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June 12th, 2007, 09:36 AM
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[RESOLVED] system keeps rebooting with XP CD
Hello all,
I am trying to do a complete recovery on a system. When I put the manufacturer's WinXP cd in, it boots off it normally. Detects hardware, gets all the way to the screen where ou choose what you want to do, then reboots. No error message, just restarts itself.
Memory checks out, hard drive checks out. Windows XP is still on the HD, I have not blanked it yet. It still boots into windows normally.
HD is Sata. I have tried another power supply with the same results.
One note: This system has a PCI-E video card in it, which has a few slightly swollen capacitors on it - the video card runs very hot. I pulled it first thing and put in a older PCI card, but it didn't fix the problem.
Any suggestions?
"It is very dark here. You are likely to be eaten by a grue."
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June 12th, 2007, 09:54 AM
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June 12th, 2007, 10:21 AM
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well check all your cables for cracks etc...just in case but the video card issue concerns me...carefully check for damage on the mother board on or near the pci-e slot I wonder if the pci-e slot is toast?
Last edited by markduren2458; June 12th, 2007 at 10:26 AM.
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June 12th, 2007, 11:15 AM
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Duh. I just pulled the vent and fan off the CPU. Could not even see daylight to the processor for all the caked on dust. After a good cleaning, I am now installing Windows like normal. I've got the vid card pulled for now. Will try it after Win install.
Thanks for the posts,
AW
"It is very dark here. You are likely to be eaten by a grue."
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