I started having this problem a month ago. I had Xp on my PC and the
computer kept resatrting every 3-4 hours or so for no apparent reason
at all. Sometimes when I was online, it would happen sooner. I
formatted my hard disk (only C:) thinking it was a virus problem and
tried installing Xp again. But the PC would restart everytime at a
particular point suring the setup. Tried installing linux, and
encountered the same problem.
Now I cant install any OS on my system, and hence cannot use various
hardware diagnoatic tools either. Cannot be a heating or dust problem
as I had kept the thing open for about a month or two before the
problem began and used to clean it regularly. Not a virus problem
either? Can the presence of viruses on other partitions affect
installation of the OS? Could it be a hard disk problem? Or a RAM
problem? Based on what I have said that is.....i.e, mostly it restarts
at a particular point, and this particular point in time keeps coming
closer to the reboot point as the days and weeks progress. Now it
restarts almost every 5 minutes or so.
And by the way, it doesnt restart if I keep the computer on in the Bios
setup screen or at an early point in Setup (like when it asks you for
format or so..).
Please help as I have a desperate need to use my computer.