kylesesh 10 Posted July 8, 2013 ok, i started playing dayz on my pc, woohoo.got an hour in all's great then BAMcomputer restarts."POWER SURGE DETECTED, COMPUTER RESTARTED TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO HARDWARE"ok i think maybe a glitch.restarted Dayzhalf hour in BAM"POWER SURGE DETECTED, COMPUTER RESTARTED TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO HARDWARE"It only happens on Dayzany help would be great. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheDesigner 1197 Posted July 8, 2013 Specs?And is it a Desktop or Laptop? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AmberHelios 2071 Posted July 8, 2013 do you have an asus motherboard... where does the message appear Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fraggle (DayZ) 15720 Posted July 8, 2013 Overheating? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AmberHelios 2071 Posted July 8, 2013 Overheating?haha thats your answer to everything ... my shoes are too big Overheating? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fraggle (DayZ) 15720 Posted July 8, 2013 But the answer is always overheating :/Anyhoo, OP listen to Amber, he actually knows what he's on about.(Your PC's overheating btw) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kylesesh 10 Posted July 8, 2013 Intel i5 3570kAsus P8 Z77-V LX2 Motherboard8gb Corsair 1600MHZ RamVTX 7950 3GB Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheDesigner 1197 Posted July 8, 2013 Intel i5 3570kAsus P8 Z77-V LX2 Motherboard8gb Corsair 1600MHZ RamVTX 7950 3GBI'm sure Amber can run you through a more detailed explanation but from what I read it has to do with Asus and it's sensitive Power Surge protector. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AmberHelios 2071 Posted July 8, 2013 what psu have you got the problem is the the asus motherboard its built in surge protection is pants and when you draw more power ei cpu get throttled playing dayz it kicks off if you trust your psu disable it it's a known problem with asus boards thats how i guessed it was one 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AmberHelios 2071 Posted July 8, 2013 But the answer is always overheating :/Anyhoo, OP listen to Amber, he actually knows what he's on about.(Your PC's overheating btw)buy fraggles hot air loads going spare roll up roll up 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kylesesh 10 Posted July 8, 2013 what psu have you gotthe problem is the the asus motherboard its built in surge protection is pants and when you draw more power ei cpu get throttled playing dayz it kicks offif you trust your psu disable it it's a known problem with asus boards thats how i guessed it was onehow would i disable it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AmberHelios 2071 Posted July 8, 2013 in your bios press a button (F1/F2/DEL???) on the post screen not sure what combo for the mb you have have a search or take a look when it boots up should say Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
