Re: My computer jams and shuts down by itself

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"Joebear" <Joebear@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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It'll shut down the screen, but the screen is still on it's just black but
the comp is still running.

So the PC does not actually shut off, as your post indicated.

I've got 3 fans and live in Canada.. it connot be
over heating

It most certainly can be.

LOL Hence the problem. =/ If it was just over heating it be easy
fixable,

Not necessarily. Damaged silicon can't be repaired, and if one component
has been hot enough to cook others can too.

It can be very difficult and expensive to determine exactly how extensive
the damage is.

But, since your original description of the problem wasn't accurate, none
of this may apply.

HTH
-pk

I cleaned it too. Yeah Gerry told me to do that too and that does
give me time to try and fix the problem. But the error doesn't show up in
the
event viewer which is just plain weird

"Patrick Keenan" wrote:

"Joebear" <Joebear@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hey guys,

I turned on my comp and after 2 mins it shut down by itself. So I turn
it
back on and it says "A file or something you did caused (I can't
remember
of
course). To fix this problem restore your system to a previous date, if
this
doesn't work do...

And then the screen went away. So when it booted up I set it back 2
days.
Alright good.. so it stays on for about 5 mins then it shuts off again.
>.>
And now when I turn it on it loads, or atleast I hear it loading, but
the
screen says there is no connection.

Help! I'm a student so don't really have the money to get it fixed by a
repair shop at the moment. =(

Does the system just suddenly shut off and stay off, or does it show a
message and then try to restart?

If it just shuts down does not try to restart, this is an indication of
hardware failure, often caused by overheating. This is difficult and
expensive to diagnose, because the problem can be just about any of the
major and most expensive components - or more than one.

In this case, the problem will get worse, and you cannot heal it with
software. Often it makes more sense to replace the system.

If there are error messages, it's important to quote them accurately.

Go to Control Panel, System, Advanced, Startup and Recovery - Settings,
and
remove the checkmark from "automatically restart". This won't fix
anything, but if the problem isn't failing hardware, you'll get to see
the
real error message, which will help you ask for help effectively.

HTH
-pk






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