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Random shutdown - how do I debug??
Hi guys, new kid on the block, so be kind. I've upgraded my HTPC to W7 Ultimate 32bit, and there is not much else on the box apart from My Movies, Arcsoft TMT3, and a couple of HTPC type utilities. Drivers are up to date as per the Gigabyte and ATI websites. All MS updates applied.
Machine randomly shuts down about 30-40 minutes into playing any blu-ray, but restarts OK (no apparent BSOD). I've been over as many of the power management options as I could find, but I can't see anything that might be causing it to shut down.
This might be an error, or it might simply be obeying a a parameter that I can't see. How do I find out what is causing the shutdown?
(FYI I have no real experience of debugging PCs, the last time I looked at a core dump, it was for an IBM 4300 series mainframe in the 1980's.............)
Thanks
Paul