i have a so strange problem with my computer , while i'm working on it i found it turns off with no reason , so i have noticed that when i plug any device ( from the Joint with my computer ) this problem happen and the computer turn off. you understand the word joint : it mean on the same connection electricity line , for example if i connect my printer on the same electricity line with my computer . the same problem happen with a friend to me and have also Intel motherboard. anyone know why intel mother boards do that?
Lots of people have an intel mobo, its probably your electricity line! 1. Do you have old cables? 2. Are you using too much power on one line, so that the fuse box turns the power off? I mean, I dont see how an intel mobo would make, say your hoover turn off whilst on the same electricity line!
hmmmmmmmmmmm... Once I had a surge suppressor bar that had some loose connections, so whenever I plugged something into it, the whole thing would turn off for a second. So check your surge bar. Another possibility, if it happens when you're plugging things into your USB port, is you may have to go to Windows Update and download the non-critical driver updates (especially updates for USB root-controllers and hubs). Windows 98 (and I think Windows 2000) had a bug that would sometimes turn off the computer when a USB device was plugged in. A third possibility, also with USB, is that there is something wrong in the USB wiring. Do you have front-panel USB connectors? check those to see there's no bare wires or shorts. Also check your cables. If a USB device draws too much power, or short-circuits, the power supply will turn itself off to protect the computer.
