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y2000

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    Laptop keeps on turning off and then restarts randomly
    « on: August 12, 2012, 02:36:34 PM »
    For the past few weeks my laptop has been turning off and then rebooting itself randomly. In the begging it would turn off once or twice and then work fine but now it just keeps on turning off and reboots every time I use it in the normal mode (windows 7 64bit). It works in the safe mode but in the normal it doesn't. I tried the many things such as:

    Clean boot
    checked hard drive and memory
    re installed windows 7
    set the bios to default
    cleaned vents and applied thermal paste
    I have a Hitachi hard drive so i did the drives fitness test and repaired the errors

    None of these helped... the problem is still there.

    Need Help!!!! :'(

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    Re: Laptop keeps on turning off and then restarts randomly
    « Reply #1 on: August 12, 2012, 02:39:14 PM »
    Download BlueScreenView:
    http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/blue_screen_view.html
    unzip downloaded file and double click on BlueScreenView.exe to run the program.
    when scanning is done, go to EDIT - Select All
    Go to FILE - SAVE Selected Items, and save the report as BSOD.txt
    Open BSOD.txt in Notepad, copy all of the content, and paste it into your next reply

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      « Reply #2 on: August 12, 2012, 02:46:17 PM »
      thank you for the reply allan I m going to try this right now

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        Re: Laptop keeps on turning off and then restarts randomly
        « Reply #3 on: August 12, 2012, 03:34:04 PM »
        hello Allan I tried blue screen view but it does not list any crash...i downloaded the zip file in the safe mode then logged back in the normal mode...then after few mins my laptop turned off and reboots...i logged in the safe mode again, clicked on blue screen view but it does not list any crashes. :(

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        « Reply #4 on: August 12, 2012, 03:38:31 PM »
        Okay. Just wanted to see if it was bsods that were causing the restarts. If it doesn't happen in safe mode it probably isn't a hardware problem. That would lead me to guess (and at this point it's just a guess) that it is either malware or something loading with the system.

        1) Have you run full system scans with BOTH your anti virus app as well as MalwareBytes? If not, please do.

        2) We can try a selective startup. It's a lengthy process, but if the problem is some process loading with Windows this will help you identify it.

        Open msconfig and on the General tab choose "selective startup" (uncheck all three items) and reboot. Does the problem still occur? If not, start adding items back to msconfig one or two at a time, rebooting after each change, until the problem reappears and you'll have identified the offending process. This is clearly a time consuming procedure, but it is the best way to determine if some process loading with the system is the cause of your problem.

        After you've isolated the cause, do not use msconfig to permanently disable the process. Instead, if it is a service go to START - RUN and type: services.msc (then press enter) and disable the service OR, if it a program, you can download & run a simple app such as Mike Lin's Startup Control Panel (http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml) to enable, disable, or otherwise manage startup programs.

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          Re: Laptop keeps on turning off and then restarts randomly
          « Reply #5 on: August 12, 2012, 03:52:22 PM »
          Before re installing the windows I did perform full system scan using trend micro housecall (my trend micro titanium does not work in safe mode therefore I Had to use Housecall) and result, there was nothing. I also tried the malwareByte before the re installation of windows but it was not full system scan but it did find two malwares which I deleted. After re installing the windows, I tried the selective startup but again no luck, the problem was still there.

          Should I still perform full system scan again with both?

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          Re: Laptop keeps on turning off and then restarts randomly
          « Reply #6 on: August 12, 2012, 04:04:29 PM »
          There's certainly now harm in doing so, is there?

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            Re: Laptop keeps on turning off and then restarts randomly
            « Reply #7 on: August 12, 2012, 04:10:47 PM »
             nope... I will do it and let you know once the scanning is finished thx Allan :)

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              « Reply #8 on: August 12, 2012, 07:01:51 PM »
              Hey Allen I m back. As u suggested, I did the full system scans with both the housecall and malwarebytes. Their is no virus or malware etc. I also tried the selective startup but when I log in the normal mode it just turns off randomly and then reboots...

              One thing I did notice is that when I log in the safe mode during the loading of drivers...my laptop seems to freeze (i mean it does not load as quick as the other drives and this is the last thing that happens in the loading). This happens only for few seconds at the classpnp.sys (only for few seconds) then safe mode starts and work fine. I tried the following instructions which found on http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/w7itprogeneral/thread/566cdd43-ce91-4e64-93e0-8d09d8fc1ea0 :

              Try the following resolution:

              1. Boot the computer to windows recovery mode.

              2. Click Commmad Prompt, type in:

              rename c:\windows\system32\drivers\classpnp.sys classpnp.old

              Note: I assume that your windows is installed on C drive. I have tested this step, it will not crash your system.

              When I performed this instructions using the recovery disk it did not work. Then I tried it in safe mode as administrator and it said access is denied. From here IDK what to do?? :-\


              Are their any other options to fix my laptop? ???
               


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              Re: Laptop keeps on turning off and then restarts randomly
              « Reply #9 on: August 12, 2012, 09:22:07 PM »
              Disable auto restart http://pcsupport.about.com/od/windows7/ht/automatic-restart-windows-7.htm and post the exact bluescreen result here.
              You have mentioned of hard drive was fixed of certain errors. What software or laptop feature did you used to test the HD?

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              Re: Laptop keeps on turning off and then restarts randomly
              « Reply #10 on: August 13, 2012, 06:09:23 AM »
              Disable auto restart http://pcsupport.about.com/od/windows7/ht/automatic-restart-windows-7.htm and post the exact bluescreen result here.
              You have mentioned of hard drive was fixed of certain errors. What software or laptop feature did you used to test the HD?
              We've already established there are no blue screen errors

              y2000 - yeah, I've seen the Google results and it appears this is not an uncommon issue. It seems it can be anything from a bad hd or cable to a questionable MS Update to something else. Jut one quick question - please open device manager - are there any yellow or red symbols?

              Other than that I'm sorry, but I'm at a loss and I don't want to keep guessing. Let's wait and see if anyone else has any ideas for you short of a new install.

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                Re: Laptop keeps on turning off and then restarts randomly
                « Reply #11 on: August 13, 2012, 10:23:21 AM »
                Yea there were about 3 yellow marks I disable them but the problem was still there, they were under the other device and when i clicked on them there was no information regrading what kind of driver or device it is... last night I just erased the disk using the Disk fitness by hitachi and checked the disk, my S.M.A.R.T status: GOOD and no errors were found. I also used memtest86 and again no errors were found. (also I don't think that there could be a power supply issue cuz last night, to perform the disk clean up, my laptop was on for the whole night and it did not turn off).

                Then Today, I tried to re-install windows but every time when the windows logo shows up my laptop turns off and reboots. But When I press F8 after the brand name of my laptop while the windows installation disk in the CD-ROM. I see the loading bar and then i get the option of safe mode and last good know config, directory...etc. Then, when I choose safe mode the installation of windows works then the computer restarts (normally, no power turn off) to finish the installation. However, when it reboots (in order to complete the installation) it is no longer in the safe mode. And since it is not in safe mode, before the whole installation of windows completes again my laptop turns off and then I have to re-start the installing from the beginning.

                I just don't understand what's the real  problem with my laptop. ???







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                Re: Laptop keeps on turning off and then restarts randomly
                « Reply #12 on: August 14, 2012, 08:40:50 AM »
                What laptop model do you have? Maybe you need to nuke the hard drive or flash the BIOS first before going for another reinstall. You have mentioned of hard drive test with errors repaired.

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                  Re: Laptop keeps on turning off and then restarts randomly
                  « Reply #13 on: August 14, 2012, 01:09:51 PM »
                  It is a toshiba A305-S6843. Luckly, I was able to install the windows it did not turn off during the installation this time. So, now I have windows 7 64bit installed but it still turns of randomly when I am in the normal mode.

                  Could it be a bad memory or slot? I have two memory slots with 2gb of ram in each. But when i put rams one by one in each slot. In one of the slots both rams don't work (as soon as i press the on bottom the laptop turns on but then quickly turns off) while in the other slot both rams work I am able log in the normal mode but then after few mins laptop would turn off.

                  Could this be a indicator of a bad memory or slot? Or something else...
                  « Last Edit: August 14, 2012, 02:04:34 PM by y2000 »

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                    Re: Laptop keeps on turning off and then restarts randomly
                    « Reply #14 on: August 14, 2012, 02:28:24 PM »
                    Just to be clear y2000...

                    Is it turning off then sometimes also turning back on or is it restarting?
                    Your first post is a little vague on it.

                    When you first downloaded the blue screen viewer did you unzip it & install it then check for reports after the first failure? It won't make a report while it's sitting there zipped up.