PC random reboot bsod after power cut or possible surge ?

Question

Had power cut and computer is now randomly rebooting, sometimes blue screen but sometimes just instant restart, i think possible power supply could be damaged but need second opinion, reboots have caused hard drive corruption and eventual system wont boot, then after re-install of windows and updates eventualy starts the random reboots and back to square one, dont want to go buy a new power supply if it might be something else, system is around 6 years old but worked fine and was top end machine when bought and still good for any non gaming tasks, is it worth the hastle?

Answer 1

Could be a short circuit. I would suggest you take out the battery and charger, hold down the power button for 30 seconds, then release and replug everything back in. That should work and if it doesnt then I would suggest you look into getting a new charger. The charger could have been easily short circuited. If thats the case I would personally suggest you visit topmic. They are very reputable and have great service. They include free shipping, 30 days money back guarantee, and free lifetime shipping for life.



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Answer 2

As David has rightly pointed out the reloading of Windows means the software is not the issue, it is hardware related. You need to look at the BSOD Stop code to see if it points at a particular hardware item, often they are a bit generic and it is difficult to tell.

But you may need a bit of trial and error to find the cause, and as you have suffered from a power interuption it could actually be more than one thing anyway.

The first thing to do is remove all the cards and modules attached to your mainboard, and simply reseat them, it may be just a coincidence and this will resolve any "loose" items on the board.

Scan and test the hard drive (all of them if more than one) and the RAM.

IF you have more than one RAM module scan them all to start with, if it fails then scan individual modules to try and find the faulty one, if none come up as faulty when individually scanned then the chance are it is perhaps the board slot that is the fault, put a module back into a different slot and re-test to see if you can determine if it is a dodgy RAM slot.

If you can, test the VGA card as well, these can sometimes take a bit of a pasting when the power kicks back in.

But chances are your first theory is correct, it is the PSU, they are fairly cheap to buy and if it turns out to be not the fault then you can either keep it as a spare or just replace it anyway and keep the old one as a spare.

Answer 3

If you have reinstalled windows and it still happens you have ruled out a software problem. Your will now have to do a surface scan of the hard drive to check for errors and use memtest (google it) to check the RAM. After that you are left with a faulty CPU motherboard or PSU which can only be tested for by replacing with known good models. The cheapest start would be a PSU replacement. It is really up to you if you want to do this - you can get budget PSUs for about £20

HTH

David

Answer 4

Logic dictates that you should take down the code of the BSOD and google it to find a clue as to why the machine is blue screening.



99% of the time, BSOD's are the result of corrupted drivers or bad hardware. Update all your drivers first to rule that out.

Answer 5

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