dc5800 shuts itself down overnight or during day

[goclones]

Yes, I did clean the fans using a vacuum. I should clarify that in my last post, when I say I replaced the PSU, I mean I replaced the PSU with a different one (vs. just taking the old one out, cleaning, and putting it back in).

The latest details show:

Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: BlueScreen
OS Version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.768.3
Locale ID: 1033

Additional information about the problem:
BCCode: a
BCP1: 0000000000000000
BCP2: 0000000000000002
BCP3: 0000000000000001
BCP4: FFFFF80002AD5E7C
OS Version: 6_1_7601
Service Pack: 1_0
Product: 768_1

I will try to reseat the memory cables, too.

[goclones]

In addition to the above post, I reseated the memory cards. PC stayed on during night but shut down on its own during the day today.

[goclones · Accepted solution]

Solved the issue by changing some power settings. e.g. setting hard drive to not stop, pc to never sleep, etc.

Not sure if that's a good thing or not, but the computer no longer shuts itself down when I'm not using it.

[old_geekster]

@goclones

Thank you for the additional information.

This will not hurt the computer.  Another option would be to turn off the computer when you are not using it.  I know there are different theories on this, but I have been turning off my computers for 20+ years with no premature component failure.