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PC Switches Off All The Time (help!)

MikeRyuMikeRyu Registered User regular
edited September 2009 in Help / Advice Forum
I've got a friend with a PC that will switch off on its own. Usually it's when streaming a video, but sometimes just browsing will do it. Left idle and it'll stay running for ages.

Does anyone have any ideas as to what this is all about?

Thanks.

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  • PowerpuppiesPowerpuppies drinking coffee in the mountain cabinRegistered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Processor fan's probably loose. When the processor's overly taxed it heats up and if it can't cool perfectly it shuts down.

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  • RaneadosRaneados police apologist you shouldn't have been there, obviouslyRegistered User regular
    edited September 2009
    sounds like it's overheating

    open it up and make sure the fans are running

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  • CasualCasual Wiggle Wiggle Wiggle Flap Flap Flap Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Raneados wrote: »
    sounds like it's overheating

    open it up and make sure the fans are running

    Is my first guess too. Is it a desktop or a laptop?

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