Re: Is it a Virus?

From: V Green (vanceg_at_nowhere.net)
Date: 02/23/05


Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 19:12:38 -0700


"SAlders" <SAlders@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:595FF662-9E89-439E-8136-7F44E68EB371@microsoft.com...
> How many fans would I be checking?

this will require you to take the system unit cover off:

Power supply (up to 2)
CPU (1)
Video card in some cases (1)
Extra case fan front and/or back (maybe 2)

> The Computer in reference is a Compaq 7200 with 933 Pentium 3. (About 5
> years old).
>
> "SAlders" wrote:
>
> > Can someone please give me some help with a problem I am having?
> > For some reason, my computer keeps rebooting itself (Continuously) after
> > I've been on for about five minutes or so. I deployed all the Spyware &
> > Antivirus programs to check and see if I had a bug or virus but, came up
with
> > nothing. Could I be experiencing some kind of hardware issuue?
> >
> > PLease help!!
> >



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