Re: Spontaneous reboot during Win2k "repair" setup

This can be a losing battle but some ideas to try. Remove all hardware but
the video card and try again. A bios update may do something but hard to
say. It is most likely a resource conflict. Also make sure that all the
hardware is compatible with the new MB. Also you could test by using a
different hard drive and start a fresh install. Although this would take
some time it will at least tell you if all the other hardware in the system
is compatible.

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Scott Harding
MCSE, MCSA, A+, Network+
Microsoft MVP - Windows NT Server

"Rachael Beale" <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> I've just replaced the motherboard and processor in my aged desktop PC:
>
> - 1Ghz PIII
> - Intel D815EEA2 mobo
> - 512MB Kingston RAM
> - unknown but previously reliable CD-ROM and floppy drives
> - Quantum Fireball 10G HD
>
> I booted up from my Win2k CD, chose "Install", and then "Repair" when the
> system detected the existing installation. This portion of setup seemed to
> run fine.
>
> The system rebooted into the graphical bit of the setup process. It now
> gets to the screen where Windows detects attached devices. Every time, the
> progress bar gets about 2/3rds of the way across and the machine
> spontaneously reboots (no warning, no error message).
>
> - I've tried disabling all the APM options in the BIOS, and checking all
> the connections on attached devices.
> - I've tried using an ATI graphics card rather than the on-board video.
> - It doesn't seem to be the processor overheating, as the machine was
> running a lot longer during the non-graphical segment of setup without any
> problems, and although I don't have a temperature sensor, the heatsink
> isn't hot to the touch.
>
> I *haven't* upgraded the BIOS to the latest release as yet, as I'm not
> very confident messing with the BIOS.
>
> I've read somewhere that ACPI can cause problems with this portion of the
> setup process, but there are no options for completely disabling ACPI in
> the BIOS - I can only change the suspend state (S1 or S3) and the
> Wake-on-LAN settings.
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions for other things I could try? What's the
> minimum config I can get away with in terms of attached devices (in case
> this helps at all)?
>
> Advice gratefully received.
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Rachael


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