Pc restarting

10-21-2003, 04:20 PM

Hi, when im playing any of my games, like BF1942, jedi academy, neverwinter nights etc...after a while of playing my pc reboots itself.Ive been trying to fix this for a while, could this possibly be due to a dodgy looking power socket my pc is connected to...or is that just a bizare theory of hope...?

10-21-2003, 05:53 PM

what do you mean by dodgy??

i could be an overheating problem some mobo's have bulit in overheating protection and i could be restarteding because something is getting to hot. Probally your CPU. what kind of system do you have?? It could also be a shotty power supply.

System Specs
AMD Athlon XP 2200+
ASUS A7N8X-X
1024mb DDR PC2700
Sapphire Radeon 9600pro 128mb
SBLive! 5.1
60gig Maxtor UATA133
2 10gig Western Digital HD(Raid)
Sony 24x/16x/32x
MSI DVD-Rom 16x
Windows 2000 sp4

10-21-2003, 05:57 PM

My specs are:

Windows XP home edition
Intel pentium 4 - 2.4
ATi Radeon 7500 64mb
256 sdram
60 gb hardrive

10-21-2003, 06:00 PM

I mean dodgy by: i recently got my house rewired and the socket my pc is plugged into doesnt seem to be properlly "installed"

and what is a shotty power supply?????????????

jstark · 10-21-2003, 06:42 PM

FYI...there are like 4 threads recently posted in this forum all with similar problems. Not sure what to make of this though.

I know for my issue that the restarts seem to coincide with the game changing resolution/screen settings. This seems to be triggering a fault in windows and the whole pc reboots.

For example are you getting a WinXP error message when your pc finally gets back to the desktop? If so what does it say?

Jim

10-21-2003, 06:55 PM

well...i went into some folder and clicked on something that makes a blue screen pop up instead of just shutting itself down and its saying somthing like 1RQL DRIVER NOT EQUAL OR LESS or something like that...but if that means theres a driver problem i think its bull sh*t, because i made a seperate drive with windows 2000 and only installed essential drivers (the ones i got with my computer)

MrMan · 10-21-2003, 07:03 PM

well you may want to try and Download more up to date drivers.. Also another thing you may want to get some more RAM. another 256 would do wonders.

10-21-2003, 07:06 PM

I already do have up to date drivers....just not on win 2000...which is just there to see if it was my origional drivers causing the problem...

and about the ram, im getting another 256 within the next week or two

Dick_Justice · 10-21-2003, 07:18 PM

I have a simialr probelm, except that my PC reboots itself. I allways have to turn off the whole electrixity, otherwise it even turns itself on.
The only time it turns off properly is when you only use it for a few moments. But as soon as I start playing, I will allways have to turn off the electrixity, otherwise it reboots.

10-21-2003, 04:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
Anonymous Posts: n/a	Pc restarting Hi, when im playing any of my games, like BF1942, jedi academy, neverwinter nights etc...after a while of playing my pc reboots itself.Ive been trying to fix this for a while, could this possibly be due to a dodgy looking power socket my pc is connected to...or is that just a bizare theory of hope...?

10-21-2003, 05:57 PM	#3 (permalink)
Anonymous Posts: n/a	Specs. My specs are: Windows XP home edition Intel pentium 4 - 2.4 ATi Radeon 7500 64mb 256 sdram 60 gb hardrive

10-21-2003, 06:00 PM	#4 (permalink)
Anonymous Posts: n/a	... I mean dodgy by: i recently got my house rewired and the socket my pc is plugged into doesnt seem to be properlly "installed" and what is a shotty power supply?????????????

10-21-2003, 06:42 PM	#5 (permalink)
jstark Corporal Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 193	FYI...there are like 4 threads recently posted in this forum all with similar problems. Not sure what to make of this though. I know for my issue that the restarts seem to coincide with the game changing resolution/screen settings. This seems to be triggering a fault in windows and the whole pc reboots. For example are you getting a WinXP error message when your pc finally gets back to the desktop? If so what does it say? Jim __________________ Winnie_the_Pooh (seen lately on any Flaming Dart server) [img]http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0SgAWAyMXc34FrKoBYK0vHnlHdUl6BqgIFKxsm6wyr23SxbRIh o0Y5TFPR5WitOanv289aQr8N2FpQ4qmNBULDtY7Jmkk5MOTRv 7P1IPGvqz!LOVRY18w/haw_clan_pooh.jpg?dc=4675452567925447829[/img]

10-21-2003, 06:55 PM	#6 (permalink)
Anonymous Posts: n/a	hmm well...i went into some folder and clicked on something that makes a blue screen pop up instead of just shutting itself down and its saying somthing like 1RQL DRIVER NOT EQUAL OR LESS or something like that...but if that means theres a driver problem i think its bull sh*t, because i made a seperate drive with windows 2000 and only installed essential drivers (the ones i got with my computer)

10-21-2003, 05:53 PM	#2 (permalink)
Anonymous Posts: n/a	what do you mean by dodgy?? i could be an overheating problem some mobo's have bulit in overheating protection and i could be restarteding because something is getting to hot. Probally your CPU. what kind of system do you have?? It could also be a shotty power supply. System Specs AMD Athlon XP 2200+ ASUS A7N8X-X 1024mb DDR PC2700 Sapphire Radeon 9600pro 128mb SBLive! 5.1 60gig Maxtor UATA133 2 10gig Western Digital HD(Raid) Sony 24x/16x/32x MSI DVD-Rom 16x Windows 2000 sp4

10-21-2003, 07:03 PM	#7 (permalink)
MrMan Master Warrant Officer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,074	well you may want to try and Download more up to date drivers.. Also another thing you may want to get some more RAM. another 256 would do wonders.

10-21-2003, 07:06 PM	#8 (permalink)
Anonymous Posts: n/a	drivers I already do have up to date drivers....just not on win 2000...which is just there to see if it was my origional drivers causing the problem... and about the ram, im getting another 256 within the next week or two

10-21-2003, 07:18 PM	#9 (permalink)
Dick_Justice Major Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Marl, Germany Posts: 3,350	I have a simialr probelm, except that my PC reboots itself. I allways have to turn off the whole electrixity, otherwise it even turns itself on. The only time it turns off properly is when you only use it for a few moments. But as soon as I start playing, I will allways have to turn off the electrixity, otherwise it reboots. __________________ Plays BF 2 in Europe under the name of \"Erich_Felsner\"