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  1. November 11th, 2000 10:19 PM #1
    CtK
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    my computer restarts itself after playin games for 10-60mins??

    whenever i play a game for 10-60 mins my computer will just restart itself??
    but it doesnt do it during windows
    i have changed the RAM and video card and it still does it
    maybe its the Motherboard or CPU
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    please help me
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  2. November 11th, 2000 11:26 PM #2
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    has it always done this, or just resently started
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  3. November 11th, 2000 11:49 PM #3
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    i have the same problem and i think its in some way heat related. my computer used to that then stoped and now started doing it again but the weird part is that now it does that during file transfer over the network. i have no clue what the hell is going on ???

    By the way i'm running P3 650 @804, Abit BX6 256M ram viper 770 SBL

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  4. November 11th, 2000 11:56 PM #4
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    Marek, I believe yours is heat related or, more likely, that your PCI or ISA bus speeds are outta spec.
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  5. November 12th, 2000 12:05 AM #5
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    soniclos it just started doing this about a couple of months ago
    i am getting a new CPU fan and a slot fan also and gettin a new 300w power supply for my Enlight case

    any other ideas??
    u guy dont think its the motherboard??
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  6. November 12th, 2000 01:33 AM #6
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    mine do that sometimes but don't know why... but i still think that is my old 2year 245watt power supply

    old system hp pavilion (1998) win98 se
    pentium233 mmx, 192mb pc66, hp mobo, ati 8mb, diamond mx300, 3com 56k modem, lg 24x cdrom, lg 24x4x4x cdrw, 245watt power supply

    current system (2000) win me
    athlon 800, 128mb pc100, gigabyte 71xe, v3 2k agp, diamond mx300, 3com n' aopen 56k modem (for double connection), real magic h+, lg 8x dvd, lg 24x4x4x cdrw, same "now old" 245watt power supply

    the other day i only diconnected from the net n' it restarted by it self.. n' scandisk appear like if i have done a bad shut down..

    what u think could be??? is my power supply or what???
    n' something else my ps throw very hot air..
    i have touch the back from a friend pc n' the air from the power supply is not hot.. is like normal temperature..

    suggestions!!

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  7. November 12th, 2000 06:15 AM #7
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    My puter restarts itself when it just boots up, then after a while, stops, go figure.

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  8. November 12th, 2000 06:19 AM #8
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    Stop pressing the reset button.
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  9. November 12th, 2000 06:30 AM #9
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    My damn dog must be pressing the reset button when hes sniffing around or something

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  10. November 12th, 2000 07:59 AM #10
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    Well it heat related for sure cause new CPU's have heat sensors in the if they reach curten temp they will turn them selfs or restart PC so they dont fry or its the motherboards anyways i know this cause i was testing my 600MHZ Duron @ 1Ghz without the fan just to see how high the temp will go and it reached 60C and the PC restarted so no need to wory! Just get some better cooling and you will be fine!
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  11. November 12th, 2000 09:32 AM #11
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    My puter runs at 55C normally....

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  12. November 12th, 2000 10:59 AM #12
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    Originally posted by serb2:
    i was testing my 600MHZ Duron @ 1Ghz without the fan just to see how high the temp will go
    Wow! You're one very courageous fellow!

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  13. November 12th, 2000 11:56 AM #13
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    I've had this happen recently with WIN-2000 and WIN-ME machines. With the WIN-2000 units I suspected heat, and logging on as a user after first boot. Then one of the power supplies on a WIN-ME unit failed completely, so I replaced it with a Quality unit and no probs yet. That leads me to believe that inexpensive( CHEAP!) units fluxuate in their output range causing the hardware to freak out!

    Anything approaching near 50 deg. cel. in temp. may cause this in any machine as well. Those of you with Quality PSU's may not suffer from this problem.

    One last thing, virus' can cause auto reboot problems...sometimes to embed themselves...others cause "Looping" which causes almost a multiple reboot situation.



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    even at 600 your duron will overheat without the fan, let alone 1000...very scientific !

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  14. November 12th, 2000 02:06 PM #14
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    mine stay at
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    sys temp 53°

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  15. November 12th, 2000 03:03 PM #15
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    when i set my MB to 83 fsb, it randomly restarted itself during a game...its overload or heat related defanitely. Check if its really warm inside the computer, if it is, id suggest more fans.

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