Any computer experts here?

[HedgeTrader]

however my experience with linux has not being very good, due to the lack of support for drivers. so unless you know what you are doing and the purpose of you switching.

if everything is working well and you already had everything you need for your job, linux is not for you. don't bother not worth the effort to explore.

Thanks man. Windows and IE work alright for my works and purposes. Even Office I have discarded. Just download OpenOffice. That's downloading time worth the while. Free and better.

 

[youtalkcock]

however my experience with linux has not being very good, due to the lack of support for drivers. so unless you know what you are doing and the purpose of you switching.

if everything is working well and you already had everything you need for your job, linux is not for you. don't bother not worth the effort to explore.

That's the whole idea of it. If i am going politicize it with OS comparison, PAP is Microsoft and all other OS are opposition parties. It is free for some OS but not free and costly for MS. The world's most popular OS is also the most vulnerable and favorite target for hackers. Once you have decided to break away from Windows you must put up with the challenges and inconveniences of using other OS.

 

[Unrepented]

No expert, but same experience in the family. May be several reasons, hardware or software conflict, etc. But most common is overheating. What is your ambient room temp etc? Try youtube for some answers. Here's afew.

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Hi

Any forum members here who are good with computers? My computer sometimes restart by itself for no reason. It only happened recently. What should I look out for if I open up my computer casing.

Thank you.

 

[krafty]

after reading this thread, i wonder why am i driving taxi???:o

 

[QXD]

Run a memtest 1st and check if it is your RAM that has failed.

http://www.memtest.org/

Your problem sounds like a classical problem, assuming that the computer restarts for no reason, even when idle.

And remember that most RAM chips have lifetime warranty.

 

[Unrepented]

Also, some hardware problems can be repaired by placing the part in an oven. I tried it with a graphics card, and it is repaired and running ok until now. But do some research on which part can be repaired by baking in the oven. Just a 2c.

 

[Ramseth]

It's usually located in D drive where the manufacturer will store it. And you can wipe it out by reformatting it. Doing backups in CDs or external drives are additional tasks.



Yup. Located in BIOS.

The restore to factory settings function is good but not as good as a bootable reinstallation CD. At least not for users who partition hard disks to separate system and data. The restore function will reformat everything, including the data partition. Modern hard disks are of very large capacity and the OS don't need anywhere near half of it. I'd partition it into system and data instead of wasting money on fancy external drives.

After partitioning it, then reinstall OS with CD. Voila! You have two drives, system and data. Even when your system goes bonkers, just whip out the CD and reinstall. Don't need to worry about backup since you have two drives and your data are on the other drive not affected or deleted by reinstallation.

 

[vamjok]

Also, some hardware problems can be repaired by placing the part in an oven. I tried it with a graphics card, and it is repaired and running ok until now. But do some research on which part can be repaired by baking in the oven. Just a 2c.

i heard about that with graphic card and motherboard. but to me that method is what i classify as absolutely last resort

besides i do not like the idea of putting something that contain a lot of heavy metal into the oven that we use for baking our food

 

[youallhumsup]

The restore to factory settings function is good but not as good as a bootable reinstallation CD. At least not for users who partition hard disks to separate system and data. The restore function will reformat everything, including the data partition. Modern hard disks are of very large capacity and the OS don't need anywhere near half of it. I'd partition it into system and data instead of wasting money on fancy external drives.

After partitioning it, then reinstall OS with CD. Voila! You have two drives, system and data. Even when your system goes bonkers, just whip out the CD and reinstall. Don't need to worry about backup since you have two drives and your data are on the other drive not affected or deleted by reinstallation.

Ok but after partitioning it becomes a logical drive from the physical drive. Therefore if there is any serious disk corruption that requires you to use your OS repair disc for reformatting in system administrator DOS mode, whatever data on your logical (partitioned) drive will be lost. For a desktop PC, having an internal spare drive is good while external drives are mobile and convenient.

 

[Ramseth]

Ok but after partitioning it becomes a logical drive from the physical drive. Therefore if there is any serious disk corruption that requires you to use your OS repair disc for reformatting in system administrator DOS mode, whatever data on your logical (partitioned) drive will be lost. For a desktop PC, having an internal spare drive is good while external drives are mobile and convenient.

If you know how to partition drives and your hard drive (physical, logical and extended) come to such a state of affairs, I'm sure you know what to do. Back up data on a thumbdrive, reformat, repartition and reinstall.

 

[Unrepented]

Agreed. I did it because the defective part is difficult to source, it was from an old laptop. And I used an oven from my friend's machining shop.

TS has to determine the source of his intermittent reboots first though.:(

Sori to TS for recommending the medicine before helping to ascertain the illness for the symptom:p

i heard about that with graphic card and motherboard. but to me that method is what i classify as absolutely last resort

besides i do not like the idea of putting something that contain a lot of heavy metal into the oven that we use for baking our food

 

[youallhumsup]

If you know how to partition drives and your hard drive (physical, logical and extended) come to such a state of affairs, I'm sure you know what to do. Back up data on a thumbdrive, reformat, repartition and reinstall.

You won't have anything to worry about as long as you back up your data on an external drive. Some people tend to think that as long you partition your drive and keeping your backup data there they are safe. However a full DOS reformat will make your D, E, F partitioned drives into C !

 

[Ramseth]

You won't have anything to worry about as long as you back up your data on an external drive. Some people tend to think that as long you partition your drive and keeping your backup data there they are safe. However a full DOS reformat will make your D, E, F partitioned drives into C !

Very few knows or capable of using DOS FDISK and FORMAT commands since NTFS (beginning with Windows NT) blocked real mode from Windows protected totally. You need to have a boot disk and know the steps to bypass to get to DOS. Quite a hassle and really, not practically necessarily now. Just backup your data as you've said.

 

[Unrepented]

Because most people will eventually be able to solve the problem on their own if they are adventurous enough.

after reading this thread, i wonder why am i driving taxi???:o

 

[youallhumsup]

Very few knows or capable of using DOS FDISK and FORMAT commands since NTFS (beginning with Windows NT) blocked real mode from Windows protected totally. You need to have a boot disk and know the steps to bypass to get to DOS. Quite a hassle and really, not practically necessarily now. Just backup your data as you've said.

For windows 7, if having to spend a few hundred dollars on a OS retail CD which is not your cup of tea (thanks to WAT that is breaking down machines that are genuine) then download the OS that is already pre-activated, burn it on a CD and you can keep that as a repair and installation disc. Creating one fron within the OS is

 

[vamjok]

Very few knows or capable of using DOS FDISK and FORMAT commands since NTFS (beginning with Windows NT) blocked real mode from Windows protected totally. You need to have a boot disk and know the steps to bypass to get to DOS. Quite a hassle and really, not practically necessarily now. Just backup your data as you've said.

who say u need to know dos command to do all these. i can turn everything u have into 1 single drive without typing a single command. want to bet?

 

[vamjok]

i agree with the idea of storing important things on external drive. If a real crash happens, all your drive letter might go haywire. i have seen D drive simply just disappeared and no longer recognisable by system (dun ask me how that champion does it, till today i have no idea what she did).

 

[Unrepented]

Point to note for TS,

Back up your data before you.....erh....do something stupid like open the the comp or sending it for repair...he he.

Hi

Any forum members here who are good with computers? My computer sometimes restart by itself for no reason. It only happened recently. I know I can brig it down to the Sim Lim Square and ask the Ah Bengs to solve the problem for me and pay them some good money.

I thought I might learn new things myself. Are there anything I can do on my own? Is it the computer parts that are spoilt? What should I look out for if I open up my computer casing.

Thank you.

 

[vamjok]

Because most people will eventually be able to solve the problem on their own if they are adventurous enough.

yah loh honestly, if you dare to try most of the time it can be solved. as long as you do not do stupid things like over-clocking etc that risk burning the hard drive. most of the time is simple software problem

 

[youallhumsup]

who say u need to know dos command to do all these. i can turn everything u have into 1 single drive without typing a single command. want to bet?

Yo.. we are talking about DOS command prompt - x-system administrator mode. Doing it from windows mode is ok as long the system permits it.