Page 1 of Is this a telewest fault or is my computer crap

occasionally when i go on to the internet my computer will restart by its self. It has only started doin this since i got bb from telewest can this happen or have i got a dodgy computer.

thanx

I think it is very unlikely that being connected to Telewest would reboot your PC. It could be related though if something has changed in your PC. Did you load any new drivers or fit any new hardware inside your PC? If you have added a network card to connect to the broadband modem then I would make sure that it is seated properly. Make sure everything else is secure too while the case is open. AGP video cards can move in the socket and cause problems. Do the obvious checks that no cables have been pulled loose, make sure the power is in securely etc.

DO you have problems at the same point, ie when first getting connected , or just randomly while surfing?

Don`t suppose you have a geforce card and are running nvidia`s reference drivers perchance?

one of 3 things I can think of.

1) The NIC and your main board are not getting along, may be a conflict or an incompatabilty

2) Some one is attacking you causing this (are you using a firewall)

3) as the others have said it could be one of the other cards in your PC, but it could also be a conflict with one of them and the NIC

i think it was option 2. i recently had blueyonder bb installed and i guess i had to change the settings to protect my computer.

fingers cross