Sometimes - computer restarts on its own while recording (MIDI in my case).

Is it a Sonar X1d Exp issue or Windows 7 (64 bit) or its updates?
I'm blaming updates because sometimes the problem vanishes for a while. Then it updates this restarting business rears its head up again.


I already had a discussion about the DAW being connect to internet and Win updates doing them manually (or not at all if the system is working ok, etc).

Now it's disconnected from internet.

But this problem started again around mid-August.

Anyone experiencing the same issue? I'd be recording some MIDI part then the computer just dies like someone pulled out the plug and reboots.

Sometimes it happens during boot-up. Windows is starting up, and when the logo appears for a few seconds (before the password screen thingy), instead of the password, it just reboots on its own like a loop - but it happens once then it boots normally (asking if I want to reboot normally or in safe mode).

Any ideas?

P.S. System Restore is turned off so resorting to that is out of the question I guess. I turned it off following the advice of my brother-in-law who is a computer genius and says that it does more harm than good.

You have a bad driver somewhere on your system or some other device that is not functioning as it should.  Check your system log under performance information and tools advanced tools. Open the event log and see what is causing the problems. X1 is not the cause.  Now I am on Vista I hope Windows 7 has the same tools.

Also check that your memory modules are seated well. It wouldn't hurt to check your memory too.

John


You have a bad driver somewhere on your system or some other device that is not functioning as it should.  Check your system log under performance information and tools advanced tools. Open the event log and see what is causing the problems. X1 is not the cause.  Now I am on Vista I hope Windows 7 has the same tools.

Also check that your memory modules are seated well. It wouldn't hurt to check your memory too.

Thanks a bunch John. Will look into that and report back. Thanks again!

Try and get the "stop code"

<start button> <right click on computer> <click manage> <expand event viewer> <expand windows logs> then check in the logs for red exclamation marked errors in <system> and <applications>

Report back the errors.

Alternatively as well, try recording in sonar with your Midi device powered off and see if it crashes.

What Sound Card are you using?

(btw, turning off SYSTEM RESTORE is a TERRIBLE IDEA)

Maybe is the CPU overheated?
Try to check the CPU temperature. I had this problem with some video renderings (and CPU unfriendly games) on my older PC. It was the CPU fan issue. (the fan was too weak to do his job done)
Maybe this isn´t that problem - but if you check you won´t do anything wrong i guess. :)
Pavel

+1 with the CPU overheating. The Pc will take steps to stop the overheating, like shutting down or even restarting.
Check your CPU Temp

CJ

Your computer may also be experiencing a "browning out" problem.
A computer needs a steady voltage supply to keep running. So in the USA for instance, the utility supply is 115AC, but can vary plus-minus some (the exact value I don't know, not an electrical engineer). Your computer's power supply has a built-in voltage regulator to keep this voltage and current steady.
The "browning" can be internal; like your CPU over charging or some other component, the mother board itself, and the like, drawing a power surge.
External; might be something on your AC line in your building, to the utility company itself or electrical thunder storms, causing high voltage supply variances.
 
But, as others has said, when in Sonar and doing MIDI, your CPU begins to run at full throttle.

+1 to  (btw, turning off SYSTEM RESTORE is a TERRIBLE IDEA)


I've used it more than once to get me out of trouble over the years.

larrymcg


+1 to  (btw, turning off SYSTEM RESTORE is a TERRIBLE IDEA)


I've used it more than once to get me out of trouble over the years.

Roger to that.


Turn it back on !!!!

Computers can be finicky at times, when the PC drops out, especially on boot up, some device on board
maybe crapping out. 

Try disconnecting the CD rom drive for a while, more than once I had nagging issues, if that doesn't change.

Look at the power supply connectors on the mother board, one of my PC, s cut out on power up, the larger connector was darken, once the connector was looked at, the one near the CPU , check

Maybe RAM stick, if double installed try one then the other, see if that clears.

I tend to avoid updates, they are mostly security patches ...... Once my system is sailing, I 
ignore auto up dates.....daily