Advertisement

Random Product

BGears XPCPU.4ALL 92mm Hydro Bearing CPU Cooler
BGears XPCPU.4ALL 92mm Hydro Bearing CPU Cooler
$29.99

Favourites Create PDF Email Print

My computer keeps turning off alone and it doesn't contain any viruses. What should i do?

Author:
CompuPair
Date added:
Friday, 13 February 2009
Last revised:
Friday, 13 February 2009
Hits:
355
Rating:
 
Vote for this:
Good - Bad
Save to Favorites:
0 Favour

Answer

Hi Rania. This use to happen to me all the time. Your computer is overheating, so it has to shutdown so a fire doesn't start. You need to make sure the computer has some breathing room so it can circulate air.

Also, you might want to take it to a local computer shop and have them put a more powerful fan in it so it will circulate more air quicker.

Pulling it a little away from the wall seem to work good for me too. If that is not the problem, then the only other thing I could think of is that power supply doesn't provide enough power for all the parts inside. Basically each part uses a certain a mount of power. For example, your CD drive would use lets say 10 watts (not sure, just guessing).

So you add everything together and whatever it comes out to, the power supply has to be that powerful at least, or more. If it isn't then it will be able to start, but after a little while it will shut down.


Category

Add comment


Security code
Refresh

Contact Us

If you need to contact us with website related questions or feedback and problems with the site, just use the contact form or email us and we will get back to you within 24 to 48 hours.

Free Computer Help

Remember that you can contact us at any time for free computer help from real experts who have been working on computers for years.

Our Mission

Our mission is to provide our visitors with the best information on fixing and upgrading computers so they can do it them selves for free.

We also want to provide an avenue for visitors to share any thoughts, ideas or complaints about certain computer products and companies they might have.