CheekY Posted November 22, 2003 Report Share Posted November 22, 2003 my computer just shut down on its own for no apparent reason....what the hell?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DominO123 Posted November 22, 2003 Report Share Posted November 22, 2003 my computer just shut down on its own for no apparent reason....what the hell?! What is your OS? (Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows XP, MacOS) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheekY Posted November 22, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2003 98 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DominO123 Posted November 22, 2003 Report Share Posted November 22, 2003 Is it the second edition? Have you installed anything before it starting doing that?Do you have an anti-virus? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheekY Posted November 22, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2003 i don't know maybe it is the 2nd edition and yeah i do have an antivirus...iv'e always had the same programs but it shuts down just like that a few times a year...weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasun Posted November 22, 2003 Report Share Posted November 22, 2003 Is the power cord plugged? (Domino, first you should ask the right questions.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheekY Posted November 22, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2003 hmm...i have no idea...how the hell am i posting then?! the monitor and speakers are on but the computer shuts down! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasun Posted November 22, 2003 Report Share Posted November 22, 2003 hmm...i have no idea...how the hell am i posting then?! the monitor and speakers are on but the computer shuts down! well you could have used a different comp. that's a good point though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sip Posted November 22, 2003 Report Share Posted November 22, 2003 Couple of possibilities come to mind: 1) One of two of the fans might be dead or clogged up and it is overheating.2) Power supply is going bad and just cutting out. This is assuming it just turns off and not doing "shut down" through software. If windows goes through the shutdown process then it may be something else ... but if it just turns off, it could be overheating. And as Sasun said, the most obvious may also be the problem ... I had a friend with the same problem a couple of years ago and it turned out the power strip under his desk was pushing itself against the wall and that would cause the on/off switch to get pressed!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheekY Posted November 22, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2003 umm yeah one of my fans isn't working damn tech didn't fix it! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DominO123 Posted November 22, 2003 Report Share Posted November 22, 2003 Is the power cord plugged? (Domino, first you should ask the right questions.) Thanks for making me look like a dumb. I had the problem she has with Win98, and my past Matrox G400 videocard, that thing made my computer shut without reasons. But I guess Sip is right as usual, the first step is to see if the comp. is overheating or if there is adequate power to make it run(power supply, power cord etc...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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