Hello,
I hope this is the correct forum to post this in.
I have a ASUS Essentio CG5270-BP003 Core 2 Quad Q8300 2.5GHz 8GB 750GB DVD±RW DL Vista Home Premium
This computer is my wifes, barely used. I run regular AV checks as well as Malwarebytes, to keep everything in check.
About a month ago or so, the computer did not load the OS when started. Everything appeared to come on - PSU, fans, whirring and clicking of harddrive(normal sounds) etc, but it just had a blank screen with the power light blinking(monitor) like it had never been started.
I shut it down, waited for a minute, and tried restarting it. Everything loaded fine, computer ran normal. About a week or so, it did it again, the same as before. Shut it down, restarted, and everything ran fine. Ran AV and malwarebytes, and nothing was found.
The end of last week it did it again, but this time, after it starts up, it will stay running for a few minutes, and then just shut off. Screen goes blank, power light on monitor flickering. Everything as far as OS appears to be loading, I can get online, run programs, etc., then it just shuts down. The only thing i'm noticing between when its working fine and when it's not, all the normal clicks and whiring the harddrive makes as it loads the OS, it starts making those sounds and then just goes quiet, the same as when everything is finally loaded.
I would appreciate any suggestions on where to look for the problem.
Thanks
I hope this is the correct forum to post this in.
I have a ASUS Essentio CG5270-BP003 Core 2 Quad Q8300 2.5GHz 8GB 750GB DVD±RW DL Vista Home Premium
This computer is my wifes, barely used. I run regular AV checks as well as Malwarebytes, to keep everything in check.
About a month ago or so, the computer did not load the OS when started. Everything appeared to come on - PSU, fans, whirring and clicking of harddrive(normal sounds) etc, but it just had a blank screen with the power light blinking(monitor) like it had never been started.
I shut it down, waited for a minute, and tried restarting it. Everything loaded fine, computer ran normal. About a week or so, it did it again, the same as before. Shut it down, restarted, and everything ran fine. Ran AV and malwarebytes, and nothing was found.
The end of last week it did it again, but this time, after it starts up, it will stay running for a few minutes, and then just shut off. Screen goes blank, power light on monitor flickering. Everything as far as OS appears to be loading, I can get online, run programs, etc., then it just shuts down. The only thing i'm noticing between when its working fine and when it's not, all the normal clicks and whiring the harddrive makes as it loads the OS, it starts making those sounds and then just goes quiet, the same as when everything is finally loaded.
I would appreciate any suggestions on where to look for the problem.
Thanks