Constant Restart

sparkyplane · November 26, 2014

My PC running windows 8 constantly restarts for no reason, even while doing little tasks like web browsing. I have taken it apart and cleaned it of dust, but it still keeps restarting.

OriginalPromise · November 26, 2014

@sparkyplane

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Multiple factors here.

Is there an error message?
What does the temperature look like?
How old is the PSU?
How old is the HDD?
When was your last Windows update?

Check the Event Viewer to see if any Errors are being tossed at restart.

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sparkyplane · November 26, 2014

There is no error message. The computer just goes black and restarts without any notice. The tempersture is steady at 98f. The PSU and HDD are almost 2 years old. The windows is up to date.

Agent 47 · November 27, 2014

Probably the Windows files are corrupted, Try reinstalling Windows.

That'll do it because even i had the same problem and that worked very well.

sparkyplane · November 30, 2014

I couldn't find my windows disc but I looked under Event Viewer, and it is showing one thing under Critical: Source: Kernel_Power, Event ID: 41, Log: System. Could this be the problem, if so what can I do to fix it?

sparkyplane · December 2, 2014

I was able to solve my problem. There was actually nothing wrong with the parts are software at all. The CPU power cable had come loose somehow and wasn't situated in the socket properly, causing the CPU to shutoff.