My computer will automatically shut off sometimes, I need help to solve the problem!?

[ThisIsACoolName]

So why would my computer do this?

It's probably God punishing you for your sins.

 

[~Derek~]

Ok, well I letmy computer go into hibernation mode witohut battery power, is this good? I think I'll let my comp rest on an Encyclopeds tonight.
I got a Toshiba cause it was cheap and seemed good at Wal Mart.

 

[Ender Rises]

i get that blue screen that says irql not less or equal or whatever after running soulseek for a couple hours or just randomly at any time after i've turned soulseek on anytime and i have to restart my computer. it could happen from 5 minutes after i turn it on to 5 hours after i turn it on and even sometimes after i've shut the program down. does anyone know what could possibly be wrong?

Damn... that's a new one.... look on Soulseek's website on the technical forum if they have one.

 

[~Derek~]

It's probably God punishing you for your sins.

My Dad doesn't post on here does he?

 

[Rabid Headbanger]

It's probably God punishing you for your sins.

Why would I punish BlueWizard? He's awesome.

 

[~Neurotica]

Computer might shut down if motherboard is bitching - for example, if the controller (the one that connects your hard drive with motherboard) is fucked up. I had the same prob.

It also might shut down because the overheat:
- if the coefficient of your processor's power has been manually speeded up.
- if BIOS settings have been changed somehow.
- if it has no "breathe", like heating itself from inside and has no way for that heat to go out.
- if hardware is dirty (dust) - as dust is a thermal conductor, - clean the contact-cables that connect cooler and your processor. I had this prob too.

 

[DarkBliss]

Not on my XP computer...

If you're experiencing the BSOD your video card drivers may have been corrupted. Also make sure that your RAM is not from three different brands. I had 3 different sticks of RAM installed in my PC and got hit by BSODs at random.

If it's not that, then blame it on a dying/faulty motherboard

 

[ThisIsACoolName]

Why would I punish BlueWizard? He's awesome.

Well. Aren't you just an obvious, uninspired joke making machine.

 

[zabu of nΩd]

Well. Aren't you just an obvious, uninspired joke making machine.