On Mon, 2015-08-03 at 22:04 -0300, Henrique Ribeiro de Oliveira wrote:
> "During every single test (tried it 5 times), the PC crashes at some
> point. Just powers down and can't be restarted for many seconds."
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> That line points to power supply.

I disagree.  Most recent PCs will slow if they get too hot, and if that
doesn't do the trick, power off.  There are few things more demanding of
the CPU than a memory test.  Worse yet, a DOS memory test program won't
know how to slow the CPU, so it will be a lot more consistent forcing
the CPU to protect itself by shutting down. I vote for thermal.

Clean that fan.  Also, if the fan and vents are reasonably clean, check
that the thermal paste on the CPU hasn't dried out.

--McD

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> On Mon, Aug 3, 2015 at 9:48 PM, David Duffy (AVD) <
> david@audiovisualdevices.com.au> wrote:
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> > I'd reseat the RAM first then swap out the power supply if that doesn't
> > solve it.
> > David...
> >
> > On 4/08/2015 10:19 AM, IVP wrote:
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > for some weeks my desktop has been turning off. Especially, and
> > > it seems only, when I try to play media. Videos, recording sound
> > > off the web, during a game etc. I can't watch Youtube or even
> > > read some newspapers or other sites with embedded video. Some
> > > times a Restart (from XP Desktop) actually turns the PC off
> > >
> >
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