Computer restarts unexpectedly

[Dez3rt.Eagle]

having a problem with my computer, it automatically restarts usually when I am playing music or loading a new youtube page. Sometimes if im playing audio you can hear it drag before it restarts.. wondering if this is a page fault and what I can do to fix it?? Just formated my drive with windows and thought it would work

 

[Jester FPS]

What kind of motherboard are you running?

 

[Dez3rt.Eagle]

 

[Dez3rt.Eagle]

I had someone tell me it could be my Codec packs or something like that.

 

[RangerXML]

Could be your PSU failing, though donno why it would primarily happen with music and youtube.com.

Might see if you could borrow a PSU from someone and see how that works.

 

[digital_exhaust]

Could be your PSU failing

Could be, check your voltages.....

 

[munkle]

Recovery Settings

One of the things that is quite different about Windows XP compared to Windows 9x (9x is shorthand for Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows Me in all their various versions), is that one can control how it responds to certain critical errors—those that cause the infamous Blue Screen of Death (BSOD). In Windows XP, the default setting is for the computer to reboot automatically when a fatal error occurs.

If you haven't changed any of the system failure settings, you should be able to see the error by looking in the Event Log. But a better long-term solution is to turn off the automatic reboot so you can actually see the error when it happens—chances are it will tell you enough about itself to let you troubleshoot further. To change the recovery settings to disable automatic rebooting:

1. Right-click My Computer, and then click Properties.

2. Click the Advanced tab.

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.

Don't if its the same procedure in Vista but turn off the automatic restart to see if its bsoding, if it is post the message here.

 

[Gorankar]

Usually when I get random reboots, it is because of either memory errors or a failing psu.. As digital_exhaust recommended, check your voltages. If those check out then, try running memtest to check for memory errors.

 

[zacdl]

What OS do you have?

Could be many things- have you checked your event logs to see if anything is cropping up?

 

[Dural]

It's probably your power supply, motherboard capacitors or memory.

 

[-(Xyphox)-]

I would check voltages, run memtest, and also as everyone stated, turn off automatic restart on system failure. Can also do this when system restarts, tap f8 and will give the option. If it blue screens write down the code and post it

 

[Verge]

It's probably your power supply, motherboard capacitors or memory.

i don't think anybody is using those old capacitors anymore...


i vote power supply, maybe memory... but i'd start with a PSU

 

[munkle]

i don't think anybody is using those old capacitors anymore...


i vote power supply, maybe memory... but i'd start with a PSU

Many motherboards use old capacitors, I think Gigabyte is the only company to use only the new capacitors while other companies have a few boards with old and few with new.