problem with boot

[gwo]

i've got a problem with boot cds, so every time i try to boot from a cd, after a couple of seconds or minutes (it's random) my computer shuts down. i've been trying to format my C: drive with windows CD, and it kept shuting down, so i've thought it way cd that was broken. later i tried to install linux and the same thing happened.

i've also noticed that when i go from properties of "My computer" to "Hardware device" and then select Properties for my cd-rom it usually gives me an error and shuts donw the "hardware device" progam.

my cd-dvd-rom works perfectly under windows, except for the boot problem. Is it broken or is it some sort of a virus (my AVGfree didnt detect anything)??

[Lop]

wow, that is a tough one. My first suggestion would be to try another boot-cd. If it still reboots try using another cd-rom drive.

[John]

Yeah, if you have a spare CD ROM drive laying around, try putting that in and see if it still happens.

[gwo]

dont have a spare cd-rom drive. and i've already tried with couple of different boot cds, (windows, ubuntu ...) it always shuts down after a while.

[v0id]

Are you able to play normal CDs, like Audio CDs, inside Windows?

[gwo]

yes, under windows it works perfectly, except for one thing (when i open properties of cd-drive form device manager in "my computer"). it plays cds, and dvds without any problems.

[Nabusman]

Hey, check to see if your CPU is not getting overheated which may be causing the problem, especially if this is a newly built computer, you may have not put enough thermal paste on or too much. Also, if its a prebuilt computer and its old, the paste/pad tends to wear down over time and causes overheating.