This is a tough one

[brown29]

Right guys, I have being plagued by this problem for about a year now and it had forced me to reinstall my operating system about 5 times now.

In a nutshell my computer just stops and reboots itself like someone has just turned the power off at the switch.

It is something to do with a device driver but Microsoft hasn’t got a clue and to be fare I haven’t.

It has being running fine for the past 6 months and now it had started up again in the past few days.

After about 7 or of theses shut downs the master boot becomes corrupted and then I have to reinstall everything.

I have only installed photo shop cs recently as well, and I am running windows xp.

I hope someone can help, please if you need to know more information just ask.

Thanks, Caine

[doctorgonzo]

Can you please post your complete system specs?

[rjfvillarosa]

Is this your main computer?
Can you give us a full list of all the hardware installed?

[brown29]

here it is, thanks for yout time. Caine

Version EVEREST v3.01.652
Benchmark Module 2.0.160.0
Homepage http://www.lavalys.com/
Report Type Report Wizard [ TRIAL VERSION ]
Computer JOY-C54EA504F3B
Generator cano
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Professional 5.1.2600 (WinXP Retail)
Date 2006-09-19
Time 19:54


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Computer:
Computer Type ACPI Multiprocessor PC
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Professional
OS Service Pack [ TRIAL VERSION ]
Internet Explorer 6.0.2900.2180 (IE 6.0 SP2)
DirectX 4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)
Computer Name JOY-C54EA504F3B
User Name cano
Logon Domain [ TRIAL VERSION ]
Date / Time 2006-09-19 / 19:54

Motherboard:
CPU Type Intel Pentium 4, 3150 MHz (15 x 210)
Motherboard Name Asus P4V8X-X (5 PCI, 1 AGP, 3 DDR DIMM, Audio, LAN)
Motherboard Chipset VIA VT8763 Apollo PT800
System Memory [ TRIAL VERSION ]
BIOS Type Asus AMI (05/18/04)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM1)
Communication Port ECP Printer Port (LPT1)

Display:
Video Adapter RADEON 7200 SERIES (64 MB)
3D Accelerator ATI Rage 6 (R100)
Monitor Compaq S510 [15" CRT] (044BB69NHU67)

Multimedia:
Audio Adapter Creative Audigy 2 ZS (SB0350) Sound Card

Storage:
IDE Controller VIA Bus Master IDE Controller
Storage Controller VIA Serial ATA RAID Controller
Floppy Drive Floppy disk drive
Disk Drive IOMEGA ZIP 250
Disk Drive Maxtor 6E040L0 (40 GB, 7200 RPM, Ultra-ATA/133)
Disk Drive Maxtor 6Y120L0 (120 GB, 7200 RPM, Ultra-ATA/133)
Optical Drive PHILIPS PBDV1640P
SMART Hard Disks Status OK

Partitions:
C: (NTFS) [ TRIAL VERSION ]
D: (NTFS) 117239 MB (63386 MB free)
Total Size [ TRIAL VERSION ]

Input:
Keyboard HID Keyboard Device
Mouse Microsoft USB Wheel Mouse Optical

Network:
Primary IP Address [ TRIAL VERSION ]
Primary MAC Address 00-11-2F-CD-F7-81
Network Adapter VIA Rhine II Fast Ethernet Adapter (82.2 [ TRIAL VERSION ])

Peripherals:
Printer Microsoft Office Document Image Writer
FireWire Controller Creative Audigy IEEE1394 Firewire Controller (PHY: TI TSB41AB1/2)
USB1 Controller VIA PCI-USB Universal Host Controller
USB1 Controller VIA PCI-USB Universal Host Controller
USB1 Controller VIA PCI-USB Universal Host Controller
USB1 Controller VIA PCI-USB Universal Host Controller
USB2 Controller VIA USB 2.0 Enhanced Host Controller
USB Device Microsoft USB Wheel Mouse Optical
USB Device USB Composite Device
USB Device USB Human Interface Device
USB Device USB Human Interface Device

DMI:
DMI BIOS Vendor
DMI BIOS Version
DMI System Manufacturer To Be Filled By O.E.M.
DMI System Product To Be Filled By O.E.M.
DMI System Version To Be Filled By O.E.M.
DMI System Serial Number [ TRIAL VERSION ]
DMI System UUID [ TRIAL VERSION ]
DMI Motherboard Manufacturer ASUSTeK Computer INC.
DMI Motherboard Product P4V8X-X
DMI Motherboard Version Rev 1.xx
DMI Motherboard Serial Number [ TRIAL VERSION ]
DMI Chassis Manufacturer Chassis Manufacture
DMI Chassis Version Chassis Version
DMI Chassis Serial Number [ TRIAL VERSION ]
DMI Chassis Asset Tag [ TRIAL VERSION ]
DMI Chassis Type Desktop Case
DMI Total / Free Memory Sockets 3 / 2



here is my programs list:

Ad aware se professional
Adobe Photoshop CS2
Adobe reader 7.0.5 language support
Adobe 7.0.8
Adobe Photoshop album starter
ATI software uninstall utility
ATI catalyst control center
ATI display driver
Creativ audio console
Ctreative system information
Divx
J2se runtime environment 5.0 update 7
Maromedia flash player 8
Microsoft. Net framework 1.1
Microsoft. Net framework 1.1 hotfix
Microsoft. Net framework 2.0
Microsoft office professional edition 2003
Microsoft SQL server desktop engine
Mixmaster bpm analyzer 1.0
Mixmaster pro 6
Nod32 antivirus system
Peer guardian 2.0
Perfect disk
Real player
Sony acid pro 6
Sony media manager 2.1
Sony sound forge 8
Soul seek cliet
Sound blaster audgy 2 z5
Sygate personal firewall
Tracks eraser pro
Trojan hunter
VIA integrated setup wizard
VIA Rhine-family fast Ethernet adapter
Waves diamond bundle v5
Windows installer 3.1
Windows live massager
Windows live sign-in assistant
WinRAR archiver

thanks caine

[doctorgonzo]

What brand/capacity/model powersupply do you have?

Did you build this computer yourself? Are the temperatures okay?

[brown29]

Hi, well I bought the computer a while back, and since then, changed the ram / motherboard / soundcard / added a dvd writer

Err am not sure of the power supply but you can guarantee that I wont be a good one.

Also sometimes the fan in my computer goes round very fast making a lot of noise so I have made sure I keep background processes to a minimum.

It could be overheating, am not sure.

Does anybody now thw best software arround to monitor the CPU temp?

and i can let you guys know the temp

Hope this helps, Caine

[doctorgonzo]

If you have a crappy PSU, then that could be causing the problems. So could overheating. If it is overheating, try improving case ventilation or running with the case open to see if that makes a difference. If is is the power supply, you will need a new one.

[brown29]

yeah it could be, the psu is:

MODEL GP-350ATX 12V P4

any clues

[doctorgonzo]

Never trust a PSU that has no brand. If you take it out of the case fully, there may be a sticker on the other side of it, but regardless, I wouldn't trust that PSU.

[glc]

You have that thing overclocked 5%. Put the CPU back to stock speed.