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Computer constantly reboots
gobassgo
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So here's the deal, whenever I seem to run computers that bog down my computer somewhat (eg. installing a large file, or ripping CD's onto iTunes) my computer will reboot itself. I'm pretty awful with computers so I don't really have a grasp on what the problem could be, so I'm hoping someone here will know.
Could it be a RAM issue? Or maybe a heat issue?
Could it be a RAM issue? Or maybe a heat issue?
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My guess would be the power supply.
Your hard drive spins up hard, or you spin up your CD drive...it uses more power. If you have a power shortage in your computer (e.g., you've installed extra hard drives/basically anything and haven't upgraded or at least checked your power source to make sure you're putting out ((ha ha)) enough), your computer could basically just be saying "OH CRAP NOT ENOUGH POWER, ABORT" and then shut itself off, since it doesn't know what else to do.
but that's my guess.
It could also be a memory issue, like you said...if windows, check out this link:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/320299
It could even be something like BIOS issues, hardware combatability, etc....but I'd look at that website first.
Also, are you receiving any error messages?
But yeah, when it shuts down I get a blue screen that says
DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
and towards the bottom it says
STOP: 0X00000001 (0XA06F48A8, 0X00000009, 0X00000000, 0XA06F48A8)
Get memtest86 or ultimate boot cd that has it and other stuff and run it for a while (overnight preferably).
You can also check the voltages with some program like Everest Home Edition or in the BIOS - they should be within 5% of the target values.
You could also try increasing the RAM voltage in the BIOS a bit (+10% is fairly safe) or set its timings lower. I'm not sure if all motherboards have options to do that though.
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Considering that you said you suck at computers, maybe you should try something along the lines of troubleshooting...looks like this may help. Hopefully
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;314063
Or try googling parts of your error message (and anything else) until you hit something.
Best of luck!