Why does my computer keep overheating and then restarting?
483673
6 fans are all well and good but if there not actually all blowing the same way then its not going to help you much. you need a flow in and out of the tower. Also i would check to make sure your processor fan is correctly secure with plenty of paste. 1 processor fan should keep ur system cool enuff to run. Although 2 extra is better to actually circulate air around the case
5523
1) check for ventilation problems; CPUs (the core of your PC system) tend to get a lot of heat.\n2) if you have recently added new hardware (supposing you use Windows) go to "My PC(Right Mouse Click)Properties|Hardware|Device Manager", look for the new device, select its properties (again right button click, then Properties) and Disable it (there's a button just for that).\n\nIf those didn't work, then repost your question but explain you have checked for CPU temperature and new devices.\n\nHave a nice day without computer hangs!
481631
Could be that your CPU fan is not running or dirty, the CPU is over heating and causing the PC to reboot.\n\nYour Hard Drive is about too die.\n\nA sticking key on your keyboard.\n\nBad BIOS .\n\nGood luck, caned air and a vac helps your PC stay cool.\n\nOther then that I would run disk check and de frag.\n\nAlso in my old place this guys CB radio used to make my PC reboot.\n\nOk how abou a grounded out USB, that will do it, unplug any USB things you have and see it it does it.\n\nAlso make sure the USB female slots are not grounded to the case.\n\nA screw can be wedged between the Mother Board and the case.
122228
It may get overheated or some hardware is broken (it can be a HDD,RAM,Video card etc., I think the HDD has a problem). Try getting a hardware diagnostic tool.
586652
If this is a problem that started out of the blue without you touching any of your settings, chances are there is a problem with either your motherboard, graphics card or processor. I had this same problem and it turned out that my motherboard had burnt out.\n\nI don't know how old your computer is but if it is more than 3 years old, chances are it is burnt out and you will need to replace your base unit.
516360
overheating is caused by your CPU running for long periods of time without adequate cooling. It should be fine.
513566
It means that you left the computer running for too long or that it needs a break because it is overheating since you used it for so long. It is better for the oomputer to have a fan that blows really hard, since that would help stop overheating of your computer.
787668
might be some sort of virus.\n(If u download something, then also it restarts)\n\nTry scan your computer with good antivirus program.\nNorton / McAfee / SpyBot\n\nGoodLuck
81125
Yes,sounds like over-heating of the power supply unit.It was switching itself off every time it got over-heated.Most probably the cooling fan inside the power unit was not working.
563700
It could be due to any number of reasons. Try and narrow the problem down.\nIs it when you are running a particular application? \nHave your recently installed a new applications or hardware?\nIs it at a particular time of day? \n\nIs the CPU overheating?\nIs the RAM OK?\nLoose connector somewhere?\n\n\nHope that helps some :)
361007
could be a hardware or heat related condition. if the fan for the cpu stops working, the cpu will get too hot and the computer will shut it's self down.
116804
Well what I would do, is it really doesnt sound like a software problem, but go ahead and run a virus/spy/adware scan on it, and see if anything comes up, I'd try and give a better descripton of the problem also, what kind of noises do you hear, does the laptop get hot? Personally my thought is that if the entire laptop seems to me slowing down (meaning that its not just whats on your display screen) than it could be a overheating problem. If you are concered about it, I would either provide more information, have a tech look at it (and use diagnostic tools (most likey software based), or call the service center of your laptop manufacture.
1176592
Make sure air is getting into your computer by means of many fans.\n\nAlso, while I have worked on customers computers, they have never had their computer cleaned out the entire time they have owned it. They get dust bunnies and "dust buffalos" in computer. Any dust getting on, in or around the CPU can cause it to over heat. If you know what you are doing, get a can of compressed air and clean out your PC yourself. If you don't, have a professional do it.\n\nMy computer will reboot sometimes as well, but that is when I am doing too much on my computer and my room is very hot.\n\nGood luck...
674561
Sounds like your processor is overheating and the laptop is shutting down to save it.  Make sure that the way you sit with your laptop does not block its fans.  If you're not blocking the fans and your laptop is still under warranty, then take it in and ask them to do some stress tests on it.  Tell them there might be a cooling issue on your processor.
820496
It could be a couple of problems. It could be that the processor is overheating and you might need to get a new fan or reapply the thermal glue. It could be a bad power supply or power supply cable. I don't think it is a virus for the simple fact that even the deadly boot sector viruses show signs after it does POST. I would take it into a computer tech shop or the Geek Squad and find out what they say. Good luck.
1134378
Right click on My Computer icon> properties>Click on Advance Tab>Down at the bottom find Start up and System Recovery> hit the settings> uncheck---Under System Failure----Automatically Restart..\nThat should take care of it temporarily.\nU might wanna rebuilt your PC from scratch...U might have some other serious issues which is causing it.\nGood Luck.
877133
Could be a number of things ... if it's a virus you need to remove the hard-drive and "piggy-back" it into another computer for a complete virus scan \nIt could be the Thermal Grease on your CPU has dried out causing overheating, or a cooling fan not working that will shut most newish machines down or it could be something else hardware related