The first thing that comes to mind for me is memory.  If he has upgraded
memory, has he used mixed memory?  I had a huge problem with a Win2k box and
mismatched memory.  You say you have added memory, and if it's mixed, it
might be a clue.  What happens if you remove memory to the point where you
only have matched SIMMs or DIMMs?

The second consideration is heat.  I have found that if the heat-sink on the
CPU gets real dusty it doesn't do it's job as well.  Maybe it's time to
break out the canned air, a good dust mask, and start cleaning.

Hope this helps.

Kyle Elmblade
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From: "John Sowders" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, January 03, 2003 9:25 AM
Subject: [PCBUILD] Computer stops everything and reboots by itself.


> >  This group has solved ALL my problems. Thanks ! My son is having this
problem
> > stated below. Anyone have any suggestions as to what to do, please ???
> > Thanks         John
> >
> > His problem -----------
> >
> > Is my hard drive is dying ... time for a new computer ???
> >
> > I run scandisk and defrag about once or twice a week now.
> >
> > I've tried several different things - disk clean up / defrag / scan disk
/
> > run several different virus scans / deleted a whole bunch of pictures I
had
> > saved , swapped the surge protector - but here's what
> > happens:
> >
> > It doesnt matter if I only have 1 window open or 5 - and it doesnt do it
> > during the first few minutes or after I've been on for hours - its just
like
> > the computer stops everything and reboots by itself.
> >
> > Then it goes thru the screen and says you did not shut down your
computer
> > properly (you know, that blue screen and automatically runs scan disk)
> >
> > Its the same Hewlet Packard I bought back in 96 or 97, Pent II came with
WIN
> > 95 / upgraded to WIN 98, and added as much memory as the motherboard
will
> > allow...
> >
> >   I really only need the tower ,I think, monitor is relatively new
> > and printer / scanner are fine               Any suggestions ?

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