Can Anyone Help?
<div class="IPBDescription">Virus i think</div> Well basically ill keep it short incase it happens again, but my pc keeps just resetting without warning. It doesnt reset properly i.e shut down then reboot, it simply resets itself. its probably a virus but it resets far too frequently for norton to scan at all. it happens anywhere from a minute after the pc is back up to an hour after. ive been on for about 2 hours and its reset like 7 times. I need a removal tool if anyone knows which virus this is, or if anyone had the same problem could you tell me how you fixed it please? thankyou
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If that doesn't help, consider applying new thermal grease to the CPU, or even buying a new heatsink/fan. How is the airflow in your case? (Ideally, I would say that two fans in the front blowing in and two fans in the back blowing out is optimal. But I'm really not sure about this.)'
Failing that, try moving it to a cooler room or removing the side of the case and using a large room fan to cool everything.
the metal on the inside of the case side feels cool if that has any difference, but i suppose if the mobo was too hot the case wouldnt necesarily feel warm.
i haveee one fan on the mobo and one fan on the back blowing outwards.
theyre already pretty dman noisy but it doesnt really bother me so anyone know how to increase fanspeed?
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The CPU builds up heat and in order to prevent melt-down, it powers itself off..
I've also seen it where someone had changed their settings in the BIOS to auto-poweroff when the CPU got to a really low heat.. It was flipping off 2-5 minutes in every time..
Could also be other problems other then heat, a failed fan on the video card is a common one, faulty RAM causing memory errors.
One that hasent been suggested is Windows, thier is a setting that automatically resets your PC on a serious error.
Found under system>advanced>startup and recovery and untick auto restart.
ie. Does the system count down from 60 in a window telling it will reboot (doesn't sound like it, just making sure).
If so, then it is a virus, but it sounds like a heat issue or faulty hardware. May also be a broken Power Supply unit also, but heat is the most common problem. Google a CPU temp program and see how hot your machine is running.
Oh, if you need some fans, contact me before friday. I have some discounts at Xioxide.com that I can't use, due to lack of money. I would be glad to give them to someone who needs them. Had some discounts on fans, HDD coolers, and this neon lighted powersupply I wanted to get to match my new glowy case.
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This kind of shutdown is not always down to a virus. But is caused by the RPC Location service folding in on itself. Seeing as everything uses RPC, the system shuts down in order to recover itself.
If you need a program to measure temperture, then use <a href='http://www.lavalys.com' target='_blank'>Everest</a>. Go to Computer, then Sensor, and it will give you a read out of all the sensors and their readings that are in your PC.
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This is true. Thermal compunds, be they silicon, silver or artifical based, they can easily damage your CPU. Too little, and the micropores in the HSF base aren't filled, and the remaining air acts like a thermal pocket, causing increased micro-location temperatures, which build up and heat everything CPU based up. Too much compund is actually thermally resistant, and will insulate the chip, casuing it to burn out.
A good way of testing for a heat shutdown is to try and fire the system up immediately after it switches off. If it comes back on immediately, then it is not CPU heat related. If not, then your processor is burning up. Increase airflow, get a better cooler, blast out any dust, these are all ways to increase cooling.
The most common cause of thermal shoutdowns is PC location. Never have your PC in a desk, or anywhere of a confined airflow. If your PC is shutting down, and is in a desk, then put the PC on top of the desk, then try it. If it doesn't shut down, then you know the cause.