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Topic: My computer |
Reggie Duncan
From:
Mississippi
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Posted 19 Aug 2005 7:45 pm |
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A couple of weeks ago while recording on my PC, without warning, my Computer rebooted, loosing all of the work that I hadn't saved.
Since then, it happens about everyother day, at the most in-opportune times. Tonight it happened twice...of course I save more regularly now.
The PC isn't on the internet. Don't have many programs on it at all. It didn't feel that hot...it has rebooted while still cool.
It always comes back up and works fine....where do I start troubleshooting? |
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Michael Barone
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Downingtown, Pennsylvania
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Posted 20 Aug 2005 7:19 am
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Reggie, that happened to me 5 years ago using Power Tracks. Re-installing the program solved my particular problem of random re-booting, due to a glitch I got somehow.
These first 3 suggestions I would look at first, but make sure your grounded before putting your hands in there. You contact ground (the frame) while the machine is plugged in to a grounded outlet. It’s a good idea to get an anti-static wrist strap, and connect it to ground.
1 - Important! Check the heat directly from your processor heat sink while recording. If it feels relatively cool, you may have found the problem! It may not be conducting heat as it should. Re-installing the heat sink with fresh heat sink compound may help in this case.
2 - If your BIOS has a processor heat monitor, you may want to configure a heat warning, so you will know ahead of time that a problem is there.
3 - You may try reseating your memory modules (remove and install). Sometimes they drift away from the slot from the constant temperature change over time. We fixed 3 machines last year (that automatically re-booted) where this was the problem. While they are out, you could clean the contacts.
Here are some other issues possibly relevant to the problem:
You could open and take a look at the system monitor while recording, just to see what’s going on, but that program also uses resources.
Examine what you have running in the background, by running MSCONFIG. There may be some programs/functions fighting for control.
If you have an Anti-virus program, you may want to disable it before recording.
Take a look at the recording program owner's manual for your for System Requirements, and compare with what you have, (processor speed, memory capacity, video requirements). It is best to have a machine with specs well above this.
If you are recording in analog mode, check your sampling rate/bit rate to see if it changed. Maybe you use 44KHz/16bit, and it changed accidentally with a keystroke or on it’s own somehow to a higher value, unexpectedly taxing the system.
You can streamline your operation by cleaning out the temporary folder associated with the recording program, then De-frag the hard drive.
Hope you don’t mind the long post, but these are my thoughts.
Good Luck.
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Mike Barone
Sho-Bud Pro-1 5&4 with RHL | Nashville 112
Assorted Guitars & Keyboards |
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Reggie Duncan
From:
Mississippi
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Posted 20 Aug 2005 7:28 am
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| Michael, thank you so much for the post! |
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Mike Spaeth
From:
Springdale, Arkansas
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Posted 20 Aug 2005 5:32 pm
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Reggie,
I was going through the same thing with a Compaq and it turned out to be the power supply box inside the computer. It was an easy fix, once I changed it I have not had any more problems. |
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Reggie Duncan
From:
Mississippi
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Posted 20 Aug 2005 10:09 pm
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| worked fine today. as soon as I have time going to check it out further. Thanks for the responses! |
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