Random Shutdowns

[nankura]

Hey guys

 

now im not sure if this is even a hardware problem. but i thought id come here to make sure because im quite paranoid

 

Last night i couldnt sleep. so i woke up about 3 times. each time i woke up, my pc had shutdown by itself and crashed

 

I knew it was shutdown by itself because when turning it back on. i got the windows was not shut down correctly message

 

Now. to turn the pc on. i had to go to the back, pull out the PSU Cable. switch the switch to off, then plug it back in, and switch the switch to on. then hit the pc power button to get it to boot up

 

Now this is usually what would happen if there was a powersurge. or the power went out or a storm

 

But i dont remember a storm last night. just abit of wind

[KenB]

It certainly could be a hardware problem.

 

Random shut-downs ( random errors of any kind ) are difficult to diagnose.

 

I presume that you are using the system at the moment?

Next time it shuts down - there should be a STOP error / Blue Screen

Post the exact error message please.

 

You may need to do the following to get the error message to stay on screen:

 

Start > Control Panel > System > Advanced Tab > in the Startup & Recovery box click Settings > uncheck Automatically Restart > OK