RE: XP Boot Issue, Strange Problem.

Actually...on further thought (I just posted a reply)...

It ALWAYS will go into Safe Mode, which would invalidate it being a heat
problem, I think.

"Oni" wrote:

"Jeff" wrote:

Hello everyone,

I am having a very strange XP reboot issue...I have XP SP3 and now whenever
I need to reboot (I usually keep my machine on all the time) it starts back
up...gets to the normal XP screen (with the moving bar) and then goes to a
black screen and just stops. No error, no beeps, nothing.

However, every so often it will actually boot up and then continue to work
fine...until I need to reboot again. There's nothing in the Event Log and no
other noticeable error....all data is good and all applications seem to work
fine on boot up (when I can finally get it going again).

If I hit F8 when booting, it seems to always be able to get into Safe Mode
with no issues.

I have had this PC humming along for a long time, it's kept very clean, it's
well maintained...no bloatware, no wacky crap...etc.


Not sure if h/w matters for this (again, been running for about a year,
perfectly)...but just in case...

It's an AMD Dual Core 4200,
Asus A8N32-SLI MB
2 GB Corsair memory
EN7900 GT TOP
2x Seagate ST3300622AS-RK Barracuda 300 GB SATA



Any thoughts would be appreciated and thank you in advance.



Hi Jeff,

What you describe sounds like a cpu heat problem. I've had a similar
experience where the problem was exactly alike.

Perform below steps:
1. Check the cpu temperature in BIOS before booting, this goes for both step
2 & 3.

2. Reboot system instantly, and see if this boots up the system correctly,
if not perform step 3.

3. Wait 15-30 minutes before booting your system up again.

--
Regards
Oni


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