My Touch Smart computer dies suddenly and is hard to restart

HP TouchScreen Windows 7 64-bit,
restart issue
I did a recovry  to previous date
ran all kinds of diagnostics etc
thought it was fixed, and then it shut down again

Hello Momfisher,
First of all, Welcome to the Apple Discussions Forums!
Just wanted to post in to reassure you to not be timid here.....
There are alot of very nice folks here and more than accustomed to helping new mac users or new computer users for that matter. Just didn't want you to feel timid about asking for help here. Either someone like myself or others here can sort things out pretty good but sometimes it just takes time posting back and forth to understand the problem correctly.
Don't feel shy posting back if someone has suggested something you do not understand and asking for them to explain further. Don't feel embarrased about a lack of knowledge etc.......We all have been there....believe me...lol))
That all said, is the computer a Power Mac G5 (a tower with a seperate display) or an iMac G5 (all in one desktop computer)? Not sure if that matters at this point but all the info posted may help to solve the problem.
Off hand I am thinking it might be a sleep issue. Are you at all familiar with Sleep settings on the computer?
I'm not sure about the "whirring noises" yet (perhaps the computers drive spinning etc.) but I would check the Sleep settings first to rule that out. These are found in your System Preferences/Hardware/Energy Saver settings. When you click on the Energy Saver icon a pane will open showing the "sleep" settings. Let us know where these are set.
Post back with all your questions and I'm sure I or someone here will be glad to help as much as we can.
best,
littleshoulders [:-)

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