The other option, ia a bad power supply, which probably causes more than
80% of all failure problems with old machines. The original PSU's are almost
always the cheapest available, and almost all die after 3-4 years at best.
The symptoms don't quite suggest that but, the old rule about think horses
not zebras may apply.
Art
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Hachmeyer" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, May 11, 2007 4:53 PM
Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Failure pattern
>I have an hp media center currently booting ok with xp media center and
>256mb ram, 3.0 ghz cpu, so I don't know if the memory would be a problem..
>Maybe it's a hard drive problem - try running scan disk to check for bad
>sectors. Also maybe a heat issue with the cpu or motherboard - does it
>seem to lock up after about the same period of time? Paul Hachmeyer
>
> Arthur Hounslow wrote:
>
>> I am uncertain of what you meant by "changed memory". My thought is that
>> you do not have enough memory to run xp. I would suggest that you borrow
>> (if you can) a similar 512mb stick of ram and see if the problem gets
>> solved. Windows typically needs between 512mb & 1gb to run correctly. The
>> (512+256) mb should be sufficient. If not, there is always plan B!
>>
>> Good luck
>> Art
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "martin mccabe"
>> <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 6:35 PM
>> Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Failure pattern
>>
>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Russ Cox" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2007 4:58 PM
>>> Subject: [PCBUILD] Failure pattern
>>>
>>>
>>> I was given a no name computer, 1 GHz Duron, 256M RAM running XP Home.
>>> There are no expansion cards installed. System and CPU fans are running.
>>> It would lock up at about the same point loading Win XP, would not go
>>> into setup, would fail at the same point in safe mode every time. I
>>> changed memory with no improvement. So I decided to load a fresh copy
>>> of Win XP Home. It locks up at about the same point each time while
>>> installing files during installation.
>>> So where is the problem?
>>>
>>> sounds like a HD problem try a clean install with no partitions
>>> as it was previously working some history may help
>>>
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