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Bad memory chip. I had that exact behavior happen to me once. Marc Pensieve
The only thing i didn't replace was the RAM. damn.. see what i do today. i'll surely burn it on fire. grrrrrrrr.. that took me almost a month to identify.. almost damaging my HDD and getting the blame on my innocent SMPS, MotherBoard and even Mouse(:rolleyes:).. i even thought the problem is with the PS2 connector with the board( i have a old 810 board)... hmm i hope this would be the judgement day. thanks again Marc.
VuNic
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VuNic wrote:
you are my lord!!.
Eeek! BTW, I could be wrong! I mean, there are lots of failure points. But let me know how it turns out. Marc Pensieve
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VuNic wrote:
you are my lord!!.
Eeek! BTW, I could be wrong! I mean, there are lots of failure points. But let me know how it turns out. Marc Pensieve
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I dont know what the hell has happend to my PC :mad:. after winXp is loaded, few(varies from two minutes to 20 min) minutes later gets rebooted as if you "unplug-n-Plug" the power cable. Before restarting, the monitor flickrs, the small light in the mouse dims and brightens.. then.. f*cking restart. I changed SMPS. I Gave motherboard for service. I removed mouse. I removed NIC. I removed USB. i removed everything. It works well in DOS command prompt (and in the BIOS screen atleast) what could be the problem ? someone please help me get a clue.:(
VuNic
This could also be a temperature problem. Check the fans and heat sinks in your machine.
Software Zen:
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This could also be a temperature problem. Check the fans and heat sinks in your machine.
Software Zen:
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You would be surprised. The CPU fan on my box at home failed. Sitting idle, it would crash in 10-15 minutes. If I started a game, it would die a minute or two later. You may also want to check the heat sink on your CPU and/or your graphics card. I had a retaining clip on a CPU heat sink come loose once that caused a problem. I think it happened when I plugged in a card.
Software Zen:
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You would be surprised. The CPU fan on my box at home failed. Sitting idle, it would crash in 10-15 minutes. If I started a game, it would die a minute or two later. You may also want to check the heat sink on your CPU and/or your graphics card. I had a retaining clip on a CPU heat sink come loose once that caused a problem. I think it happened when I plugged in a card.
Software Zen:
delete this;hmm..i'll see to that. but you described it a "crash"..:^), but my case just restarts...
Gary Wheeler wrote:
You may also want to check the heat sink on your CPU and/or your graphics card. I had a retaining clip on a CPU heat sink come loose once that caused a problem. I think it happened when I plugged in a card.
yeah sure. i'll check the CPU heat sink.. No graphics card with me. everything onboard but low end.
VuNic
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I dont know what the hell has happend to my PC :mad:. after winXp is loaded, few(varies from two minutes to 20 min) minutes later gets rebooted as if you "unplug-n-Plug" the power cable. Before restarting, the monitor flickrs, the small light in the mouse dims and brightens.. then.. f*cking restart. I changed SMPS. I Gave motherboard for service. I removed mouse. I removed NIC. I removed USB. i removed everything. It works well in DOS command prompt (and in the BIOS screen atleast) what could be the problem ? someone please help me get a clue.:(
VuNic
Sounds like overheating to me. Try this: Take the case off, get a little desk fan and point it at the motherboard (probably the CPU/RAM is the best place to aim). If the computer works ok, you need to improve the cooling in the case. --Mike-- Visual C++ MVP :cool: LINKS~! Ericahist | NEW!! PimpFish | CP SearchBar v3.0 | C++ Forum FAQ
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Sounds like overheating to me. Try this: Take the case off, get a little desk fan and point it at the motherboard (probably the CPU/RAM is the best place to aim). If the computer works ok, you need to improve the cooling in the case. --Mike-- Visual C++ MVP :cool: LINKS~! Ericahist | NEW!! PimpFish | CP SearchBar v3.0 | C++ Forum FAQ
Try number 32 : Take the case off, get a little desk fan and point it at the motherboard (probably the CPU/RAM is the best place to aim). If the computer works ok, you need to improve the cooling in the case. I'll do that :).But do you think, the the fault can be with the SMPS-Motherboar power connection point. i tried changing the SMPS. but still the problem is there. but wait a minute. everything works fine in DOS. HOW??..as said by mark, i feel like turning the aim on RAM again. i'm waiting for a spare RAM from my friend. once i get it, i'll see it that's the point. or i'd move on to try number 33. :(
VuNic
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Try number 32 : Take the case off, get a little desk fan and point it at the motherboard (probably the CPU/RAM is the best place to aim). If the computer works ok, you need to improve the cooling in the case. I'll do that :).But do you think, the the fault can be with the SMPS-Motherboar power connection point. i tried changing the SMPS. but still the problem is there. but wait a minute. everything works fine in DOS. HOW??..as said by mark, i feel like turning the aim on RAM again. i'm waiting for a spare RAM from my friend. once i get it, i'll see it that's the point. or i'd move on to try number 33. :(
VuNic
I've occasionally had to swap power Supplies out after 2-3 years due to weird drops in voltage (usually on the +12V rail). If you've swapped out everything but RAM and PSU you may want to get a tester (some of the simples ones run only 20-30 bucks) Hope you can pin down the fail point.
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I've occasionally had to swap power Supplies out after 2-3 years due to weird drops in voltage (usually on the +12V rail). If you've swapped out everything but RAM and PSU you may want to get a tester (some of the simples ones run only 20-30 bucks) Hope you can pin down the fail point.
If you think it's the ram, and it's happened to me too. Then try memtest86 at memtest86.com I like the ability to make a bootable cd myself from an iso. Anyway If you have 2 chips just pull one and test it, then try the other. Make sure you put it into extended test mode since I had one that would only fail when I did that. My experience with this type of problem has always been, RAM, Cooling, bad power supply, and once a bad CPU. Most of the time it's RAM and Cooling though. Swanny
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I dont know what the hell has happend to my PC :mad:. after winXp is loaded, few(varies from two minutes to 20 min) minutes later gets rebooted as if you "unplug-n-Plug" the power cable. Before restarting, the monitor flickrs, the small light in the mouse dims and brightens.. then.. f*cking restart. I changed SMPS. I Gave motherboard for service. I removed mouse. I removed NIC. I removed USB. i removed everything. It works well in DOS command prompt (and in the BIOS screen atleast) what could be the problem ? someone please help me get a clue.:(
VuNic