computer restarts, why?
i just put together my sempron powered pc and installed win xp pro and then medieval total war. (sorry linux will come............)
during battles, (higher demands from video card i think) it likes to restart the whole computer on me. i haven't installed my sound card yet, but sound does work, (integrated in motherboard correct?) can anyone think of why this problem occurs? 256 DDR 2400+ sempron proc. geforce 2? (sorry cant remember exactly 2 or 4) 128MB 128-bit please assist me :confused: |
i had a problem exactly like that and found no reason for it to reboot. about a YEAR later ny transponders that regulate the power to the cpu have died by having orange ooze on the top. i called up the company and RMA'ed it and ever since i have had not one random reboot. i would say look for corroding of transponders on the mobo or something that dosent look right.
hope that helps , best of luck |
i think it's an overheating prob.
( overheating will cause a reboot on a lot of pc's ) check for dust in the fans, and try running it with an open case for extra cooling. egag. |
would not having a sound card be a problem? it only rebooted when my friend was playing medieval. then i installed my snd card (sound blaster 2)
and it hasn't restarted yet. |
try update to the latest driver if you haven't already, hopefully that will fixe the problem. also check if your video card need a power core, some of the high end cards need power from the power supply.
not to scary you, but I had problem with rome total war, to solve the problem Dell had to replace my video card. |
hmmm, well if the problem persists i'll try that thanks
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Don't know if you have done this, but these are also possible reasons:
just some possible help, hope you'll solve that! |
well ive been using it for 2 days now and no restarts since my sound card was installed. but im not sure how big my power supply is. i bought it in some small little chinese power supply shop. needless to say i may be needing a new one soon. :p
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