Random Restarts!!!

[Tim]

Hi guys, long time!!

Basically, my pc keeps crashing for no apparent reason!
Everything freezes for a few seconds, then restart.
No errors or anything :/ Windows says its recovered from an unexpected shutdown, and can't find a reason.

Only thing I've noticed is that the cursor often appears slightly odd, like just the top bit is repeated several times.... I'll try and make a picture


Thanks for any help, its a complete pain :/


This is what the cursor looks like...

*** Specs

Windows7 HP 64bit. The rest in the sig

 

[Sniper_13]

is there anything specific you where doing when it crashed? like downloading something? or using a specific program? Try clearing the cmos on your mobo. also did you try booting into safe mode?

 

[Tim]

Nope, seems to be completely random. Just browsing online, playing a game (BF2, nothing intensive )

I will try that next time it crashes!

Safe Mode seems pointless, it can be on for hours and be fine...

 

[Sniper_13]

next time it crashes, boot it up again and grab me the dump file right away and upload it

 

[Tim]

How do i do that..?

 

[KSoD]

C:\Windows\Minidump

Do you have any files located in there?

 

[carnageX]

Also would recommend doing this:
Start > right click Computer > properties > Advanced System Settings on the left hand side > Under 'Startup and recovery' click Settings > under System failure, uncheck 'automatically restart' > Hit OK on all open dialog boxes.

Next time it crashes, it should hopefully give you a BSOD. There will be a message in all caps at the top (e.g. IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL), and a STOP error code at the bottom, with possibly a driver or other file listed at the bottom. Can give us this information as well, and we can attempt to diagnose it from there (in the future).

 

[Tim]

C:\Windows\Minidump

Do you have any files located in there?

Yep, 7 of em, how do i upload them?

 

[KSoD]

Use WinRar to archive them and then upload them to a file hosting site. Sites like Badongo or SendSpace, or RapidShare or any site that will allow you to upload files.

 

[Tim]

Right, here they are!

Download Dump Files.rar from Sendspace.com - send big files the easy way

Thanks