Flying Farmer
17th Feb 2005, 15:14
Hi
I hope someone can help, as of this morning my computer is now shutting itself down usually about 15 minutes after been started.
I end up with a black screen and no indication of any hard disc activity(no yellow light). A couple of times the system has frozen solid, with the monitor still working, the only option here was to switch off on the wall.
Have checked the usual things like hibernation and standby settings but they all seem normal. It may be unrelated but in the last week or so the monitor has flickered occasionally as if the power had been flicked off and on quickly.
Any idea on what may be the problem?
Thanks in advance,
FF
system is windows xp, have done a system restore, no idea how to start in safe mode!! it just did it again whilst I was editing the post(screen froze, mouse and keyboard inop)
I hope someone can help, as of this morning my computer is now shutting itself down usually about 15 minutes after been started.
I end up with a black screen and no indication of any hard disc activity(no yellow light). A couple of times the system has frozen solid, with the monitor still working, the only option here was to switch off on the wall.
Have checked the usual things like hibernation and standby settings but they all seem normal. It may be unrelated but in the last week or so the monitor has flickered occasionally as if the power had been flicked off and on quickly.
Any idea on what may be the problem?
Thanks in advance,
FF
system is windows xp, have done a system restore, no idea how to start in safe mode!! it just did it again whilst I was editing the post(screen froze, mouse and keyboard inop)