Re: MYSTERIOUS COMPUTER PROBLEMS!

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"CHAMI" <CHAMI@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> BY THE WAY, WHEN MY COMPUTER SHUT OFF ALL OF A SUDDEN, I NOTICE THAT MY
BIOS
> IS CLEARED I CHANGED THE BATTERY TOO BUT THAT DID NOT HELP TO PREVENT
> SHUTDOWN PROBLEM SO FAR BUT COMPUTER NEVER SHUT OFF AFTER I PLUGGED IN TO
THE
> WALL PLUG POINT DIRECTLY. HOWEVER, HOW STRANGE IS THAT TO CLEAR THE BIOS
IN A
> COMPUTER AFTER SHUT OFF? THEN WHEN RECONFIGURE THE BIOS AND I THINK
COMPUTER
> DID SHUT OFF ITSELF ONE TIME AFTER THAT AND IT DID NOT CLEARED THE BIOS
THAT
> TIME! WHEN THE COMPUTER SHUT OFF, I CAN STILL THE KEYBOARD NUM LOCK LIGHT
WAS
> ON!
>
> JUST TO GIVE MORE EXTRA INFORMATION THAT MIGHT HELP!
> MYSTERIOUS PROBLEM HAPPENING TO MY FRIEND IS NOT SOLVED. MINE IS SAME
THING
> BUT MUCH BETTER AND I AM STILL SEARCHING FOR ANSWER HOW STRANGE THAT A
> COMPUTER CLEARED IT'S BIOS ITSELF AFTER SHUT OFF ITSELF.
>
>
>
> "CHAMI" wrote:
>
> > My computer started to shut down randomly which I thought it is after
> > installing a video card NVIDIA 6600 GT and my power supply is 450Watt
and I
> > had total of 4 fans running including the CPU FAN, VIDEO CARD FAN and
two
> > more extra fans. I removed one extra fan and now I have total of three
fans
> > including the video card , cpu and the blow out fan! So the problem is
when I
> > turn on the computer, when it comes to windows xp logo screen, computer
shut
> > off itself sometimes even before!
> > Then I have to turn off the back switch of power supply and turn back on
> > before computer started up. I plug the power code directly to the wall,
then
> > it seems kind of went away but not sure because it happens so randomly.
> > However, same thing I noticed one of my friend's computer. His computer
shuts
> > off as soon as it turns on and he also has to unplug and wait 4 minutes
> > before plug the power code back in and start up windows. His computer
also
> > randomly shut off itself. Sometimes, working real good without even
turns
> > off. So I cleared the BIOS in his computer also as I did in my computer,
> > still having the problem. It is impossible to think that ACPI is having
> > problems because my friend bought the computer about an year a go maybe
and
> > he said that this is started to happen after a while so we can assume
that it
> > did work correctly for a while. He does not know much about computers to
> > change stuff in BIOS etc...
> >
> >
> >
> > ALTHOUGH MOST OF THEM THINK THAT VIRUSES OUT THERE CANNOT INFECT
MAINBOARDS,
> > IS THERE A POSSIBLITY THAT A VIRUS CAN RUIN YOUR MAINBOARD, ELSE WHAT
MAKES
> > ALL THOSE COMPUTERS RANDOMELY SHUT OFF ITSELF IF VIRUSES CANNOT INFECT
> > MAINBOARDS OR IF A VIRUS INFECTED A MAINBOARD, HOW DOES IT MAKE THE
COMPUTER
> > SHUT OFF ITSELF ONCE IN A WHILE INSTEAD OF ALWAYS ARE THE BUNCH OF
QUESTIONS
> > STILL HIDDEN IN THE MYSTERY AND REAMIND TO BE ASKED!
> >
> > I REALLY APPRECIATE EXPRESSING WHOEVER THAT HAPPENS THE SAME PROBLEM,
THUS;
> > WE ARE ABLE TO COME TO A CONCLUSION THAT IS IT A MAINBAORD THAT IS
INFECTED
> > BY A VIRUS OR IS IT SOMETHINGELSE THAT IS HIDDEN!
> >
> > ALSO, REALLY APPRECIATE WHOEVER GIVING IDEAS WHERE WHAT NEEDS TO BE
FOCUS?
> >
> > THANK YOU ALL!
> >


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