everytime i download something, or whoever uploads outta me, then i go do something else my computer restarts. downloading music off kazaa, or sending my friend files via aim, then i go play a game, go into word, surf websites the comp always restarts. i have the latest drivers for everything in my comp.

heres my specs
2000+ athlon xp
256ddr pc2700
80gb 7200 8mb cache
geforce 4ti4200.

any suggestions?

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take it to a shop.

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take it to a shop.

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i'm guessing your good in computers, so if you tried everything else, i guess you have to format. but that is a strange prob tho. it restarts? kinda strange

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i'm guessing your good in computers, so if you tried everything else, i guess you have to format. but that is a strange prob tho. it restarts? kinda strange

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try a new stick of RAM
my comp used to restart on its own also
then i just took one of the 512's out and it ran fine

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if i still have the same problem, im gonna get more ram.

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nah ram cant be the problem. you have enough. unless you want more go for it
oh so you already formated 3 times!?! wow! series problem here. maybe you should try that usb problem with the cable modem. i see a little usb hole at the back of my cable modem but never used it. i use a ethernet cable. if that isnt the problem, you might want to open your pc and see if there is any loose wires or any burnt signs on your mobo. that could also lead to gay restarts. hopefully its just the ethernet so you dont have to pay that much to fix it.

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load default bios settings and try from there. if it doesnt happen then something in bios is interferring.

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y is this a sticky?

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If you're on Windows 2000 or XP - you're probably BSODing right before you reboot (there's an option to reboot on BSOD). First stop that, then see what's causing the error. If it's a memory addressed error (as opposed to a .dll error or something the like) it could be a bad stick of memory or just all the memory in general.

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My computer used to restart randomly, about once every few days, when I used aggressive DRAM timings (even though the modules were rated 2-5-5). Have you tweaked the timings in the system setup?

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Fill your bath tub completely with water and then drop it in. Take it out and see if it works.

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yea, i did tweak bios and the timings. im gonna try to put everything on optimal or best performance settings by bios default but make the cpu 133, cause by default its on 100. im gonna mess around a bit, if i still get the same problem, im gettin a new stick. 512.

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yea, i did tweak bios and the timings. im gonna try to put everything on optimal or best performance settings by bios default but make the cpu 133, cause by default its on 100. im gonna mess around a bit, if i still get the same problem, im gettin a new stick. 512.

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so did you try the ethernet cable?

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no, not yet. i still get the problem with everything on default settings. ethernet <-- problem persisits, a new stick.

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its better if you buy better brands of memory. you dont need that fancy heat spreader crap that doesnt work. just get something decent.

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If you're on Windows 2000 or XP - you're probably BSODing right before you reboot (there's an option to reboot on BSOD). First stop that, then see what's causing the error. If it's a memory addressed error (as opposed to a .dll error or something the like) it could be a bad stick of memory or just all the memory in general.

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Its ur ram or power suply.

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hmm... how do i stop that?... wheres the option?

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