Re: Reboots during windows loading
From: JClark (jclark_at_nowhere.com)
Date: 10/03/04
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Date: Sun, 03 Oct 2004 19:30:37 GMT
On Tue, 21 Sep 2004 15:26:44 GMT, "Gert B. Frob"
<sbrentcarter@spaminator.net> wrote:
>"JClark" <jclark@nowhere.com> wrote in message
>news:9tppk0pbmeo2snt23p3e70k77l0i278pd4@4ax.com...
>> Hello Group:
>>
>> I hate to add to the list of "reboot" problem posted here, but mine
>> seems a bit different from the others.
>>
>> The system: Supermicro SCSI system, Intel PIII 600, a few years old,
>> but running well. Three SCSI HDs. Win 2kPro/sp4, always kept up to
>> date and always antivirus program with autoupdates of virus
>> definitions running.
>>
>> The problem: I put in a new power supply and since then, the system
>> reboots, just after the windows progress bar gets to the right of the
>> screen, just before the Windows splash screen would come up. I just
>> see a few horizontal or oblique lines and then it reboots.
>> I can't get into safe mode. I checked all the connections and
>> everything seems OK. All devices show up on the SCSI list during
>> bootup. I went to fail safe CMOS setup. I restored the boot C drive
>> from a ghost image on D drive, thinking it might be a windows problem,
>> but no luck.
>> Sounds like a hardware problem??
>> I disconnected all devices except boot drive. No help.
>> I removed memory DIMMs one at a time. No help.
>>
>> Confession: I can't be sure the power supply was my original problem.
>> It started out after reconnecting the computer this morning. The only
>> thing I could see on bootup was the video driver info, then nothing
>> came up after that and no response to keyboard. After a few tries, no
>> power at all. Hence I assumed a shot power supply. I keep thinking I
>> hooked up something wrong, but I've been over it carefully and can't
>> find anything.
>>
>> I stumped! Any suggestions greatly appreciated. Apologies for long
>> post.
>>
>> Jack
>
>Jack,
>
>On a board of that vintage, be sure to check that the power regulating
>capacitors are not damaged. Look at the capacitors in the vicinity of the
>CPU. If any of them are bulging and/or leaking, the board should be
>replaced. When they fail like this, the problems caused are unpredictable
>and can seem to originate from other areas.
>
>If Supermicro used the bad caps, they will probably repair (exchange) the
>board for free. ABIT does.
>
Epilogue:
Thanks to all for advice. By way of followup, I finally had to
reformat the HD, reinstall windows and all the programs. The ghost
image wouldn't work, for some reason (different problem!). But.....to
end the story sadly, after I got everything up and running again, I
thought the BIOS was probably dated for some of the programs and for
Win2k/sp4, because of power management problems. Sooooo..., I flashed
the BIOS, but in my fatigued state I downloaded the wrong BIOS (just
one letter different!) and cooked the BIOS for good. So to end the
story I bought another board and did everything from scratch. Fine
now. Thanks again to all for your efforts.
Jack
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