Urgent Help needed!! PC restarting abruptly

[sohancool]

Hi All,

My PC config is P4 3.0GHz HT, 2GB DDR 400MHz RAM, Nvidia GeForce 8400GS PCI Exp Graphics card, 2 x 80GB Samsung and 1 x 360GB Sata HDD.My power supply is Intex 400W. From yesterday,the PC boots fine but after say 3-4 mins after booting, it restarts abruptly.I tried this many times and i am thinking that this may be power supply issue..any answers to what may be wrong??And how can i check the PSU??

[desiibond]

boot in safe mode and check Event Viewer for error messages.

[sohancool]

Ok..thanks for the quick reply

[pc_game_lover2004]

does it show a blue screen before restarting

[sohancool]

No.. it boots properly,shows the windows desktop,loads startup programs and after 2-3 mins restarts suddenly..du u think this is a heating issue since my processor is a prescott?

[pc_game_lover2004]

well i'm facing a similar problem too..check this out

Please Help Me Guys !!!

is ur prob. the same or diff.

[sohancool]

In my case no blue screen or anything appears..the PC just restarts..so i think its an overheating issue..will also chk out the HDD Health program u have mentioned in ur thread..

[furious_gamer]

Dude, this happens if the heat sink is not properly installed.. Otherwise due to RAM failure...
The last and most possible cause is PSU...U have a intex 400W PSU..rite... I hope there is the problem is...
Change the PSU(Just get ur friends 450 or 500W PSU and check) and see what happens...

If these all not fix ur pbm, then a fresh install of Windows XP may help u...

[sohancool]

Thanks , will try a different SMPS and see..

[Psychosocial]

Originally Posted by rajkumar_pb

Dude, this happens if the heat sink is not properly installed.. Otherwise due to RAM failure...
The last and most possible cause is PSU...U have a intex 400W PSU..rite... I hope there is the problem is...
Change the PSU(Just get ur friends 450 or 500W PSU and check) and see what happens...

If these all not fix ur pbm, then a fresh install of Windows XP may help u...

Change your sig... its not sluttering, its stuttering.... why I am telling this ? Google the word 'slut' ...

@OP
Have u OC'd ur PC ? If so tone it down. Try ur PC with a different SMPS or RAM. Or boot into safe mode and check for viruses.

[furious_gamer]

@KPower
thanks for correcting me...
BTW damn, how i forgot the word "slut"..

[sohancool]

No i have not overclocked my PC..will chk RAM also alongwith other PC components..do u think my 400W SMPS is enough? I also have 2 external 80GB HDD's which i have connected to the PC alongwith Sony DVD Writer..Pls suggest

[furious_gamer]

^^400W intex? thats not enough IMO..coz even my 7600GS need a 450W or higher to start working...
Before that i have a 400W PSU and my system restarts all in a sudden and after changing it to 500W PSU it works fine....

[Psychosocial]

Originally Posted by rajkumar_pb

^^400W intex? thats not enough IMO..coz even my 7600GS need a 450W or higher to start working...
Before that i have a 400W PSU and my system restarts all in a sudden and after changing it to 500W PSU it works fine....

for the 100th time.... I OC'd my 8800GT on a stock VIP 400W PSU and ran it stable 24x7 for 2 months till I got a new CM Ep500W.... and I didnt have any problems... then I dunno if 7600GS is a better card then mine .

[furious_gamer]

dude... do u compare the Zebronics 500W PSU with a Corsair VX450W PSU.. Not at all... I faced the problem and only i said that here...Since our area had a huge power fluctuation we need to get atleast 500W inorder to make it work...Why the same happen to the thread starter..Think so..
And not all PSU's are like VIP ones....(I dunno abt that PSU) but my intex 400W PSU refuse to work with my gfx card...

[Psychosocial]

^^FYI VIP PSU are not that good... about the same quality as Zebs...

[furious_gamer]

I cant argue with u anymore.... Just stop this here....
Lets try to help thread_starter....

[skippednote]

CM>Zebby>VIP

[furious_gamer]

Where the INTEX came in that list....

[Psychosocial]

Originally Posted by bassam904

CM>Zebby>VIP

+1

BTW, sorry for my foolishness on that 'bye-bye' thread... but you are also wrong somewhere. Sorry if you felt hurt .

[sohancool]

Hi guys, i have just checked the CPU core temperature in the Bios and its hovering around 85-86 degrees..is this normal??

Also i formatted the C: drive on which XPSP2 was installed and tried reinstalling it, but the Setup hangs when it starts detecting the Hardware(Around 36 min mark).Does this indicate some kind of hardware failure??
(P.S Also tried loading Vista SP1 but the setup hangs when all the System files are loaded(right after the Windows is loading system files... dialog appears and we go to the setup start after booting directly booting from the DVD)

[Zangetsu]

Originally Posted by sohancool

Hi guys, i have just checked the CPU core temperature in the Bios and its hovering around 85-86 degrees..is this normal??

No..its not...check the Proccy fan & also the thermal paste applied.....its an overheating issue...

[sohancool]

Ok.will take it to my dealer and get it checked..thanks all for ur suggestions
BTW how can we clean the processor heatsink?? I saw that a lot of dirt has accumulated over it..

[desiibond]

use a paintbrush (unused and clean).

[sohancool]

Great idea will definitely try it..

[Zangetsu]

Originally Posted by sohancool

Great idea will definitely try it..

lol u call it Gr8 idea..everybody here uses brush only 2 clean the dust..or vaccum cleaner(if available)