OMG! My computer just...

[FINFAN]

shut itself off! I thought we had a power outage but the lights still worked....the gremlins are at it again! Bizarre!!!!

 

[December99]

UHOH...did you get any kind of error after it came back up???? Ours were doing that for a while here and it ended up being the beginnings of a hard drive crash!!!!! GOOD LUCK

 

[Banzai]

Oh no! Scary! Was the computer in anyway hot? I know if they start of overheat, they can shut off. Or did I hear wrong?

 

[shep]

My computer rebooted today all by itself earlier while I was on the DIS...couldn't figure out what the heck happened, now I know I'm not the only one...

 

[December99]

I'M STAYING AWAY FROM YOU GUYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[shep]

Come over here and gimme a hug chris...

 

[December99]

NO WAY....YOU'LL RUB THAT COMPUTER REBOOTING DUST OFF ON ME....NO WAY JOSE!!!!! GET AWAY!!!!

 

[shep]

that was the first time that ever happened..

 

[December99]

 

[nativetxn]

My computer will shut down if it gets too cold. Hasn't happened in a long time.

 

[FINFAN]

I guess everything is o.k., I re-booted and nothing seeems different. What was really weird is that the tower shut itself off,the screen went black, but the monitor light that tells you it's on stayed on. I must be on the DIS too much and it overheatedor like nativetxn said, TOO COLD! Now THAT makes sense !
Shep....sorry you have gremlins too.....kinda freaky. Maybe it means we're the next ones to have an all expense paid trip to WDW show up on our screens! ( I wish)

 

[Dan Murphy]

 

[browneyes]

I'd say your harddrive is definately going out.

 

[Serena]

The power supply fan went out and that's exactly what would happen. As soon as it got hot, it would shut down. It was $30 to replace on my computer.

 

[jfulcer]

Originally posted by Serena
The power supply fan went out and that's exactly what would happen. As soon as it got hot, it would shut down. It was $30 to replace on my computer.

I would agree with Serena. A randomly rebooting computer with no other obvious problems is most likely the power supply. I just replaced my server power supply for this exact reason. It doesn't really even have to have a bad fan - it can just 'go bad'.

A good way to check Serena's thought is to feel on the back of the computer where the power cord connects - that is normally where the fan exhaust is. If you don't feel air flow there, it's time to replace it...

 

[coqui]

Originally posted by nativetxn
My computer will shut down if it gets too cold. Hasn't happened in a long time.

Hmmm Mine runs at 12 degrees Celsius. Others have run at -30 degrees.

Usually the colder it is the better your computer will run.

Only thing I can think of is if condensation formed.

 

[jfulcer]

Originally posted by coqui
Hmmm Mine runs at 12 degrees Celsius. Others have run at -30 degrees.

Usually the colder it is the better your computer will run.

Only thing I can think of is if condensation formed.

Not many of us have liquid cooled computers.

 

[coqui]

I know I was just illustrating that cold usually isn't a factor.