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From: William R. Walsh on 2 Nov 2009 20:59 Hi! > It's actually dangerous to ask a Microsoft software "expert" a question > about hardware problems. I thought it was dangerous to ask MS MVPs anything... ;-) (Oh my, did I say that out loud?) (...to all MS MVPs out there, don't get offended, that's a joke with at least a hint of truth to it...and yes, I realize that there are some truly good ones out there.) William
From: Searcher7 on 13 Nov 2009 20:52 On Nov 2, 1:37 am, "William R. Walsh" <newsgrou...(a)idontwantjunqueemail.walshcomptech.com> wrote: > Hi! > > > I don't understand why you got rid of the cross-post. > > In this case, it fails to make sense. There is a pre-operating system > problem here, as the OP is having trouble even getting the system to pass > through its POST. I don't think so. Because on occasion when it does make it as far as the desktop there is still the possibility that it will turn off. If I can last more than five seconds at the desktop, then it'll stay there. > I feel it is very likely that a fan is not running or that something is > plugged up, causing overheating. The original poster should clean the > system, verify that all fans are running, reseat all the expansion cards, > remove and reinsert all the cables plugging into the system and try again.. > > William I don't think so. It couldn't be over-heating because this can happen when I first turn the system on in the morning. The fan is working fine and all cards are secure. Nevertheless, it has not happened for the last couple of days, but I fully expect the problem to return because it has in the past. Darren Harris Staten Island, New York.
From: Searcher7 on 13 Nov 2009 20:53 On Nov 2, 7:41 am, Ben Myers <ben_my...(a)charter.net> wrote: > William R. Walsh wrote: > > Hi! > > >> I don't understand why you got rid of the cross-post. > > > In this case, it fails to make sense. There is a pre-operating system > > problem here, as the OP is having trouble even getting the system to pass > > through its POST. > > > I feel it is very likely that a fan is not running or that something is > > plugged up, causing overheating. The original poster should clean the > > system, verify that all fans are running, reseat all the expansion cards, > > remove and reinsert all the cables plugging into the system and try again. > > > William > > It's actually dangerous to ask a Microsoft software "expert" a question > about hardware problems. The pained and vague explanations of all the > Windows stop codes attest to that. The best and most consistent > explanation for any Windows stop code is: "Something went wrong. We do > not have a clue." Rarely do the suggested solutions for stop code > problems work... Ben Myers I still haven't established whether this is a hardware or software problem. Darren Harris Staten Island, New York.
From: Daave on 13 Nov 2009 21:27
Searcher7 wrote: > On Nov 2, 1:37 am, "William R. Walsh" > <newsgrou...(a)idontwantjunqueemail.walshcomptech.com> wrote: >> Hi! >> >>> I don't understand why you got rid of the cross-post. >> >> In this case, it fails to make sense. There is a pre-operating system >> problem here, as the OP is having trouble even getting the system to >> pass through its POST. > > I don't think so. Because on occasion when it does make it as far as > the desktop there is still the possibility that it will turn off. If I > can last more than five seconds at the desktop, then it'll stay there. But there are occasions where the reboot happens before Windows has a chance to load? If this is the case, then I agree with those who say you have a hardware issue. >> I feel it is very likely that a fan is not running or that something >> is plugged up, causing overheating. The original poster should clean >> the system, verify that all fans are running, reseat all the >> expansion cards, remove and reinsert all the cables plugging into >> the system and try again. >> >> William > > I don't think so. It couldn't be over-heating because this can happen > when I first turn the system on in the morning. The fan is working > fine and all cards are secure. Is the inside of your PC free of dust? > Nevertheless, it has not happened for the last couple of days, but I > fully expect the problem to return because it has in the past. Intermittent problems also imply hardware problems. I would start here: http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html A fast way to rule out a hardware problem (if you're still not convinced) is to boot off a live Linux CD (like Knoppix or Ubuntu). If the problems persist, you have ruled out a problem with Windows. But since you stated (IIRC) that sometimes the reboots occur before Windows has a chance to load (that is, while you still see the Dell splash screen), the above step isn't even necessary. |