VV4 powers off system

PetePixxx wrote on 2/10/2003, 6:12 AM
My PC has been rock solid. XP Pro, P4 1.7, 1.5G RAM, Intel mobo, 80 gig Maxtor hard drive. Now I'm haveing a big problem.

I downloaded and installed VV4 on Friday. When I did my first render my system powered off after about five minutes. It did it again the second time I tried it.

I shorted the scene and it rendered a few minutes OK.

This morning I was doing a lesson in Mavis Beacon 9, which I've used for years, and the system just shut off.

The question: what did VV4 do to my PC? Anyone else have this problem? What can I do? Thanks!

--Peter

Comments

Grazie wrote on 2/10/2003, 7:38 AM
Oooh NAsty!

I'm no techie, but I really can't imagine loading s/w would do this. Yes I know there are some BIOS power supply things going on - but even so..... If it is on the electrical front - I'd bank on a faulty power supply/housing unit OR a sticky on/off button OR a loose/dry connection on the mains lead OR any combination of the above. Loose connection in the mains supply?

Apologies to sound "basic" with this - not having any other techie grounding - but coincedences DO happen - Loading VV4 and a mechnical failure may not be consequent on the other - I stress MAY not be. Stranger things have happened - tell me about it!!

Keep us posted,

Grazie
watson wrote on 2/10/2003, 8:16 AM
Renders can heat up CPU's a bit so make sure your CPU fan is well connected on the Motherboard. Check all of the connections you can. Some mother boards Shut down when a fan stops on the CPU. This saves the core from a meltdown.

I agree that this is most likely a coincidence with VV installation. Try rendering with another program like a 3D program if you have one.
SonyDennis wrote on 2/10/2003, 11:14 AM
I agree that this is a power or heat issue. Check your fan filter. Modern CPU's idle the majority of the time. The only time I hear the fan speed up on my home Sony machine is when I render video in Vegas -- we're working that machine. This also means that if you have marginal power or thermal management, it's going to show up in Vegas.
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