My computer keeps shutting down why?

**Jackass25** · May 2nd, 2006, 04:24 AM

I have a problem with my computer and I was wondering if anyone can please help me out on solving this problem thanks?

This is the problem below,

No it's just shutsdown the computer and then I can't turn it
on for a while I have to leave it for a few hours before i turn the
computer back on? Why does this happen how can I fix this?

I've just reformated my computer with windows xp media center 2005 with norton antivirus 2005..

Thanks for everyone's help

**PIPER** · May 2nd, 2006, 08:07 AM

Need more info about your system.

**rik** · May 2nd, 2006, 16:38 PM

Thermal issues maybe? Power supply? Like Piper said, please post more info on your system and the situation surrounding the shutdowns.

**Curio** · May 2nd, 2006, 17:06 PM

Why did you reformat your PC - is it because of this problem and you hoped that it would cure it. From the limited symptoms that you have described (ie you can't turn it back on for a few hours) it would most likely appear to be a hardware issue PSU, MB or CPU fan. Each of these sub components have built in safeguards which will sometimes prevent you turning th PC back on.

**Jackass25** · May 2nd, 2006, 19:53 PM

Say could this problem be a hard drive problem? the power supply is brand new, and could it also be the motherboard doesn't like the power supply for some odd reason? What type of information do you need, sorry I didn't give you guys more information I didn't know on what kind of information that you are looking for....

**FastGame** · May 2nd, 2006, 20:05 PM

PC brand, make & model if its a pre-built.

or

Processor type ?
Mother board ?
video card ?
hard drives ?
add in cards ?
fans ?

did you recently change something that brought this on ?

**Jackass25** · May 2nd, 2006, 22:23 PM

Hi there you guys here is the information that you have been requesting I hope this will help.. Thanks

PC brand, make & model if its a prebilt. we don't know the pc brand

at this time..

Processor Type: Intel Pentium III
Mother board? N/A
video card? in the prosses of changing it, Nvidia tnt 2 64mb
hard drives? 20gb
add in cards? Eathernet card, Creative Soundblaster 16bit
Fans? rear fan, and the cpu fan.

**Big Booger** · May 3rd, 2006, 03:58 AM

I'd check the power supply on it... because it is new. As well as the power supply switch (it could be faulty.)

Further I'd run a memory test to see if memory could be responsible for the shutdown trouble.

http://www.memtest86.com/

But before that you might want to run a scan for spyware, adware, viruses, etc...

http://www.techzonez.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9739

**Jackass25** · May 3rd, 2006, 04:56 AM

Hello,

I am new at this site www.memtest86.com/ I don't know on how to use this software can someone please help me out with this please if there not to busy..

Thanks

**Big Booger** · May 3rd, 2006, 05:14 AM

Originally Posted by Jackass25

Hello,

I am new at this site www.memtest86.com/ I don't know on how to use this software can someone please help me out with this please if there not to busy..

Thanks

Step 1
Download
http://www.memtest86.com/memtest86-3.1a.iso.zip

Step 2
Unzip the download to a folder.

Step 3
burn .ISO file to Disk using your preferred burning application (I use NERO)

Step 4
Place newly burned ISO in CDROM

Step5
Make sure CDROM is selected as first bootable device in your BIOS.

STep 6
with CDROM in drive *that is set as bootable and reboot the computer with the CDROM in the drive.

Step7
Follow the instructions on the screen to run the tests.
Should look like the image below:

The following outlines it in more detail:

http://www.cpusolutions.com/mm800474.../memtest86.htm

More screenshots:
http://www.memtest.org/#screen