NickM
Wed 31st May '06, 11:29pm
Hey guys. I'm having a little problem with my computer.
My computer is running on XP Pro on a P4 1.6 ghz processor on an ECS motherboard, 512 mb PC133 RAM, 120 GB HD, CDRW, 128 MB Radeon 9200, and a generic 300v PSU.
My computer restarts randomly.
When i first encountered this problem, i opened up my box, powered it on, and saw that my CPU fan wasnt spinning. I assumed that it was just a heating issue and my fan had died. I replaced that the same day, and the problem continued.
I then thought that there may have been some corrupt file, or a driver that was clashing with XP, so i uninstalled it and attempted to reinstall it. It went through formatting just fine, and rebooted as usual to continue the install process. The computer then froze while installing XP and I haven't been able to install an OS, or have it on long enough to install anything without it freezing.
I ran memtest86 to see if it was a memory problem, and it came back fine. As i said before, I know its not a heating problem either. I tested the HD on another computer, and that worked fine. From reading off some other sites, I believe that it could be the motherboard or the PSU, however I may be wrong, and if I am right I'm not sure how to test them to determine which.
Sorry if the information is a bit jumbled, any help would be greatly appreciated.
-Nick
My computer is running on XP Pro on a P4 1.6 ghz processor on an ECS motherboard, 512 mb PC133 RAM, 120 GB HD, CDRW, 128 MB Radeon 9200, and a generic 300v PSU.
My computer restarts randomly.
When i first encountered this problem, i opened up my box, powered it on, and saw that my CPU fan wasnt spinning. I assumed that it was just a heating issue and my fan had died. I replaced that the same day, and the problem continued.
I then thought that there may have been some corrupt file, or a driver that was clashing with XP, so i uninstalled it and attempted to reinstall it. It went through formatting just fine, and rebooted as usual to continue the install process. The computer then froze while installing XP and I haven't been able to install an OS, or have it on long enough to install anything without it freezing.
I ran memtest86 to see if it was a memory problem, and it came back fine. As i said before, I know its not a heating problem either. I tested the HD on another computer, and that worked fine. From reading off some other sites, I believe that it could be the motherboard or the PSU, however I may be wrong, and if I am right I'm not sure how to test them to determine which.
Sorry if the information is a bit jumbled, any help would be greatly appreciated.
-Nick