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[Sjnovo923]

Man, I don't know where to begin. First things first, let me tell you what I am running. I am running a Compaq deskpro with windows 98. The problem is as follows: In the middle of doing something the PC will just shut off and starts back up. Can anybody give me some insight on how to fix this? I appreciate you reading this and trying to give me an answer.

Sjnovo923

 

[smitee]

Sjnovo923,

This may help...?

The Deskpro Reboots or Stops Responding when Executing SSM Version 1.17 (or earlier) in Client Mode

PS..Paste and copy entire link..

http://www3.compaq.com/support/refe...17|Deskpro 4000&source=DD990622_CW04.xml&dt=3

Good Luck

 

[swayda]

That sounds like a problem I had a couple years ago. It struck me as being an electrical problem. I replaced the surge protector, the power switch (it was an AT) then the power supply. While I was
replacing the power supply I plugged another computer into its place, and it started rebooting. Both were running Windows 95. I unplugged that computer to troubleshoot it and placed a machine running Netware 5. That machine had been running flawlessly for two+ years. It rebooted itself. The only thing they all had in common was the wall outlet.
I reached behind the computer desk and the plug almost fell into my hands. Try another outlet.

Don Swayser
swayser@optonline.net

 

[Kento]

In my experience random restarts are most often caused by a faulty power supply. It could be other things like bad ram or a bad motherboard but the power supply is most often the cause in my experience. It's hard to say exactly what your problem is though. Have your power supply checked out.

 

[csdb1]

Faulty power supplies are worth looking into. Ensure the fan is blowing. Also, if you dont ming open the case and check the cpu fan - ensure that it is spinning when power is turned on. Over heating cpu's will also shut a machine down.