PC Shutting off, rebooting continously, how to read error log+repair?


  1. Posts : 3
    Windows 7 Home Premium 32bit
       #1

    PC Shutting off, rebooting continously, how to read error log+repair?


    On and off throughout the day, am just an ordinary user/admin without much knowledge in fixing these things - identifying the underlying cause.

    -What should I be looking for in the error log?
    - Alternately, is there a hardware diagnostic tool to download that will scan for hardware problems and alert me to them?
    -Can this be a power supply problem? And if so, how can I know for certain without taking the computer apart?

    Thank you so much for any help with this. Really do appreciate it.
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  2. Posts : 7,351
    Windows 7 HP 64
       #2

    Download windows-10-recovery-tools and make a boot able disk.
    It has a GUI and many tools to check your computer.

    With the iso file you can burn a DVD or use use Rufus to make a USB boot able drive (2G min)

    Probably your disk has a fault.
    Boot from the tool.
    Open a CMD Window and type
    chkdsk c: /f
    If it finds bad blocks, bad clusters, bad sectors..... you disk is dying.
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  3. Posts : 3
    Windows 7 Home Premium 32bit
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Will it work for 7?
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  4. Posts : 7,351
    Windows 7 HP 64
       #4

    Yes
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  5. Posts : 451
    Windows 7 Home Premium x64
       #5

    Make sure this is not an issue with overheating. Speccy & Speedfan both will show temps of all components that have sensors(CPU, GPU, motherboard, HDD, etc). Safeguards force a shutdown if anything gets too hot to try and prevent component damage. If it's a heat issue you will need to add fans to the case.
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  6. Posts : 3
    Windows 7 Home Premium 32bit
    Thread Starter
       #6

    Megahertz07 said:
    Yes
    I'm on 32 bit, now what?
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  7. Posts : 7,351
    Windows 7 HP 64
       #7

    Boot from the windows-10-recovery-tools
    1) Open a CMD window and type:
    chkdsk c: /f
    If it finds bad blocks, bad clusters, bad sectors..... you disk is dying.

    2) Download Open Hardware monitor
    Extract to a folder and run openhardwaremonitor. Check the temperatures.
    CPU temperature must be always below 80șC
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