Computer Restarts Randomly In Windows 7

[calguyhunk]

Ok, I couldn't take a look at that vid earlier, 'coz we're not allowed to watch vids at work. In fact You Tube/Facebook etc. are blocked.

So I took a look at that vid and it only shows how to restore the "Windows 7 installation" with all the bloatware preloaded (from a hidden partition, I think). It will not do anything to the BIOS.

To change BLOS settings (load BIOS defaults) you'll have to get into the BIOS, or you can try flashing the BIOS to the latest version. If you don't know how to do that, Google. Definitely worth a try before taking it to a service center.

Dunno 'bout Toshiba, but most manufacturers these days allow you to do that from within Windows without having to get down and dirty.

 

[rozz]

you guys need to get a room..

😉

 

[andy_18]

HI! CAN YOU HELP ME GUYS?
My laptop wont start with ac source plug-in..the power light button will just blink and blink again after few seconds....i tried to fix it with the battery as the power source only but i guess it become worse...i can't even format it now since when i reach the "completing set up" the computer will then shut down...further i format it with safe mode when it restart and completing the set up loads again the same will happen...


i need reply...tenx.

 

[calguyhunk]

@ Andy18 - Please start a new thread. You're more likely to get replies that way.

 

[mickey333]

Hello

First great site you have here.

plz help me resolve that problem in my computer, because this problem has utterly stumped me.

So basically I'm in the middle of something and my pc just dies, not so much shuts down more like a power failure, then restarts itself. This happens all the time. Sometimes the reboot ocuurs while the pc is starting and happears a message that says the computer was unable to start.But strangely when I use large programs like when I play games like wow or aion the computer doenst reboot, I can play for hours perfectly, and in safe mode occures the same i can be on the computer in safe mode for hours doing any thing that doensnt reboot.(NOTE: sometimes the pc just freezes instead of rebooting but when it freezes I cant do anithing so I have to reboot my computer( I have to reboot the same -.-).

When the computer reboots doenst happear a blue ecran screen of dead, its like a power failure.

My problem its just like when its describe in this site he doensnt show a solution to the problem. Here is the link to the site: http://www.ifmdb.com/computers_hardware-computer-restarts-randomly-in-windows-7-gxoLppvM.html

Plz help with this problem and note that IM NOT AN EXPERT ON COMPUTERS so much of tech language I dont understand, and sorry because of my bad english. And please reply something. ty for your help.

I believe that I've found the answer. Notsosure's link to the Toshiba thread really helped in figuring out the logic behind this mess.

What's happening is that certain capacitors on the motherboard that regulate the current of the CPU have started to fail. So whenever the CPU changes its clock speed or multiplier, the capacitors do not deliver the required voltage to it and the CPU malfunctions. This causes the system to reboot. Some users have fixed the issue by replacing the faulty capacitors (they are located directly behind the CPU socket on the motherboard).

Intel refers to this throttling technology as Speedstep. Windows Safe Mode seems to not use this CPU function which is why the system doesn't reboot in that mode. Disabling all the processors in Device Manager prevents normal Windows mode from using it as well. As long as the CPU doesn't use Speedstep, no spontaneous reboots will occur.

 

[payton_2]

Hey guys i was having the same problem but run a full scan with Microsoft security essentials when i did that and checked my Quarantined items i found 6 viruses remove these and do a reboot. that is why it only works in safe mode. 😉