ssspy007
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- Oct 7, 2002
i have the rig in my sig built for about 2 months and no problems. i turned it on today and i get a bsod loadin windows. k no problem drop the o/c a bit same thing , go into the bios set everything to default (11x100) same thing. so i am thinkin win xp is corrupted put in my cd and hit repair it askes me for my admin password , tried like 4 times it wont take my password. so i just reformated it and it worked ok goes to install win xp and the puter turns off, no display just the fans spinnin, no power to the drives?! tried again and it turns off b4 i even get close to that point again. i have a 256mb stick and it sometimes checks all of it at boot sometime it doesnt (posts 96mb ok or another number) so i swapped hdds and put in an old 3.2gb one and it boots fine goes through windows for like 2-3 mins and then the puter turns off no fans nothin and if i try and boot it will post but not go n e farther. but if i leave it off for like 5mins it will go into windows and then turn off 2-3 mins after. i unplugged everything unimportant for bootin (extra fans , cd-rw, nic , capture card) still the same thing. it will almost always just boot and stay on for 2-3 mins and then turn off. here r the system specs
amd 1700xp tbred a (runnin 10X167 at the time of problem )
msi kt4 ulta (kt400)
wd 80 se
256mb pc 2700 kingston
gf4 4200
sparkle 250w
temps when problem occured 40 C
now most people would automatically assume its the psu but it has worked fine for two months and the 3.3 and 5v rails combined are 180w (which is about a 350w psu) but after playin with it , its the only thing i can think of cuz it works for 2-3 mins and then turns off. n e ideas ?
amd 1700xp tbred a (runnin 10X167 at the time of problem )
msi kt4 ulta (kt400)
wd 80 se
256mb pc 2700 kingston
gf4 4200
sparkle 250w
temps when problem occured 40 C
now most people would automatically assume its the psu but it has worked fine for two months and the 3.3 and 5v rails combined are 180w (which is about a 350w psu) but after playin with it , its the only thing i can think of cuz it works for 2-3 mins and then turns off. n e ideas ?