I've posted this several times but haven't gotten much help. Hopefully someone has seen a problem like this. Sometimes my computer (Epox 8KTA+ Duron 700*800, 128MB PC133 Micron, 5400RPM 20 gig, 32X CD, CDRW, 56K modem, ATI Xpert 2000, Linksys NIC, Windows 98FE) reboots spontaneously upon bootup. It'll get to Window, show my wallpaper and before any icons appear, it'll reboot. Or sometimes it'll get to Windows, show my wallpaper and the icons will never appear! I can move the cursor around but no icons.
My girlfriends computer (Epox 8KTA+ Duron 750, 128MB, Linksys NIC) doesn't reboot but it goes to Windows, shows the wallpaper and no icons, too. The machines are very similar.
I thought it might be the Webshots program. Uninstalled that. It didn't help. Thought it was a conflict with the NIC. Took out the NIC. It hasn't done the no icon thing with the NIC out but it still sometimes spontaneously reboots on startup. It NEVER reboots while using the computer. It doesn't lockup while using the computer. This stuff only happens on startup.
It's not heat. They have AMD recommended fans. CPU temp is 37. Room is cool and I have room fan blowing this way. Plus, like I said, the computers only reboot or do the no icon thing upon rebooting.
Could it be the PS? Both computers have generic 250 watt power supplies. I don't know anything about voltages but in the BIOS it says (3.3v -- 3.39 5v---5.10 12v---12.6 is this within spec?) I'm going to get new AMD recommended power supplies (because I'll need 'em when I get some Tbirds) but does anybody know anything else I can try? Do you need more info?
I'm all ears. Thanks.
My girlfriends computer (Epox 8KTA+ Duron 750, 128MB, Linksys NIC) doesn't reboot but it goes to Windows, shows the wallpaper and no icons, too. The machines are very similar.
I thought it might be the Webshots program. Uninstalled that. It didn't help. Thought it was a conflict with the NIC. Took out the NIC. It hasn't done the no icon thing with the NIC out but it still sometimes spontaneously reboots on startup. It NEVER reboots while using the computer. It doesn't lockup while using the computer. This stuff only happens on startup.
It's not heat. They have AMD recommended fans. CPU temp is 37. Room is cool and I have room fan blowing this way. Plus, like I said, the computers only reboot or do the no icon thing upon rebooting.
Could it be the PS? Both computers have generic 250 watt power supplies. I don't know anything about voltages but in the BIOS it says (3.3v -- 3.39 5v---5.10 12v---12.6 is this within spec?) I'm going to get new AMD recommended power supplies (because I'll need 'em when I get some Tbirds) but does anybody know anything else I can try? Do you need more info?
I'm all ears. Thanks.