I'm having a problem with a computer that I built 2-3 1/2 years ago everything worked fine up until 4/20/2013 when it just started shutting down instantly for no apparent reason. It first served as a server with Windows Home Server 2011 for a half a year. Then served as a FreeNAS server for three weeks before it was put in storage for 2 weeks. Then served as a backup desktop computer in my office after a motherboard exploded in flames of glory and now it runs for a while then shuts down for no reason. PC Specs: Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-G41M-ES2L Micro Processor/CPU: 2.80 GHz RAM: 2 GB CD/DVD Optical Media: (MASTER) 1 (DVD/CD Read/Write) and (SLAVE) 1 (Read DVD/CD Drive) Floppy Drive: 1 (Half Inch Floppy) HDD: 2 - 500GB SATA HDD PCI: 1 (Wireless Network Adapter) and 1 (Ethernet Card) Power Supply: Allied ATX 300W Switching Power Supply (Model #: SL-8320BTX) Any help would be appreciated that's helpful.
When A computer is turning off for no reason, It can be only a couple of things.... 1. Virus 2.Heat getting to hot/ bad cpu fan 3. or Power supply going bad/ out...
Check all fans, especially over the CPU... Next check or replace Power supply with a Brand Name one..