Like the title said, my computer shuts down with no reason...
it started some months ago when i had a copy of windows XP, it shutted down when I was playing newer games like age of empires III, I thought it was overheating.
some weeks later it started to shut down every time i was playing newer games so i decieded to install windows ME.
it didn't help so I cleaned my pc, and added a new fan (a bigger one (i had a fan designed for 233 Mhz, while i had a 933 Mhz PC).
I also installed win98se I thought it was over...
but later it also shutted down while playing dos games, later even while interneting.
also my pc wasn't good working anymore so I installed linux ubuntu (wich is great by the way, its the best OS I ever saw)
but it shut down again everyday, just while browsing.
linux can't handle that and crashed so now I'm a windows victim again (not a paying one, but still... )
It just shuts down, like someone pressed the power button.
when I press the power button again nothing happens. I have to plug out my monitor, and when the little power light thing turns off I have to plug it in and then my computer works again I just lost my unsaved data...
my biggest problem with this is I can't run linux anymore because it has to be shut down on the regular way (on the shutdown-problem I killed ubuntu twice and freespire once ).
when I try to install ubuntu again, it shuts down somewhere at the end of the installation.
It doesn't shut down on the regular way like I said 100 time before, it shuts down like the elecrecity stops, and it only will go on again when I plug out my pc till the light of my monitor turns off, then I have to plug my pc in again, and turn it on
My specs:
Pentium III 933 MHz
Windows ME (when I solved this problem I will use Linux Ubuntu again)
Video card 128 mb ram (ATI RADEON 9200) (I don't think its important but still)
AC'97 Sound card or something (Not imorptant too)
HP Monitor 17 inch, (it says: HP hewlett packard, HP71, Le diamant #4450 Dainti)
Cdrom writer, QWERTY keyboard (compaq), and a scan mouse with wheel from Emprex)
Hard disk quantum fireball 9 GB (It has a 4GB and a 5GB partition now, but one doesn't work)
I think there's some irrelevant information here but I added it to be sure :P
My dad thinks its the memory of my pc (wich isn't really high (192 mb ram) and i have 3 different memory cards)
I'm sure its no software, if it was it wouldn't shut off on linux.
Can someone help me out?
sorry for my english it's still not good and i couldn't find for some words the translation but I hope its understandable ^^
PS. It's great to see some news finally, I was afraid CGN was dying, its still a great site, I wasn't here for a half year (or maybe more) and I haven't see any new stuff. I'm really happy CGN isn't dead
I hope the forums are still alive ^^
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