random resets

[invictius]

Used to have a BSOD with a USB modem, now I only have a reset, that I've never seen, just woke up and seen it happen. Any ideas on where to start checking?

[Leviathan41]

Check your event log and see what error message it gave?

[drshivas]

Dtto on checking the event viewer. Right click My Computer -> Manage -> Event Viewer -> System. Look for red icons.

If you yank the modem, does the machine still reset? Also try plugging the USB plug into a different header- ie plug it into a front port instead of the rear.

[invictius]

Dtto on checking the event viewer. Right click My Computer -> Manage -> Event Viewer -> System. Look for red icons.

If you yank the modem, does the machine still reset? Also try plugging the USB plug into a different header- ie plug it into a front port instead of the rear.

I've found the event log to never say anything out of the ordinary apart from a very rare memory dump when crashes occur. Back when I had BSOD, they would occur no matter what port it was plugged into.

[RollingThunder]

I've found the event log to never say anything out of the ordinary apart from a very rare memory dump when crashes occur. Back when I had BSOD, they would occur no matter what port it was plugged into.

Might help to list your equipment. You don't happen to have an Asrock MB, do you?