Elizabeth Boston <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I need to find the cause of a problem...
>
>         I just put together a new system:
> hub, 3com NIC, and an extra parallel port card.
>

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>         Since then, I have found that I can run the computer for about 2
> hours (if I have let it rest (to cool off??) for several hours
> first) before this happens.

I would have a hard look at the power supply. If you are familiar with using a
voltmeter, measure each of the supplies.

I put together a new system with a dual Celeron PPGA system with an Abit BP6
mobo, 128M memory, two Seagate Barracuda SCSI disks, SCSI CD-R, and SCSI CDROM.
It worked fine at first, then started getting flakey. When I monitored the
voltages, they were all low. I replaced the power supply and that fixed the
problem.


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