Random Rebooting on AMD system

[bknox123]

Ok here is the deal... My comp literally randomly reboots on me. I t seems to happen mostly in games etc but not always sometimes in windows as well just no reason. No clue what problem maybe cept im pretty sure its not heat cause i really work hard to keep that down =)

i had thought of possibly too little power i only have 300w? or old surge protector not working i have had it a few years... above that im stumped any help would be appreciated...

enermax 300wps
abit kr7a mobo
1800xp amd
512 crucial ram
VT geforce3 ti500
two nic cards one 3com one linksys
santa cruz sound card
pioneer dvd
lite on 40x
a drive
alpha palo heat sink...
like 3-4 case fans...
40 gig hard drive... WD

Thanks in advance..
Brian

 

[minendo]

You may want to check the logs of you computer and see the errors you received before reboot. Also if you are running win2k or winXp use the below steps to disable auto reboot.

Right click My Computer, go to Properties. Click on the Advanced tab, and then click on the Settings button under Startup and Recovery. Finally disable Automatically Restart under System Failure.

Let me know if you have any other questions.

 

[bknox123]

where are the logs btw? i just disabled the reboot... thanks for the tips

-brian

 

[bknox123]

The Parallel port driver service failed to start due to the following error:
The service cannot be started, either because it is disabled or because it has no enabled devices associated with it.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.


The Sentinel service depends on the Parallel port driver service which failed to start because of the following error:
The service cannot be started, either because it is disabled or because it has no enabled devices associated with it.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.


im guessing these are the errors... no clue what it means..

 

[bknox123]

bump for daytimers =)

 

[Draknor]

Sounds suspiciously like the Infinite Loop problem...

Check www.viaarena.com for more information - there's a guide there, and plenty of posts in the forums.

It sounds like your p.s. probably isn't up to the job, but simply buying a new one may not be enough - check that site for more information & things to try & troubleshoot. Good luck!

 

[Ryukumu]

I'm having the same kind of problem. Ugh. x_x Yeah, where can you find the log files?

 

[bozo1]

Right-click My Computer, Manage, Event Viewer, System.

 

[Ryukumu]

Yep, there's error messages left from whenever my box rebooted. How how the heck do I decipher these? ^_^;;; It looks like all the blue-screen-esque illegibal junk we've all learned to hate from Windows 9x.

 

[bknox123]

well bad news i did this reboot trick and well now my comp freezes and berserks on me hehehe... i disabled sum video card options in bios hoping that might help..... who knows.... no clue why its saying parellel port .

sigh...

brian

 

[Airdale30]

LOL I had this same exact problem with my system just this week, Id be playin a game then BOOM it reboots. So I disabled auto reboot open the side panel of my tower and used my fan to cool my video card. Come to find out my video card was running hot for some odd reason. I had the vid card replaced and now my system runs fine. Give the fan trick a try but Im almost positive this is a video card issue.

 

[tbalon]

Are you running anything off of your parallel port? (printer/ scanner) if so, check your bios settings for your parallel port and try changing them to a different setting. If this doesn't help, try pulling out one of your nics, you may have a irq conflict going on there.

 

[paralazarguer]

Most bioses will let you disable your parallel port completely so that windows doens't know it exists. Try that. It mentions the sentinel service in the error message. Disable this service.

 

[paralazarguer]

click here for system sentinel information