Computer restarting...:(

[nilesh4u]

Guys ... Please help me out of this.

My PC is getting restarted every 5 minutes .. without giving any error message or so.
Dont know whats the problem..I reinstalled Windows XP many times.

Its giving no message nd restarting .. atleast i shud know what the prob . is .

take me out of this phase frnds!

[Vishal Gupta]

First disable the Automatic System restart!
Right-click on My Computer and select Properties, then click on Advanced tab and click on Settings button under Startup & Recovery section. Here uncheck the checkbox saying Automatically Restart.

Now u should be able to see BSOD (Blue Screen of death) and the system will not restart automatically! Don't forget to post the error message that u receive in BSOD.

Seems some hardware conflict...

[nilesh4u]

I did that long back,but still getting restart.

Sometimes that blue screen flashes (rarely). All the time it gets restart without showing anything..
In BSOD .. its telling to check following things
1.Adequate Space . I have 20 GB free spae . (80 GB HD).
2.Drivers.. for latest updates.

..

Any hardware problem ???

[mohit]

Check your ram with memtest86 for errors and do check ur system by getting a different psu .. looks like a psu problem to me.

[mako_123]

Sometimes some drivers may also cause problems like this . Have you updated any drivers recently .

[::vicky::]

what r u doing when system restarts listen dude

only three things

either motherboard or ram or the ide cable are the suspects check them

[nilesh4u]

whats this ram test and psu mohit ? could u explain ?
I updated my drivers recently from the intel ka site.
How do i check motherboard and RAM? any software
help me ... i am new to this.

and b/w.. i got a new RAM 256 added to previos 256 !
is it coz of conflict kinda stuff between two RAM's ???

[mohit]

hmm ok .. do this.

goto www.memtest86.com and download memtest86 bootable iso from there. burn it to a cd and boot ur computer with it and let it run the memory test atleast for 4-5 hours. if it does not show any errors in this time then your memory is fine.. and if you get errors then plain n simple .. its a memory problem.

psu = power supply unit = smps.

if ur memory passes without any errors then try replacing your psu with a better one and see if your system works without crashing.

[naveenchandran]

@nilesh4u

Check your power supply has Earthing been done properly?

[gary4gar]

i also think that ither is a snag in SMPS.

[::vicky::]

Originally Posted by nilesh4u

whats this ram test and psu mohit ? could u explain ?
I updated my drivers recently from the intel ka site.
How do i check motherboard and RAM? any software
help me ... i am new to this.

and b/w.. i got a new RAM 256 added to previos 256 !
is it coz of conflict kinda stuff between two RAM's ???

there u are!!!!!!!! dude the problem is only with ur ram u have added a wrong speed ram to ur system i an definitely sure that ur ram is the culprit

[nilesh4u]

Regarding the RAM . me will consult the shopkeeper from where i bought.
I noticed a error message when the BSOD screen appears
" DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL"

.Does using 98 or using some other OS other than XP solve the problem ???

[cyrux]

Rightly said, might be an earthing problem

[Jatin_T]

For the Driver IRQL error..it had been discussed long back in digit..let me search..cant find any thread..maybe it got deleted!

By the way..i think ur RAM is faulty..did u just install a new RAM?
Check this out>>
http://www.jsifaq.com/SUBM/tip6000/rh6045.htm

U might confirm this by checking wid a frnds RAM or removing the ram if u got 2 or more RAm sticks...