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System reboots sometimes during installing programs + transfering large files

post #1 of 8
7/8/04 at 7:45am
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Bad HD? Bad motherboard?

I'm building a machine for a friend and during testing I seem to get these reboots...

I swapped the CD/Drive to test if it was that, and that didnt fix it
I swapped the IDE cable to see if it was that, still didnt fix it
I upped the power supply to see if it was that, still didnt fix it
I ran scandisk to fix errors, still didnt fix it

My only alternatives left to troubleshoot it is to swap the HD and see if it'll reboot during installs/file transfers or motherboard swap etc

what do you guys think it is?
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post #2 of 8
7/8/04 at 7:50am
Try swapping Ram, power supply, or check to make sure the processor is cooling.. overheating will make it shutoff/restart.. can disable this in BIOS

-Evil Juggalo
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post #3 of 8
7/8/04 at 9:25am
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cpu runs at 50c
hd runs at 40c

i swapped power supply
didnt swap ram yet, but it seems odd that bad ram is the cause if its only rebooting on its own during file transfers and application installs
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post #4 of 8
7/8/04 at 10:52am
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ne`1
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post #5 of 8
7/8/04 at 10:55am
how much power is your power supply putting out?
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post #6 of 8
7/8/04 at 11:26am
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400watt

the machine i built is:

2500xp barton
54/48/16 cd/cdr/dvd drive
512mb pc ram stick
ati radeon 9600se
floppy drive
2 case fans
msi mobo
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post #7 of 8
7/8/04 at 1:05pm
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bmp
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post #8 of 8
7/9/04 at 3:06am
sounds like ram to me
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