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Windows XP/2000 - Restarts When heavily in use- about 15 mins later posted in the Operating Systems forums; this time, i know it is not the temps. low 50s and mid 40s. but occasionally, when i game, or transfer files to my new gateway, it randlmly reboots. if ...

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Default Restarts When heavily in use- about 15 mins later
this time, i know it is not the temps. low 50s and mid 40s. but occasionally, when i game, or transfer files to my new gateway, it randlmly reboots. if im gaming, its usually baout 15 minutes in. hten, file transferring, abourt 5 mins later. it is driving me crazy. i think it is a windows problem, not a hardware problem though. plz help htnaks guys.


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Download speedfan and tell us the temps just to make sure its not temps.
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:roll: the cpu temps are at between 45 and 49 degrees idle, and 49-54 degrees load depending on the a/c setting


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Still.... what about graphics.?
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If it's in Windows-- there should be a log in computer management/event viewer.
If it is when it's under load --like gaming -- I would also suspect the Power Supply.


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