just started using reaper

[tom18222]

its been on my comp for a while, but i just started using it. WOW. it works great, runs so smooth. my only issue is, they past couple of days, if i leave my computer for a minute and come back, the computers restarted. anyone know the deal?

if ti helps, adobe audition 3.0 crashes when i start it up. i dont know if its a VST glitch, or what.

[pipelineaudio]

will it self restart if you try it from safe mode?

[mattkw80]

Funny..... when I installed Adobe Audition 3, something mysteriously KILLED my copy or reaper and I had to re-install it.

I call foul.

Different scenario than your problem though.

If your computer is re-booting by it'self.... check that it is cool enough, and that the hard-drive is not defective.

You can check your computer / cpu temperature from within the BIOS (hit delete to enter setup) or from various utilities you can download that work in Windows.

Check the hard-drive by typing chkdsk c: /f , say yes to the prompt, and then reboot. This will detect some surface errors, bad sector's etc.

Let me know if you need any help - I am a Comptia certified tech.

[junplugged]

how long do you actually leave it? and does the screen saver kick in during that time? also, is it a laptop with very short power options, is it on battery or ac? is it going into sleep or shutting down hdd or monitor? etc.

[tom18222]

not long. ill use it fine, for an hour even, ill get up for a few minutes, i come back, boom. lol it doesnt make sense.


i gave up an AA 3.. refund, reaper is better.

[mattkw80]

Put your hand on the back, where the metal is.

(Where the power supply is).

See if it's hot, similar to checking if a kid has a fever, you should be able to just tell if it's too hot or not.

How old is this system?

Any chance the inside is covered in dust ? That can cause shorting and overheating for sure.

[billyshuler]

I agree with the above, it almost sounds like your power supply is going bad.

Overheating is the first thing I'd check. Computers will shut themselves off/restart if the temperature gets too high (that temperature threshold setting is in the BIOS when you first startup your computer).

Next I'd guess a bad power supply or video card. Maybe even bad RAM but I doubt it.

It could also be a software problem. If a Windows Service fails, it will restart the computer, sometimes without warning. What OS are you using?

Take a look at the Event Viewer in Windows to see what the last few errors were.

In XP:
Start -> Control Panel -> (Left-side "Switch to Classic View" if it's there) -> Administrative Tools -> Event Viewer

If there were any critical errors causing your computer to restart they would be listed somewhere in there.

[tom18222]

its only a year and a hlaf old. amd 3500+ x2 2 gig ram




ill check the power supply, ive recorded with AA 1.5 for years, it never did it. its just with raeper.

[tom18222]

it doesnt feel hot, btw.


could it be from my pod? thats set as the asio driver, and it might only do it when i turn it off, im pretty sure it does. error message comes up about the asio drivers when i turn it off.

[pipelineaudio]

it shouldn't. I have some line 6 devices here to test with. There is a buffer size issue, thats intermittent for me, but it hasn't caused a crash

[tom18222]

i mean like....it needs a asio driver, and i turn off my pod...so it doesnt have anything to run on. no chance this caused a crash?

[pipelineaudio]

It shouldn't...It will usually just say something like "your line6 asio driver could not be found, would you like to see your audio preferences now?"

[mattkw80]

Grab your self a copy of Hiren's Boot CD.

http://www.hiren.info/pages/bootcd


It's got lots and lots of diagnostics.

Most importantly, you will be able to test your ram and hard-drive.

Pop into your bios and check that temperature, as mentioned earlier.

[thebigcheese]

This is definitely a hardware issue. If you're not keeping up your Windows virus protection, there's a good chance that has something to do with it. Make sure you're keeping on top of that, it will pile up really, really fast otherwise.