kernel-power 142 & 41 Random shutdown

Question

Having issues with my hp pavilion g7-2247 powering off with no warning. Event viewer is giving me these alerts. The laptop powers up again but shuts down within the hour. Ive reset the power options to no avIL. ANY SUGGESTIONS APPRECIATED

 Log Name:      System

Source:        Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Power

Date:          5/27/2014 4:01:13 PM

Event ID:      41

Task Category: (63)

Level:         Critical

Keywords:      (2)

User:          SYSTEM

Computer:      HP_PC

Description:

The system has rebooted without cleanly shutting down first. This error could be caused if the system stopped responding, crashed, or lost power unexpectedly.

Event Xml:

<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">

  <System>

    <Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Power" Guid="{331C3B3A-2005-44C2-AC5E-77220C37D6B4}" />

    <EventID>41</EventID>

    <Version>3</Version>

    <Level>1</Level>

    <Task>63</Task>

    <Opcode>0</Opcode>

    <Keywords>0x8000000000000002</Keywords>

    <TimeCreated SystemTime="2014-05-27T20:01:13.981632000Z" />

    <EventRecordID>24491</EventRecordID>

    <Correlation />

    <Execution ProcessID="4" ThreadID="8" />

    <Channel>System</Channel>

    <Computer>HP_PC</Computer>

    <Security UserID="S-1-5-18" />

  </System>

  <EventData>

    <Data Name="BugcheckCode">0</Data>

    <Data Name="BugcheckParameter1">0x0</Data>

    <Data Name="BugcheckParameter2">0x0</Data>

    <Data Name="BugcheckParameter3">0x0</Data>

    <Data Name="BugcheckParameter4">0x0</Data>

    <Data Name="SleepInProgress">0</Data>

    <Data Name="PowerButtonTimestamp">0</Data>

    <Data Name="BootAppStatus">0</Data>

  </EventData>

</Event>

and

Log Name:      System

Source:        Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Power

Date:          5/27/2014 4:01:14 PM

Event ID:      142

Task Category: (173)

Level:         Critical

Keywords:      (2)

User:          SYSTEM

Computer:      HP_PC

Description:

The system has rebooted without cleanly shutting down first. This error is caused because the system stopped responding and the hardware watchdog triggered a system reset.

Event Xml:

<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">

  <System>

    <Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Power" Guid="{331C3B3A-2005-44C2-AC5E-77220C37D6B4}" />

    <EventID>142</EventID>

    <Version>0</Version>

    <Level>1</Level>

    <Task>173</Task>

    <Opcode>0</Opcode>

    <Keywords>0x8000000000000002</Keywords>

    <TimeCreated SystemTime="2014-05-27T20:01:14.012883100Z" />

    <EventRecordID>24492</EventRecordID>

    <Correlation />

    <Execution ProcessID="4" ThreadID="8" />

    <Channel>System</Channel>

    <Computer>HP_PC</Computer>

    <Security UserID="S-1-5-18" />

  </System>

  <EventData>

    <Data Name="ResetReasonMask">0</Data>

  </EventData>

</Event>

Answer 1

Hi,

An event 41 is used to report that something unexpected happened that prevented Windows from shutting down correctly. There may be insufficient information to explicitly define what happened. To determine what may have happened and to identify a potential resolution, it is important to know what the computer was doing at the time just before the event occurred.

If event 41 is logged because power to the computer was interrupted, consider obtaining an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) such as a battery backup power supply. An underpowered or failing power supply may cause this behavior. For example, if you added RAM or additional devices or hard disks when this problem began, the power supply may cause the problem.

Check the link mentioned below and see if it helps.

**Windows Kernel event ID 41 error "The system has rebooted without cleanly shutting down first" in Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, or Windows Server 2008 R2**

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Answer 2

What about the 142 part?

Answer 3

I also want to know.