System restarted quickly after a random reboot.
System restarted quickly after a random reboot.
I’m experiencing a frequent restart problem with my PC. It powers back up almost instantly, requiring repeated cable repositioning on the motherboard to get it to start.
Key components:
- Motherboard: ASRock Z590M PRO4 LGA 1200
- CPU: Intel Core i7-11700F (Rocket Lake 8-core, 2.5 GHz)
- GPU: BX8070811700F SAMSUNG NVMe SSD
- RAM: 32GB DDR4 3200 MHz (PC4 25600)
- Storage: M.2 980 GB NVMe SSD
- Graphics: GeForce RTX 3060 V-Series, Super Flower LED fans
- Cooling: Three-way ECO mode fan, silent cooling setup
- Power: Full modular PSU with overcurrent protection
Recent troubleshooting steps:
1. Swapped power supply; issue ceased.
2. Replaced all cables and reseated RAM; no improvement.
3. Checked motherboard LEDs during reboots; RAM illuminated normally.
4. Tried re-seating the power cable; still intermittent failures.
5. Installed new RAM; system remained unstable.
6. Performed a complete reset of hardware connections.
Despite these efforts, the PC keeps restarting after short gaming sessions or shortly after logging in. The problem seems tied to power delivery and possibly RAM compatibility. If you could share more specifics about the exact symptoms and any error messages, I’d be happy to help further.
It seems like a power supply unit problem if you're upgrading to a much higher wattage and experiencing a looping issue. Double-check that the PSU cables on both sides are securely connected; if that doesn't work, consider returning it for replacement.
I also thought about taking out the graphics card and testing the system without it. Since the person doesn’t have an integrated GPU, this might be the problem. It seems like the graphics card could be the issue, especially after replacing the power supplies.
I thought upgrading the graphics card would be the next move. I expected the motherboard to come next because it would be cheaper, but there’s really no solid reason to swap it out for the graphics card.
Are these unexpected restarts occurring when you're not playing games? This is hard to figure out because you're unsure of the issue without checking components, both of which were recently replaced to eliminate that possibility. Look for any messages in Event Viewer—go to Windows Logs -> System and see what appears. I think replacing the motherboard might be the next logical step if everything seems linked to it and is simply failing.
update on this, I bought a new motherboard and it appeared that the problem was resolved, but it started again shortly after. It doesn't happen as frequently as before. I updated the drivers on the GPU, thought that fixed it but then it happened again. I did a "stress" test, leaving a youtube videos on chrome for about 2 hours and it never crashed. I tried downloading something on chrome and it crashes. i tried downloading it on a different browser (i want to blame chrome for some reason). That seemed to fix it, but then i started downloading a smaller file and it crashed again. I was going to try the GPU for sure next, but i really feel like that wouldn't be the case. For the event log, i receive 2 main errors. the first error is event 1, WHEA-Logger. XML view below Spoiler - < Event xmlns =" http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event " > - < System > < Provider Name =" Microsoft-Windows-WHEA-Logger " Guid =" {c26c4f3c-3f66-4e99-8f8a-39405cfed220} " /> < EventID > 1 </ EventID > < Version > 0 </ Version > < Level > 2 </ Level > < Task > 0 </ Task > < Opcode > 0 </ Opcode > < Keywords > 0x8000000000000002 </ Keywords > < TimeCreated SystemTime =" 2022-10-28T15:51:33.3530520Z " /> < EventRecordID > 1733 </ EventRecordID > < Correlation ActivityID =" {5f196ce0-1cd9-442e-bf0a-10c77d0defcb} " /> < Execution ProcessID =" 5124 " ThreadID =" 5780 " /> < Channel > System </ Channel > < Computer > DESKTOP-SA6FUHG </ Computer > < Security UserID =" S-1-5-19 " /> </ System > - < EventData > < Data Name =" Length " > 7608 </ Data > < Data Name =" RawData " > 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</ Data > </ EventData > </ Event > and the second error is labeled as "critical", event 41 Kernel-Power, XML below Spoiler - < Event xmlns =" http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event " > - < System > < Provider Name =" Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Power " Guid =" {331c3b3a-2005-44c2-ac5e-77220c37d6b4} " /> < EventID > 41 </ EventID > < Version > 8 </ Version > < Level > 1 </ Level > < Task > 63 </ Task > < Opcode > 0 </ Opcode > < Keywords > 0x8000400000000002 </ Keywords > < TimeCreated SystemTime =" 2022-10-29T13:25:30.2818692Z " /> < EventRecordID > 1775 </ EventRecordID > < Correlation /> < Execution ProcessID =" 4 " ThreadID =" 8 " /> < Channel > System </ Channel > < Computer > DESKTOP-SA6FUHG </ Computer > < Security UserID =" S-1-5-18 " /> </ System > - < EventData > < Data Name =" BugcheckCode " > 0 </ Data > < Data Name =" BugcheckParameter1 " > 0x0 </ Data > < Data Name =" BugcheckParameter2 " > 0x0 </ Data > < Data Name =" BugcheckParameter3 " > 0x0 </ Data > < Data Name =" BugcheckParameter4 " > 0x0 </ Data > < Data Name =" SleepInProgress " > 0 </ Data > < Data Name =" PowerButtonTimestamp " > 0 </ Data > < Data Name =" BootAppStatus " > 0 </ Data > < Data Name =" Checkpoint " > 0 </ Data > < Data Name =" ConnectedStandbyInProgress " > false </ Data > < Data Name =" SystemSleepTransitionsToOn " > 0 </ Data > < Data Name =" CsEntryScenarioInstanceId " > 0 </ Data > < Data Name =" BugcheckInfoFromEFI " > false </ Data > < Data Name =" CheckpointStatus " > 0 </ Data > < Data Name =" CsEntryScenarioInstanceIdV2 " > 0 </ Data > < Data Name =" LongPowerButtonPressDetected " > false </ Data > </ EventData > </ Event > google says it's an audio driver that causes this error, but i tried to update the audio drivers and the crashes still happen. Thanks for the responses i have received so far. it's harder to fully troubleshoot with google.
I put in a new graphics card and everything worked for a while, but then it started failing after just an hour. Windows would shut down before it could even launch. I’m really upset about this situation. Would replacing the SSD help? I feel completely frustrated.