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- Oct 9, 2002
Hey,
For a while now my PC has been restarting at random times, and upon startup again it would sometimes freeze. Last night, I left my computer to update to SP2 final (I had RC2 installed) via windows update, and when I woke up this morn. my computer had restarted and on the screen it had a message like:
"Missing or corrupt NTFS.sys..."
I've run HDD diagnostics for both my drives (Seagate and WD, 7200rpm, 80gb each) and no problems. I also ran a memory test and no problems were found (I did one pass on each "test").
Is this a PSU problem or a heat problem? Or could it be Windows? I get the feeling my PSU is dying, but I'm really not sure. My temps are around what they should be, maybe a little warm, but nothing (I thought) to worry about.
My specs:
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Intel 845GBV mobo
Intel P4 2.4ghz
WD 7200rpm 80gb HDD
Seagate 7200rpm 80gb HDD
Sony 4x DVD (DRU-510A)
TDK 48x CD-RW
For a while now my PC has been restarting at random times, and upon startup again it would sometimes freeze. Last night, I left my computer to update to SP2 final (I had RC2 installed) via windows update, and when I woke up this morn. my computer had restarted and on the screen it had a message like:
"Missing or corrupt NTFS.sys..."
I've run HDD diagnostics for both my drives (Seagate and WD, 7200rpm, 80gb each) and no problems. I also ran a memory test and no problems were found (I did one pass on each "test").
Is this a PSU problem or a heat problem? Or could it be Windows? I get the feeling my PSU is dying, but I'm really not sure. My temps are around what they should be, maybe a little warm, but nothing (I thought) to worry about.
My specs:
-----------
Intel 845GBV mobo
Intel P4 2.4ghz
WD 7200rpm 80gb HDD
Seagate 7200rpm 80gb HDD
Sony 4x DVD (DRU-510A)
TDK 48x CD-RW