My computer keeps turning off, would buying a new desktop base help?

Question

When I go on my computer it turns off after so long. I hoovered it today because I thought that dust may be blocking it and causing it to overheat.
If i bought a new desktop base (where you put cd's in) and just used the same monitor would it start to work?
or should I just buy a laptop?
oh, and where could I buy a cheap/good one from?

Answer 1

Hi there,

There may be two reasons ...



1. you may have useless stuff on your computer

2. you may have virus



Try following...

Free up disk space. A hard drive that is close to being full will drastically slow down your computer. You can clear up space by deleting temporary internet files, empty your recycle bin, remove programs that you do not use, put important files on an external hard drive.



Another way to free up disk space is to use "Disk Cleanup" on your Windows PC. To do this, click "start" and go to "Accessories", go to "System Tools", and click "Disk Cleanup".



Scan for Viruses, Adware, and Spyware. These nasty programs can slow down your computer worse than anything. I would recommend purchasing software that can remove all three of these common problems.



Don't automatically start up programs when you turn your computer on. Close any programs that you do not use that open when you start up your computer. These programs will run in the background and steal RAM (Random Access Memory).



Defragment your hard drive. Defragging your hard drive places all of your information for each file in one place.



OR



this may be due to a memory leak, because of;



1. a faulty hard drive

2. faulty RAM card(s)

3. some of the OS files are corrupted/missing



this can be due to a virus being detected and improperly removed, or when the computer is improperly turned off (like when you pull the plug while it's on, or something similar). or a disk is defragmented repeatedly while there is less than recommended space in your hard drive.



to repair:



1. run diskchk by right clicking your boot drive, tools tab, and disk check. (this process may take more than an hour depending on the total capacity of your hard drive)

2. inspect ram card(s) (i doubt that this would be the problem, but it's possible)

3. insert your OS disk into your cd/dvd drive and reboot.

press any key to reboot from disk

repair windows

4. since you backed up your files, if #3 doesnt work, then reformat your disk with a new and clean installation of your OS of choice.



please remember that just because there is a problem with your computer, a virus is the first to blame. and also, some virus scanners may delete files that are important just because it is infected, and some virus scanners may not be able to find everything other virus scanners can find.



Hope this helps..

All the best,

Julia

Answer 2

Yes, if you bought a new Desktop Base, everything should work perfectly fine, if you have the money to buy a new one.



You're pretty much buying a new computer in general.



If you have the money, I reccommend something with these system-specs...



1 or 2 GB (Gigabytes) of RAM

Windows 7



Anything with 100 or more Gigabytes of Hard Drive Memory is good. Everything has 320 GB nowadays.



So if you can at least get those things, you're set. If you want to play games that were made from 2008, last year, or even this year, you're going to want something with a thing called NVIDIA or ATI RADEON. These two things are for computer graphics needed to play games.



Cheap and Good laptops are hard to come by these days, especially if you're looking for Windows XP.



From what you've told me, if you're computer is turning off on it's own, it's probably a Computer Virus.



You can either:



1. Find an anti-virus program. (If you pay money for anti-virus, it's better because it actually works)

Free anti virus is available, it's just those programs are not all that great.



or 2. Format your Hard Drive and reinstall the computer system altogether. And by the looks of your question, you're not really good with computers huh? So if you do that, you are going to have to learn a lot on how to do that.



Other than that, try uninstalling programs by going to 'Control Panel' and 'Add Remove Programs'

and get rid of what you don't want.



You can try to put your computer in front of an air conditioner or something like a fan.



If the problem truely is Overheating, you need to keep your room cool.



Overheating might also be because of your computer's age. If you have an old Windows 95, 98, or 2000, I can see overheating being a problem, but if it isn't and your room is cool, this isn't the problem.



That's all the help I can give.

Answer 3

Does it turn off while you are doing something or, does it turn off while it is idle and you are not at the computer?



The case that houses the guts is the computer, the places where you put the CD/DVD's into is the CD/DVD drive. The CPU (central processing unit), or Processor is the brains. Where programs and data is installed/saved, is the hard drive. The computer itself can also be referred to as, "tower unit", for vertical tower style cases, or "desktop unit", for horizontal desktop type cases.



If the computer turns off while you are doing something at the time, it may be an overheating issue but usually when that happens the computer prompts you with a message, or other type of warning software pops up with the warning - depends on how old the computer is. If its under warranty - bring it in. If not ans you are a DiY (do-it-yourself) type person, it can be a number of things physically like the PSU (Power Supply Unit) - may need to be changed.



If the computer turns off when you are away from the computer, its probably your power management settings. Goto start>settings>control panel>power, or you can right click on the desktop, select properties> select screen saver tab> select power option at the bottom. Change the power profile, shut down and sleep timers. Select Apply, then Okay to exit that window, then Okay again on the remaining window to exit.

Answer 4

First before you buy a new one check your settings on the computer. Most computers have a setting that after a while it goes into sleep mode. You may want to make it longer for you.You can also use the same moniter if you were to buy a new base.You may want to try Target, Best Buy

Answer 5

Could be over heating have you cleared all the dust out with compressed air . But system specs would help .

Answer 6

i think that would work.