KT7 "weird problem"

[Gunnyhwy1]

System:

KT7 w Tbird 1200/266 at stock voltage 36c temps
ASUS GForce V 6800
Maxtor 13g 7200 rpm HD
SB Live card
512k Micron PC 133
Generic ethertet card running 512k cable
Sparkle 350w ps

The problem:

Experiencing black screens and reboots with no warning. The damn thing reboots whenever if feels like it. At times the desktop resolution changes to the point that only half of the desktop appears on monitor. Hitting reset puts me back to normal with the exception that all my icons on desktop change positions and the autohide on the task bar reset to default. I have done everything I can think of; purchased and changed video cards to GForce II, removed all cards except AGP, reformatted twice, changed ram with another puter, unplugged everything and started over. One thing I noticed is that if If I run scan disk after the crash it shows errors on the drive. If I run scan disk ten minutes later the errors reappear. I have ordered an IBM ultrastar 10000 rpm HD and hope this fixes the problem. Many people point to the ps as the culprit but I find that hard to swallow beings it is a new Sparkle. I have experimented with numerous BIOS settings as well with no help.

 

[Musicman6425]

My second computer did the exact same thing. For me, it was my ABIT KT7. The only way that I and the tech company that sold it to me found it was we swapped parts until we narrowed it down. Mine would get to the windows login screen, wait for a minute, then reboot. It would do that 7 times in a row, then would allow me to login in.

Good Luck!!!

 

[CrazyHelloDeli]

Yeah you pretty much narrowed it down it sounds like. I also doubt that its the HDD considering it has allowed you to format and reinstall two times. If new HDD doesnt work, Mobo obviously.

 

[billyjak]

I had a Sparkle with my KT7 when I first got it, it fried the Sparkle Power Supply, I got an Antec and the problem disappeared. I sent the board back for a KT7 Raid board and since change power supply to the Turbo Cool.
For some reason the KT7 dosen't like Sparkle Power Supplies.