to reboot. You can disable this rebooting to see the bluescreen, which may provide clues. To do that: Rick-Click My Computer, choose System Properties, Advanced tab, Startup & Recovery button, then uncheck the "automatically reboot" option. Since the problem just started, is there anything new, different about the PC, Operating System, new applications, or the environment, ambient temps, etc? If none of the above applies and the system tests virus-free with recent antivirus definitions, you might try scanning the system with "Ad-Aware" or "Spybot" to see if it's otherwise fouled up with 3rd party junk. Ad-Awa http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download/ Spybot: http://www.safer-networking.org/inde...&page=download Dave
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August 7th 03, 03:17 AM
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"hu man" hu wrote in message ... As I leaned the side cover against the case, I noticed that a light tap will reboot the computer. I shut it back down and reseated the video card and ram. I also checked every connector to make sure they were not loose and blew out the case. That didn't cure the problem, it will still reboot with a light tap. Could it be the power supply or maybe the hard drive? Thanks again Anything look like it could be shorting the motherboard? -- ~misfit~ "kony" wrote in message ... On Wed, 6 Aug 2003 19:30:20 -0400, "hu man" hu wrote: I am having a problem with my computer randomly rebooting. This only started today and happened a few times. I decided to monitor the CPU temp and it rose to 116 F while running my AV program, it then rebooted on its own. This is a homebuilt system (built in 2/03) w/an ASUS P4S533-E and an Intel Celeron 1.7 (no OC). Fans are running even when temp is that high. I cleaned the computer about a month ago, so it is fairly clean. I am not getting any errors. Anyone have any suggestions? Usually temperatures are reported in Celsius, as many people are more familiar with Celsius temps relative to PC operation. 116F is about 47C... that's not hot enough to cause a reboot from CPU overheating on a processor running anywhere near stock speed, not o'c. Look elsewhere for the problem. If you're running WinXP you may be getting bluescreens, which by default causes the PC to reboot. You can disable this rebooting to see the bluescreen, which may provide clues. To do that: Rick-Click My Computer, choose System Properties, Advanced tab, Startup & Recovery button, then uncheck the "automatically reboot" option. Since the problem just started, is there anything new, different about the PC, Operating System, new applications, or the environment, ambient temps, etc? If none of the above applies and the system tests virus-free with recent antivirus definitions, you might try scanning the system with "Ad-Aware" or "Spybot" to see if it's otherwise fouled up with 3rd party junk. Ad-Awa http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download/ Spybot: http://www.safer-networking.org/inde...&page=download Dave --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.507 / Virus Database: 304 - Release Date: 4/08/2003
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#9
August 7th 03, 03:33 AM
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I lightly touched the reset switch and it rebooted, I couldn't make it do it
again so I tapped on the front of the case and it rebooted. I guess it is safe to assume that the reset switch should be replaced, but could that be the cause of the unprovoked reboots that I was experiencing earlier? TIA "Jim Miner" wrote in message ... power or reset switch maybe. try touching them lightly and see what happens "hu man" hu wrote in message ... As I leaned the side cover against the case, I noticed that a light tap will reboot the computer. I shut it back down and reseated the video card and ram. I also checked every connector to make sure they were not loose and blew out the case. That didn't cure the problem, it will still reboot with a light tap. Could it be the power supply or maybe the hard drive? Thanks again "kony" wrote in message ... On Wed, 6 Aug 2003 19:30:20 -0400, "hu man" hu wrote: I am having a problem with my computer randomly rebooting. This only started today and happened a few times. I decided to monitor the CPU temp and it rose to 116 F while running my AV program, it then rebooted on its own. This is a homebuilt system (built in 2/03) w/an ASUS P4S533-E and an Intel Celeron 1.7 (no OC). Fans are running even when temp is that high. I cleaned the computer about a month ago, so it is fairly clean. I am not getting any errors. Anyone have any suggestions? Usually temperatures are reported in Celsius, as many people are more familiar with Celsius temps relative to PC operation. 116F is about 47C... that's not hot enough to cause a reboot from CPU overheating on a processor running anywhere near stock speed, not o'c. Look elsewhere for the problem. If you're running WinXP you may be getting bluescreens, which by default causes the PC to reboot. You can disable this rebooting to see the bluescreen, which may provide clues. To do that: Rick-Click My Computer, choose System Properties, Advanced tab, Startup & Recovery button, then uncheck the "automatically reboot" option. Since the problem just started, is there anything new, different about the PC, Operating System, new applications, or the environment, ambient temps, etc? If none of the above applies and the system tests virus-free with recent antivirus definitions, you might try scanning the system with "Ad-Aware" or "Spybot" to see if it's otherwise fouled up with 3rd party junk. Ad-Awa http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download/ Spybot: http://www.safer-networking.org/inde...&page=download Dave
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#10
August 7th 03, 03:34 AM
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It doesn't look like anything could be shorting it.
"~misfit~" wrote in message ... "hu man" hu wrote in message ... As I leaned the side cover against the case, I noticed that a light tap will reboot the computer. I shut it back down and reseated the video card and ram. I also checked every connector to make sure they were not loose and blew out the case. That didn't cure the problem, it will still reboot with a light tap. Could it be the power supply or maybe the hard drive? Thanks again Anything look like it could be shorting the motherboard? -- ~misfit~ "kony" wrote in message ... On Wed, 6 Aug 2003 19:30:20 -0400, "hu man" hu wrote: I am having a problem with my computer randomly rebooting. This only started today and happened a few times. I decided to monitor the CPU temp and it rose to 116 F while running my AV program, it then rebooted on its own. This is a homebuilt system (built in 2/03) w/an ASUS P4S533-E and an Intel Celeron 1.7 (no OC). Fans are running even when temp is that high. I cleaned the computer about a month ago, so it is fairly clean. I am not getting any errors. Anyone have any suggestions? Usually temperatures are reported in Celsius, as many people are more familiar with Celsius temps relative to PC operation. 116F is about 47C... that's not hot enough to cause a reboot from CPU overheating on a processor running anywhere near stock speed, not o'c. Look elsewhere for the problem. If you're running WinXP you may be getting bluescreens, which by default causes the PC to reboot. You can disable this rebooting to see the bluescreen, which may provide clues. To do that: Rick-Click My Computer, choose System Properties, Advanced tab, Startup & Recovery button, then uncheck the "automatically reboot" option. Since the problem just started, is there anything new, different about the PC, Operating System, new applications, or the environment, ambient temps, etc? If none of the above applies and the system tests virus-free with recent antivirus definitions, you might try scanning the system with "Ad-Aware" or "Spybot" to see if it's otherwise fouled up with 3rd party junk. Ad-Awa http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download/ Spybot: http://www.safer-networking.org/inde...&page=download Dave --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.507 / Virus Database: 304 - Release Date: 4/08/2003
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