Automatic Reboot

[ollie69123]

i have a large issue with a newer computer that i just bought. it keeps rebooting itself, sometimes with no warning. i know part of the issue is the Onboard sound, the other issue i have no idea. i could be playing a game of CS(counter strike for people who dont game) or i could be just installing Windows updates. it doesnt seem to matter. here is my hardware.


Mainboard : Unspecified P4M266A-8235
Chipset : VIA P4M266 (VT8751)
Processor : Intel Pentium 4 @ 2800 MHz
Physical Memory : 512 MB (2 x 256 DDR-SDRAM )
Video Card : ATI Technologies Inc Radeon 7000 Series (RV100)
Hard Disk : Maxtor (123 GB)
CD-Rom Drive : CD-R/RW 52X24X52X
Network Card : VT82C570 MV IDE Controller VT6102 Rhine II Fast Ethernet Adapter
Operating System : Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition 5.01.2600 Service Pack 2
DirectX : Version 9.0c
Number of monitor : 1
Monitor Type : Default Monitor
Number of Video Cards : 2
Video Card : RADEON 7000 SERIES
Current Display : 1024x768 pixels at 60 Hz in True Colors (32-bit)
OpenGL : Yes
GDI Plus : Yes

Vid card config
General Information :
GPU #1 : S3 Graphics ProSavageDDR (Microsoft Corporation) (32 MB)
GPU #2 : RADEON 7000 SERIES (32 MB)
Technology CrossFire : No

GPU Information #1 :
Codename : RV100
Bus : 64-bit
Memory Type : 32 MB DDR
GPU Frequency : 1.#INF MHz - [initial : 166 MHz]
Memory Frequency GPU : 166.5 MHz - [initial : 166 MHz]

GPU Information #2 :
GPU Frequency : 28.64 MHz
Memory Frequency GPU : 8.59 MHz

i hope this helps. there is

[pip22]

No error messages when Windows comes back up?

If none, well same happens to me but only very occasionally so I just live with it since there's no clues to use as a starting point.

You might want to check your device drivers are all up to date though, although Windows should give you an error message if it was a driver problem -- but there's always a first time for everything. Could be a driver issue even with no error.

Something like this with nowhere to start (no clues) means you just have to cover all the things it might be -- everything & anything. I just haven't bothered for myself because, as I said, it only happens occasionally and it is a 6 year old PC when all said and done -- the odd 'glitch' is only to be expected. Just be thankful (as I am) that Windows re-starts okay again. The time to worry is when it doesn't!