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Re: Computer Keeps Re-booting
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Ron Taylor <[log in to unmask]>
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Date:
Wed, 1 Apr 1998 15:25:12 -0500
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>     I have a customer that has a 486 with 16MB RAM and Windows 3.1.
During
>different times of usage the computer will just stop and re-boot.  This
does
>this without warning, no error messages and it makes no difference what
>program is running at the time.  What do I need to be checking??

Jim
I see that there many opinions on this subject.  I also had this problem and
found it to be the processor overheating.  I took off the heat sync and
installed a cooling fan and this solved the problem.
Ron

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