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02-01-2007, 04:39 AM   #1

Pc has mind of it's own, please help...


I have never had a problem with this pc before now It has started having a mind of it's own and I am not impressed. It's only 18mths old

I'm surfing away, or doing something else, and all of a sudden *without any warning what so ever* the whole computer turns itself off!

Have to start the system all up again, after a lil while, same thing *without warning*

Please, does anyone have any idea what could be wrong with it...the mind boggles here



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02-01-2007, 10:51 AM   #2

Re: Pc has mind of it's own, please help...


Does it just die completely?? My last PC went to this weird kind of blue screen and then after a while switched itself off. Also used to blow fuses like no tomorrow!!

It does sound like something quite serious . . . just to be on the safe side I'd back up all images/files if I were you. If it crashes irretrievably you may either loose all your information or have to pay quite a lot to have it retrieved of the hard disk (I speak from experience here . . . ).

Other than that, no real suggestions - sorry!



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02-01-2007, 10:58 AM   #3

Re: Pc has mind of it's own, please help...


Dont want to worry you but it sounds like a virus.
We had one exactly like that a few years ago and the only thing we could do was get another pc. We did try to get it "fixed" a few times.
What firewall, anti spyware ect do you run?



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02-01-2007, 11:03 AM   #4

Re: Pc has mind of it's own, please help...


My first computer did this. So frustrating!

I'm afraid it was terminal - the motherboard, maybe? Don't remember. Anyway, it wsn't fixable. Agree with Yola - get your precious things backed up and see if the guarantee still holds.



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02-01-2007, 03:25 PM   #5

Re: Pc has mind of it's own, please help...


I had that problem a few months back. Took it to a local computer shop and they had to build me a new system (custom built). Fortunately it had another month's warranty so I didn't have to pay anything. Was really annoying tho cos I was without a PC for 3 days



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03-01-2007, 12:56 AM   #6

Re: Pc has mind of it's own, please help...


Quote:
Originally Posted by yola
Does it just die completely?? My last PC went to this weird kind of blue screen and then after a while switched itself off. Also used to blow fuses like no tomorrow!!

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No. no funny screen or anything, just literally switches off and I have to re-start the system again.

I have a good quality anti-virus and have scanned the whole system and there's nothing

It hasn't done it at all today, but saying that it may do it 5 times tomorrow it seriously does what it likes

Looks like I will have to call someone out to look at it.....



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03-01-2007, 01:00 AM   #7

Re: Pc has mind of it's own, please help...


I had problems tonight with the pages on here freezing, had to turn off and turn on again, and my comp is only 2 months old, so can't be it...



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03-01-2007, 01:15 AM   #8

Re: Pc has mind of it's own, please help...


My comp keeps going offline ......... happened about 8 times already tonight.



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03-01-2007, 02:57 AM   #9

Re: Pc has mind of it's own, please help...


I have a Mac, which isn't virus prone, but sometimes here on Catsey it just "locks up" and nothing will get it to move, so just log off, wait a few minutes and log back on and everything works OK again...don't understand why...



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03-01-2007, 09:24 AM   #10

Re: Pc has mind of it's own, please help...


My laptop did this a while ago and I had to have a new motherboard put in it It was only a year old



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