Ron wrote:
> After a reformat to eliminate some spyware and adwaere that
> software solutions wouldn't cure, my computer shuts down
> frequently.Usually after initial
> boot-up the next time after about 20 sec, then after about 1min,
> then about 2min, then about 5 min. But today it is shutting down
> after about 3 min each time I reboot. The sound is like pulling
> the power cord, no wind down of futher noise. Last night it would
> die 3-4 times but as it warmed up, it would stay.
> Tonight it won't stay more than 3 min and it's gone. Should I
> suspect power supply, motherboard, ????

Shenan Stanley wrote:
> Sounds like hardware.
> When you 'reinstalled', however - did you update all the hardware
> drivers from the hardware manufacturer's support site(s)?

Ron wrote:
> Yes, I re-installed all the original hardware drivers from the CD'S.

That's good - but not quite what I asked. ;-)

Did you visit the hardware manufacturer's web site(s) and download and
install the latest hardware driver for each hardware component. It is
entirely possibly that before you formatted and installed afresh - you had
updated certain drivers on the system along the way. The drivers on the
'CDs' are not likely to be the latest (even if you order the machine and it
was delivered to your home less than 30 days ago - there is some possibility
that there is a later driver than was on the CDs that shipped with the
system on the hardware manufacturer's web page.)

You won't hurt anything getting the latest drivers for your hardware
(chipset, network, video come top mind to be the first to update) - use
Belarc Advisor and Device Manager to see where you need to go for each piece
of hardware (in order to figure out the manufacturer's name so you can
locate their web page and support section of said web page for the
downloading of the drivers.)

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