For test purposes, why don't you disconnect as many I/O devices as possible
to see if
power will stay up. Printers, floppies, CDs etc.
"Ron" <ronjon2@cox.net> wrote in message
news:ue4TfzXNIHA.4712@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>I can't keep the computer up long enounh to d/l anything. Does anyone have
>any idea if iit is software, power supply , or motherboatrd..?
> "Shenan Stanley" <newshelper******.com> wrote in message
> news:OJzZ1AWNIHA.292@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> 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.)
>>
>> --
>> Shenan Stanley
>> MS-MVP
>> --
>> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
>> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>>
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