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Posted by VK on June 11, 2008, 9:20 am
Please log in for more thread options Well tried removing parts one at a time, memory, cards. Found the wireless
card was the culprit. Linksys one has gone faulty and doing something on
bootup. Thanks to all who wrote in to help.
"Eric Baines" wrote:
> The only time a similar thing happened with me, it was a faulty memory SIMM.
> You could run some memory diagnostics, like:-
> http://www.memtest.org/ or
> http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp
> If this is the problem and you have more than one, you could take them out
> one by one, and when the faulty one is out, the PC should boot.
>
> I have also heard of similar symptoms being produced by the processor
> overheating. This could be caused by dust being trapped in the processor heat
> sink. Might be worth taking the cover off and having a look. If there is a
> problem, a can of air might help blow it away eg
> http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=25351&criteria=air%20can&doy=5m6
> . I guess if the fan is faulty, that might do it too?
>
>
> "VK" wrote:
>
> > Hi All, running XP SP2 for awhile on this box, but recently the PC started
a
> > process of never completing a boot up. It runs through boot to the Welcome
> > screen and just as the main screen loads before the icons appear, the PC
> > reboots. I can hear the drive spin down just before that. Recently replaced
> > the Power supply with a new one. Have isolated all devices and checked the
PS
> > during bootup and the voltages remain up on the 5 and 12V rails
> >
> > Any ideas?
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