sirs, pls. help... the computer i'm using at the office often times shuts down and restart in the middle of my typing an important file either i'm using excel, word or powerpoint... my computer's OS is presently Win 98, (Intel Celeron). the previous OS is XP but i changed to Win 98 thinking that changing XP to Win 98 will get rid of the problem, but still the problem won't go... i'm also using an AVR.. all the other computers at the office doesn't encounter such problem.. i tried to scan my pc using antivirus (norton) and Adaware/Spyware Cleaners and there is no virus or spyware found... is there something wrong with my hard disk or the motherboard itself? plssss. help! your expertise on this matter is highly appreciated

back up u r computer and format it dude

try change RAM this maybe your problem

i think voltage supply is not suffiient as required by comp...check out do u got atx cabinet n it meets the power requirement...

Have u try to work with all TSR appz turned off... Look from ur "Windows Task Manager" what appz loaded in ur memory then shut it off... If that not working, try to reset ur compie BIOS settings... If that's also not working, then that's the time u change the RAM... btw, on ur compie bios there's a menu to see ur ps voltage output... With that u can see if there is need 2 change ur ps or not...

Win98 ???? It may need a format .... but even though ... check the ram modules ... could be damaged by over heating .... thats the most probable cause i hope ...

Yeah this doesn't look like a case of faulty PSU to me..btw there's a vital piece of info missing,has there been any hardware changes recently??

restart in safe mode in case in the sfe mode same hapens pls check hardware
ram, smps etc

hey maybe i can help....does the clock in the tray show incorrect time always...if it is so the CMOS is dead.....CMOS is the round battery on the motherboard...see it after opening the cabinet...all u have to do is purchase a new CMOS batttery/cell from a computer shop and then replace that cell on the motherboard...and then everything will work fine....plz do reply if this works...

Seem you already format your hardisk, so i exclude the possibility of software problem. Properly i think maybe your power supply, ram, cpu or motherboard problem.

1. To confirm the power supply, you can try to disconnect the power supply to cdrom and floppy and see if the problem still exist; If the problem resolve, then maybe due to the insufficient power supply.
2. Get a ram from other pc and do a try run;
3. Check your cpu fan, is it running? Overheat also one of the popular reason for auto-restarting; Also check if the cpu have burn mark;
4. Motherboard? that's is a bit difficult to tell, any try all the above method first, maybe your problem is solved.
Hope this help. bR.

hey maybe i can help....does the clock in the tray show incorrect time always...if it is so the bios is dead.....bios is the round battery on the motherboard...see it after opening the cabinet...all u have to do is purchase a new batttery/cell from a computer shop and then replace that cell on the motherboard...and then everything will work fine....plz do reply if this works...
Bios is the round battery on the motherboard?

sorry sorry...i mean to say CMOS...
CMOS is that round battery....
really sorry

Bro, battery is battery, cmos is cmos.

CMOS Short for complementary metal oxide semiconductor. Pronounced see-moss, CMOS is a widely used type of semiconductor. CMOS semiconductors use both NMOS (negative polarity) and PMOS (positive polarity) circuits. Since only one of the circuit types is on at any given time, CMOS chips require less power than chips using just one type of transistor. This makes them particularly attractive for use in battery-powered devices, such as portable computers. Personal computers also contain a small amount of battery-powered CMOS memory to hold the date, time, and system setup parameters.

The battery is just to power the cmos. What you try to mean is that when the battery is dead, then the cmos cannot function properly then you need to replace the battery. Right?

a lot of people seem to have the same problem and my reply would remain the same because i experienced the same prob in my old pc... try changing the power source and try plugging in ur pc without the stabilizer or the ups and connect it to some other stabilizer or ups...

sirs, pls. help... the computer i'm using at the office often times shuts down and restart in the middle of my typing an important file either i'm using excel, word or powerpoint... my computer's OS is presently Win 98, (Intel Celeron). the previous OS is XP but i changed to Win 98 thinking that changing XP to Win 98 will get rid of the problem, but still the problem won't go... i'm also using an AVR.. all the other computers at the office doesn't encounter such problem.. i tried to scan my pc using antivirus (norton) and Adaware/Spyware Cleaners and there is no virus or spyware found... is there something wrong with my hard disk or the motherboard itself? plssss. help! your expertise on this matter is highly appreciated
best solution change ur pc :lol::lol: c'mon man ur using celeron, get it upgrade and ur problem will get over. if u dnt want to do that, then follow the different steps and instruction given by different people.:supz:

rite banks............ upgrade dude........ celeron is past now....... get a new pc...

does ur office have a computer technician or MIS Staff to ask? if he doesn't know how to fix that problem, fired him.

there are few reason why our PC encounters these problems:

1. have ur RAM check or replaced
2. also ur Video Card maybe need to replaced to
3. or there are some screws on your motherboard that causes some short circuit to ur casing.
4. and also due to short circuits, maybe ur motherboard suffers damage those capacitors and d resistors it has.
5. or upgrade ur PC