[sacrifyx]

I am having problems with my computer, it seems to shutdown within a few minutes of loading. I was having this problem but it would just crash before it could fully load windows so i reinstalled a new fresh copy of windows and now I have the problem stated. Is it the motherboard or could it be the hard drive? The computer is around 2 to 3 years old and I had no problems before this. Can anyone please help me out?

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1. Right-click My Computer, and then click Properties.
2. Click the Advanced tab (Vista: click Advanced system settings).
3. Under Startup and Recovery, click Settings to open the Startup and Recovery dialog box.
4. Clear the Automatically restart check box, and click OK the necessary number of times.
5. Restart your computer for the settings to take effect.

See, if you can catch any error being displayed.

Does the same thing happens in Safe Mode?

Download, and install SpeedFan: http://www.almico.com/sfdownload.php
Post your computer temperatures:



Provide processor info (hold Windows key, and hit Pause/Break key to find out).

Edited by Broni, 18 January 2009 - 10:42 PM.

[Broni]

1. Right-click My Computer, and then click Properties.
2. Click the Advanced tab (Vista: click Advanced system settings).
3. Under Startup and Recovery, click Settings to open the Startup and Recovery dialog box.
4. Clear the Automatically restart check box, and click OK the necessary number of times.
5. Restart your computer for the settings to take effect.

See, if you can catch any error being displayed.

Does the same thing happens in Safe Mode?

Download, and install SpeedFan: http://www.almico.com/sfdownload.php
Post your computer temperatures:



Provide processor info (hold Windows key, and hit Pause/Break key to find out).

Edited by Broni, 18 January 2009 - 10:42 PM.

[sacrifyx]

It does not restart ever in safe mode. I tried what you said but it still shut off.

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Edited by sacrifyx, 19 January 2009 - 02:22 PM.

[Broni]

it seems to shutdown within a few minutes of loading

Doesn't it give you enough time to perform at least one step from my last reply?

[sacrifyx]

sometime's it will stay on for about five minutes but that's probably the longest it will stay on.

[Broni]

...and?

[sacrifyx]

I was able to do it but it still shuts off.

[Broni]

No error messages?
If so, proceed to step 2 - Download, and install SpeedFan
Watch those temperatures until the computer shuts down.