I, too built almost the same identical system a couple of years ago, K6-233,
TXPro mobo. In the beginning, it would fail at various stages of boot
process with various error messages, and finally would reboot itself or just
shut off as if you had used the switch to turn off the power. If you
restarted, it would boot-up and work fine, though sometimes it would take a
couple of attempts.......until you let it set for 6-8 hours before you
powered it up again. I suspected maybe a leaky capacitor in the power supply
that would leak down after several hours and not have sufficient power to
start up again until you tried it several times and built the capacitor back
up. Whether the reasoning was right or not, a new power supply fixed the
problem. If you can borrow one or if you have a spare or spare case,  try
it.
ed
----- Original Message -----
From: Dan Shaughnessy <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2000 12:59 PM
Subject: [PCBUILD] PC stopped Booting


> I have a friend with a PC I built for him a couple of years back -Specs:
AMD
> K6 -233, PCChips TXpro II motherboard, ATI PC Expression (Rage 2C) PCI
> video, 32 MB RAM, 1.6 GB Connor HD, Win 95 (1st edition with updates & IE
> 5.0 installed). My friend called yesterday and said the PC wouldn't turn
on,
> I had him bring it by.  The PC appeared to powerup, but didn't post.  I
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