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Hardware => Hardware => Topic started by: SGordon on May 04, 2005, 08:16:14 AM

Title: Computer keeps rebooting
Post by: SGordon on May 04, 2005, 08:16:14 AM

Every few minutes my computer has starting rebooting itself.  

Is it the moterboard or someone mentioned it was the memory?

Either way it's very frustrating as it won't stay on long enough to back up any of my data.

Thanks. ???

Title: Re: Computer keeps rebooting
Post by: gussery on May 04, 2005, 10:10:59 AM

It could also be a virus, possibly sasser.

Title: Re: Computer keeps rebooting
Post by: Flame on May 04, 2005, 12:47:12 PM

This could be a number of things.... Have you made ANY changes to your system lately? New hardware, software, etc.?

[glb]Flame[/glb]

Title: Re: Computer keeps rebooting
Post by: SGordon on May 04, 2005, 01:17:45 PM

I'm got Norton 2005 - started that last month.  I've changed nothing since yesterday when it started acting up though.  

Title: Re: Computer keeps rebooting
Post by: dl65 on May 04, 2005, 01:21:19 PM

SGordon....... Hummmmm , so what did you change yesterday ?  Thats when the trouble started wasn't it ?
Can you reboot into Safe Mode and run Norton 2005 again .

Let us know

dl65  ::)

Title: Re: Computer keeps rebooting
Post by: SGordon on May 05, 2005, 07:53:11 AM

This is on my computer at home, so had to wait until I got home.  

I was able to do more checking on it.  First I found that Norton Anti-Virus wasn't being acknowledged - so do suspect that it may be more virus related (perhaps this thread should be moved over to that side).  I uninstalled & reinstalled Norton & ran the scan twice which found nothing.  

I also noted that it seems to be happening when I'm on-line.  I have cable no dial-up.  Have also started having it come up with the blue fatal error screen.

Thought it was hardware since it just started.  Maybe I am just needing an excuse to buy new computer with more power (argh, argh, argh)!