PC on life support!

[caz963]

A while back, my PC started switching itself on and off at random. I'd be in the middle of doing something and it would shut itself down for no apparent reason, and then once off, would boot itself up again. It didn't start out that way though, it progressed from doing it every so often to every day, every few hours until it was doing it every few seconds.

So it went off to the PC clinic (aka my parents' house) and Dad eventually found out what was wrong with it and it was fine.

Until last week, when it started doing it again.

I still run XP on the desktop - has anyone else come across this problem? Last resort is going to be a new motherboard I guess, which will be a bit of a PITA as the PC is a few years old now, and it's unlikely that all the stuff on it will work with a new motherboard :(

Ideas anyone?

Comments

[hooloovoo_42]

Sorry, nothing helpful to add. But I am still using XP and love it to bits.