Need Help pls :-(

ariyamusafir · 29th Aug 2006, 08:38 PM

friends,

this is the prob......

when downloading, in the middle of downloading, the computer will auto restart. Why??? The worst thing is this. It restart is not due to hardware problem. Why I say so? This is because, it is as though someone press the restart button itself, and it is properly shut down then restart itself again. So, the Q comes, what is the problem. Other functions no problem.

Please help, a bit desperate.

Ishtim · 29th Aug 2006, 09:22 PM

Is this ONLY during a download?

You say NOT hardware... what makes you so sure? ...what have you checked or tested?

What are your temperatures, voltages?

ariyamusafir · 29th Aug 2006, 10:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ishtim

Is this ONLY during a download?

You say NOT hardware... what makes you so sure? ...what have you checked or tested?

What are your temperatures, voltages?

Yes, it happens only during download! The rest everything, no prob. How you do anything also no prob. Also, the way it restarts is not like when you have a hardware prob, just pop off just like that. That which the restart experience is like you PROPERLY shut down RESTART thing!

Ishtim · 29th Aug 2006, 10:51 PM

OK, my next Q...

Is it a particular d/l site or all d/l sites?

Is this for all d/l sizes big and small?

IMO, it could be anyone of several things...
1. Temp dir fills up while downloading.
2. Spyware / trojan horse
3. d/l can stress memory and cause hangs & reboots

jamotto · 30th Aug 2006, 12:28 PM

What OS are you running, Windows XP? What web browser are you using?

Chai · 30th Aug 2006, 02:10 PM

Just to let you know the hardware issues can cause a system to restart randomly, so are driver issues.

The first thing I would do is rule out hardware issues first.

29th Aug 2006, 08:38 PM	#1 (permalink)
ariyamusafir Getting there Join Date: 1 Sep 2003 Location: Malaysia Posts: 192 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 6	Need Help pls :-( friends, this is the prob...... when downloading, in the middle of downloading, the computer will auto restart. Why??? The worst thing is this. It restart is not due to hardware problem. Why I say so? This is because, it is as though someone press the restart button itself, and it is properly shut down then restart itself again. So, the Q comes, what is the problem. Other functions no problem. Please help, a bit desperate. __________________ Namo Buddha Sakyamuni Jeneral Tan ASUS P4800-X; Pentium 4 @ 2.4GHz 512Mb cache; Maxtor 160 Gb 8Mb cache + Maxtor 40Gb 2Mb cache; X1600PRO 256Mb ATI Radeon AGP; 1+1Gb DDR400 & 1+1 256Mb DDR266; LG Dual Layer DVD Burner + Samsung DVD ROM

30th Aug 2006, 02:10 PM	#6 (permalink)
Chai Administrator Join Date: 6 Oct 2002 Location: Maranello Posts: 26,978 Reputation: 4108 Rep Power: 74	Just to let you know the hardware issues can cause a system to restart randomly, so are driver issues. The first thing I would do is rule out hardware issues first. __________________ Chai (Contributor & Forum Admin) http://www.techarp.com/

29th Aug 2006, 09:22 PM	#2 (permalink)
Ishtim Super Moderator Join Date: 14 May 2003 Location: Alabama, USA Posts: 3,667 Reputation: 3125 Rep Power: 40	Is this ONLY during a download? You say NOT hardware... what makes you so sure? ...what have you checked or tested? What are your temperatures, voltages?

29th Aug 2006, 10:51 PM	#4 (permalink)
Ishtim Super Moderator Join Date: 14 May 2003 Location: Alabama, USA Posts: 3,667 Reputation: 3125 Rep Power: 40	OK, my next Q... Is it a particular d/l site or all d/l sites? Is this for all d/l sizes big and small? IMO, it could be anyone of several things... 1. Temp dir fills up while downloading. 2. Spyware / trojan horse 3. d/l can stress memory and cause hangs & reboots

30th Aug 2006, 12:28 PM	#5 (permalink)
jamotto I'm a regular Join Date: 3 Mar 2005 Posts: 471 Reputation: 142 Rep Power: 5	What OS are you running, Windows XP? What web browser are you using?