In my experience random shutdowns like that are never a good sign. 
The computer is 5 years old, I would look into getting a new one, now a days many manufacturers make PCs that will meet every single need for a non gamer and can be had for under $500.




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From: Donald DeWitt <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: Friday, June 5, 2009 2:22:24 PM
Subject: [PCBUILD] Computer Problem

Booted up computer today and it ran normal for about ½ hr. and then suddenly
shut down. First the screen went black, then there were 4 or 5 beeps coming
from the tower, and finally a sound like the hard drive was spinning out
control that lasted only a short time. Rebooting resulted in a blue screen
stating Windows was shutting the system down. Using the F12 key I entered
into a page that let me do a Hard Drive Diagnostic test. The results
revealed – “Pass”



This computer is a 5 year old Dell 8400 running XP. I have not added any new
software or hardware recently and I do a daily run with AVG and Super anti
spyware.



Do you have any suggestions what the problem might be?



Thank You,



Don Dewitt

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