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Answer» Hi, I hoped to get some help on a problem i've been having with my computer.
The last month or so my computer has been randomly crashing,
This does seem to happen after i pc has been on for long time, 8 hours or so but that might just be coincidence.
My monitor TURNS off to power saving mode, all sound stops and the LCD on my keyboard won't change from keys(logitech G15). I'm forced to restart pc manually, this has happened about 5 times this month, may not sound like much but this is a big problem as i need a perfectly stable computer.
I've had the computer for about 8 months with this never happening so i'm hoping it's software related and not faulty hardware..
My first thoughts were it must be overheating but all the temperatures are low, 45 degrees on cpu and 60 for gpu, which apparently is perfectly normal for 8800gtx.
Steps i've taken is monitoring the temperatures, checking no power saving options are on. updating all drivers and running anit-virus, spyware checks and disc defragments, other than this problem pc runs perfectly.
case: antec 900
CPU: Intel E6600 Core2Duo 2.40GHz
motherboard: EVGA NF680i
ram: Corsair TwinX 2GB DDR2 6400(800mhz)
hard drive: 250G Samsung SATA2 7200
OP: Windows xp home
GPU: 8800gtx
PSU: OCZ 700W GameXStream
Monitor: Dell E228WFP 22"
Does anyone have any thoughts on this? I've be so thankful for some help as SOONER or later i'm going to lose something important from this.
If not does anyone know where else i might get help with this?I made the computer myself so no can't get any support from manufacture.
Cheers!
Paulright click My Computer - > Manage - > expand Event Viewer - > click System
check the time when your computer crashed and look at the error it gave.
Check online for what that error means and viola, most likely you will know : )when you say there are now power savings active does that include the BIOS settings?
also check out any USB devices (they can be set for the computer to manage any USB devices) in the Control Panel, System, Hardware Management, USB Devices at the bottom, which means if it decides you are no longer using it it will be switched usb off,Perhaps You need to dust your system case. If it has collected to much dust, it can cause electrical short circuits.Quote from: akmal.avloni on September 24, 2007, 04:48:03 AM right click My Computer - > Manage - > expand Event Viewer - > click System
check the time when your computer crashed and look at the error it gave.
Check online for what that error means and viola, most likely you will know : )
Next time it crashs i'll be sure to note the time
Quote from: Mastodont on September 24, 2007, 01:41:14 PMPerhaps You need to dust your system case. If it has collected to much dust, it can cause electrical short circuits.
Computers only 9 months old, i did a quick dust 5 months ago and only see a very small amount of dust as a layer so i don't think it WOULD be this, but what would be the most likely place for a short circuit to happen from dust? around the unused connectors?
Quote from: uesquebeathus on September 24, 2007, 10:25:08 AM when you say there are now power savings active does that include the BIOS settings?
also check out any USB devices (they can be set for the computer to manage any USB devices) in the Control Panel, System, Hardware Management, USB Devices at the bottom, which means if it decides you are no longer using it it will be switched usb off,
No the USB are all good also to confirm it's not that the monitor connects to GPU.
I'll try a memtest, check the errors and BIOS power savings you spoke off and update shortly,
thank you allif you take it slow and easy, in some order and dust the fluff of the fan, try and get into the actual fins of the cooling blocks as they can get chocked, another good tool to use is cpu-z if you run that errors in cpu and ram can be seen. if the time is about regularly the same every time it happens it could still point to some timed setting in acpi or a power saving in the bios
good luckTurn off the power managment CRAP, it just EATS up memory. Get rid of that and you should solve the problem right there
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