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Keeps restarting
Name: MItchell Date: January 18, 2009 at 18:31:54 Pacific OS: Windows XP Home CPU/Ram: AMD athlon 1024mb Product: N/a / NA Subcategory: General
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This computer keeps restarting as it loads windows. It does it also in safe mode. I don't think it is an over heating issue as the CPU fan is working. I tried reseating the CPU with no luck.
Name: kx5m2g Date: January 18, 2009 at 19:06:30 Pacific
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Just because the CPU fan is working doesn't mean it is not reheating. I would check the temperatures in the BIOS before you conclude that it is not reheating. When you resetaed the cpu, did you remove the old thermal paste/grease and out a small amount of new thermal paste/grease ?
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Response Number 2
Name: MItchell Date: January 18, 2009 at 19:07:18 Pacific
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Dont say that!!!
Its really my only option isnt it
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Response Number 3
Name: kx5m2g Date: January 18, 2009 at 19:11:57 Pacific
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No, it's not your only option. In fact, it's not even a good option if you in fact have a hardware problem and not a software problem.
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Response Number 4
Name: MItchell Date: January 18, 2009 at 19:18:32 Pacific
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I cannot find where it has the CPU heat in the bios. The COP control is set to turn the machine off at 85 degrees if that helps
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Response Number 5
Name: kx5m2g Date: January 18, 2009 at 19:23:09 Pacific
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Look for a menu option like PC Health. You should also run a check on the RAM using a program like memtest.
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Response Number 6
Name: MItchell Date: January 18, 2009 at 19:31:05 Pacific
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Thanks.
The System temperature is 30degrees C. The CPU is at 47degrees C. Not high at all.
The memory test would have to be run form the OS wouldn't it.
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Response Number 7
Name: kx5m2g Date: January 18, 2009 at 19:34:14 Pacific
Name: MItchell Date: January 18, 2009 at 20:30:44 Pacific
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Ran that test. Aswell as tried putting some brand new memory in and it still does it.
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Response Number 9
Name: kx5m2g Date: January 18, 2009 at 20:48:01 Pacific
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You should really run memetest for at least a few hours. In any event, if it is a software issue, you could try a repair install using the XP CD-then your programs will remain intact and you would just have to download the Windows updates again.
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Response Number 10
Name: MItchell Date: January 18, 2009 at 20:52:30 Pacific
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OK. It still did it with new RAM so it must not be a memory issue. But I will have a go at the repair then.
Thanks for all the help.
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Response Number 11
Name: Rayburn Date: January 18, 2009 at 21:31:01 Pacific
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Did it reboot during Memtest or while you were in PC Health?
Name: MItchell Date: January 22, 2009 at 14:24:15 Pacific
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Tried that. still doing it. Anything else??
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Response Number 16
Name: Rayburn Date: January 22, 2009 at 18:11:10 Pacific
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If you have an XP CD, put it in the CD drive and restart the computer. Push a key when it says "Press any key to boot from CD..." It will load some drivers. When it says "Welcome to Setup,", press 1 to run the Recovery Console. It will ask you to login, and may ask you what keyboard locale you want. Once you're logged in, type "chkdsk C: /f" without quotes and press enter. When it's done, it will give a summary. See if it detected any bad sectors, and if it found any problems.
Name: MItchell Date: January 26, 2009 at 15:01:37 Pacific
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Yes, that is what I typed. Also when you get to the welcome screen you press R instead of 1 to get into the recovery console. Just wondering if that is what is meant to happpen in windows xp home.
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Response Number 20
Name: Rayburn Date: January 27, 2009 at 15:52:09 Pacific
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LOL yeah I meant R, sorry. I don't know why I put 1 there.
If you tried running chkdsk once, try running it again.
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