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Computer shuts down at random time no BSOD or error.
BarneyFife:
I am having a strange problem. I have a Winxp SP3 (i know I need to move on to a new system but its not my main machine) that will randomly shut itself off. It has gone for a day or two and sometimes an hour or two. There is no error message and no good reason for it. I have a good battery in the UPS. The system event viewer doesn't show anything either. I have run all kinds of virus checks, Malwarebytes, and tried CCleaner. I looked in the System Scheduler and found nothing there. I started to suspect a fan not running or a heat problem but I vacuumed it out (it wasn't bad, I usually keep up with that ) and I kept an eye on the fans and they are running. I dont know of a utility to test the temp of the CPU and the fans running, so if you can recommend a utility I will try that. I just ran the Windows repair All in One and am waiting to see if fixed the issue. I did not check off everything , just what I thought would have to do with the problem I am having. Have you ever seen this?
The windows repair worked great and fixed another computer I had a problem with.
Shane:
Does it completely turn off or just reboot? When it does it does windows ever say windows didnt shut down correctly or does windows go through the normal shutdown process?
If it is just turning off and not rebooting and windows isnt going through the shutdown process then it is either going to be a weak and failing power supply, or the cpu is over heating and the mother board is turning off the system before any damage happens. :wink:
So one easy test, if you have another good power supply is to simply test with a different power supply.
As for the cpu temp, it all depends on the motherboard and system itself if a program can pull the current cpu temp. Normally though the bios will show the current cpu temp. When you are in the bios the cpu is running at max speed. So watching the temp in there for a while is a good way to see how hot the temp gets.
Shane
BarneyFife:
Not a reboot. It completely shuts down going through the normal Windows shutdown process. When I turn it back on all is well, no errors or messages about the shutdown and everything works fine.
I will try the things you mentioned.
Boggin:
Just wondering if an infection has set up your Scheduled Tasks to do that.
This article describes how to check that http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308671
BarneyFife:
Yeah I thought about that and i would like to see that KB article but the link isn't working.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308671
The thing is, a scheduled event should happen at a scheduled time on a regular basis and I haven't seen a pattern. It sometimes goes for hours and sometimes days (1 or 2) . Its been on since 9:00am yesterday and I ran the Windows Repair the night before. So far its been OK...but we will see.
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