Last time this happenened to me the cause was the power supply fan had
clogged with dust and when it overheated it cut out.I cleaned the
powersupply unit and all was well. LOZ
"Ron" <ronjon2@cox.net> wrote in message
news:uFAPTxUNIHA.2140@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> 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, ????
>