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Old 10-17-2011, 07:47 PM   #3
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Originally Posted by CookieMomster4 View Post
I have been wondering for several months what causes my computer to shut down abruptly and completely, turning itself off. I just found out, though I have no idea why. I hadn't run calibre for a few months, in fact, since summer (wasn't using my Kindle as much) and then began again last week to use it. I started calibre, and as soon as it started doing it's "jobs" the computer shut off completely. I thought that was odd, since I hadn't had it happen since summer. Did it again--shut down. Waited a week, then started calibre again--boom! Has anyone experienced this at all? I have a Samsung R480, and only calibre does this to it! I can't imagine what I might be doing wrong--it didn't do this the first few times I used it. I can't find anything different in the configuration of programs I have installed. Any ideas??

Kathy Weatherford
You might have a hardware problem, like a bad fan, weak memory or a failing Hard drive.
Calibre will make things work hard during a conversion.
The bang and it powers off could be a PSU or CPU Fan (or the fins are hidden under lint).

Open the event viewer and look at the red marked System items. see if anything obvious.

(Do NOT defrag a failing drive) Clone that puppy (software comes in most retail replacement/upgrade, drive kits.) now and install the new drive.
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