DavisUnit wrote: >I'm working on a PIII-550 machine that has randomly been shutting >down/restarting - sometimes within an hour, somtimes within 3 hours or >more. My first thoughts lead to the power supply or ram. So, after >completely wiping hard drive and reinstalling XP, I install and run >burnin software for testing. There are 3 sticks of sdram - 256mb, 128mb >and 64mb. I run the machine with only one ram stick at a time, and run >the burnin software - only to see the pc shutdown/restart with each >one. Next I replace the power supply (with higher 400w version), and it >seems to run good....only to see it shutdown/restart after about 12 >hours of use. When it'll happen again is anyone's guess. >So, what else should I be looking at? > >Thanks, >Terry > I should also mention that it is running in a cool place, and I removed the hood and blew any little dust from inside of case, cpu fan/heat sink areas. Terry To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ For more info: //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk