Sorry, I haven't been following the thread real closely, so I don't know if
this has been proposed yet.  I had a customer who was experiencing the same
problem.  It turned out to be a heat issue.  Something was wrong with the
CPU fan.  We replaced the fan and all was well again.

Kyle Elmblade
Distinct Computer Solutions
Sales - Upgrades - Training - Consulting
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From: "Louise Gainor" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 5:13 AM
Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Newly Built PC Freezes


> Your right, if your freezing up in the BIOS and the computer won't POST,
you
> have a hardware problem. Since you've already checked all of the cables
and
> other usual suspects, could it be that the jumper setting itself is
causing
> the problem?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Al Gurdcilani" <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2002 6:35 PM
> Subject: Re: Newly Built PC Freezes
>
>
> > I originally thought about this, but then I thought that Windows
couldn't
> have caused this confusion due to the fact that the system freezes while
in
> bios.  Correct me if I'm wrong, but my assumption is that if I'm not yet
in
> Windows it couldn't be the cause.  Please tell me I'm wrong, that by far
> would be the simplest solution to this crazy problem.  If you confirm that
> there is a hint of a possibility of this, I'll reinstall it immediately.
> AL

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