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  • 30-09-2017 12:33pm
    #1
    Krokodile
    Registered Users Posts: 8 ✭


    Hello my computer just keeps going off and on about what could be the reason?


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    #2
    DopeTech
    Registered Users Posts: 6,767 ✭✭✭DopeTech


    Krokodile wrote: »
    Hello my computer just keeps going off and on about what could be the reason?

    PC or laptop? Is it booting into windows before it restarts? Any messages on the screen?


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    #3
    Krokodile
    Registered Users Posts: 8 ✭Krokodile


    It's about my PC. No, I don't get any messages, it's like I'm starting him up normally.


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    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users Posts: 81,697 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
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    Check power cable is properly connected.


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    #5
    Krokodile
    Registered Users Posts: 8 ✭Krokodile


    The power cord is correctly connected and working properly. I tried it on another PC and it didn't even go out in over 12 hours. But on my PC, the problem occurs about every 2 hours.


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    #6
    Krokodile
    Registered Users Posts: 8 ✭Krokodile


    double post


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    #7
    dinnybyrne
    Registered Users Posts: 778 ✭✭✭dinnybyrne


    Is this a wind up?


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    #8
    howardmarks
    Registered Users Posts: 641 ✭✭✭howardmarks


    Have you tried turning it off and on again?

    Oh wait...


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    #9
    Krokodile
    Registered Users Posts: 8 ✭Krokodile


    No, it isn´t.


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    #10
    Krokodile
    Registered Users Posts: 8 ✭Krokodile


    That's the problem. It keeps shutting itself off. And I turn it back on.


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    #11
    howardmarks
    Registered Users Posts: 641 ✭✭✭howardmarks


    Download a hardware monitor app like hwmonitor. Check the temperature regularly. Could be overheating.
    Could be any number of things tho.
    Put your pc details into Google with symptoms. Guarantee someone has asked the question previously.


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    Krokodile
    Registered Users Posts: 8 ✭Krokodile


    Ok, thank you for your answers, I'll try again. Maybe I'll find something.


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    #13
    degsie
    Registered Users Posts: 8,740 ✭✭✭degsie


    I suspect overheating. Take off the side panels and blow out dust from fans etc.


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    morgana
    Registered Users Posts: 1,245 ✭✭✭morgana


    Overheating would be my guess as well. Try a good clean out - the amount of dust accumulating on the fan blades and inside the PC can be astonishing :P. HWmonitor or Speccy do temp readings.


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    #15
    Krokodile
    Registered Users Posts: 8 ✭Krokodile


    overheating, yes, I haven't thought about it yet, I will do that in the next few days. Let's see, maybe this will solve my problem.


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    irishgeo
    Registered Users Posts: 9,398 ✭✭✭irishgeo


    If it's overheating. It wouldn't come back on straight away.


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    #17
    johndoe99
    Registered Users Posts: 1,879 ✭✭✭johndoe99


    you may have a shutdown virus, are you able to boot up into safe mode.


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