Re: Random Re-Starts

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Could be a hardware or software problem. First thing to do is remove the
side cover and make sure fans and heatsinks are not clogged with dust, this
can cause overheating.

"Confounded in KC" <ConfoundedinKC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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Computer mysteriously reboots/restarts and not sure of any pattern.
Sometimes it will happen when someone is on it, other times it does it by
itself. And sometimes even after it just finished restarting, it will
restart again right after you log in.

Any ideas as to what may be causing this?


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