PC spontaneously rebooting?

fcuk112 · 2010-09-14 17:59:20

i keep my arch up to date and keep my PC turned on normally. On 2 occasions recently I have seen it back at the slim login screen, so either the PC is spontaneously rebooting or logging me out.

does anyone else have this issue? what can i do to investigate further?

thanks.

Mr. Alex · 2010-09-14 18:13:35

Maybe you have problems with hardware? Chipset overheating... Power Supply is dying... Low outlet voltage...

codycarey · 2010-09-14 20:09:46

Do something like "sudo grep 'Linux version' /var/log/messages.log" to check if your machine has been booting at strange times.

skunktrader · 2010-09-14 20:14:30

or just enter

last reboot

codycarey · 2010-09-14 20:21:27

Wow, I feel ashamed now.
<---- doofus

fcuk112 · 2010-09-14 21:11:08

ok, there's something wrong with the pc...

i saw in bios the cpu was running a bit warm (~55C) so i thought i'd reapply some thermal paste. now it fails to post. wtf.

did it again, still the same...

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