Re: hardware Problem?

Could you post some specs of your machine....otherwise we are just flying blind.
But here are some suggestions.
Overheating can cause shutdown......when was the last time you cleaned the dust out?
Stop during cold boot but start after can designate a failing power supply...not enough power to spin up all the devices.
When you reinstalled the OS did you also reinstall the motherboard drivers for your specific motherboard chipset?? the Video Drivers for your Video Card??
peter
"elly" <elly@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:4283800C-77EC-4FFA-8BE6-198CD5FB86C8@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi, I have been having trouble with my computer for sometime now reason for
which I reformatted and clean installed XP Pro but the problem is still
there. My PC does the following at ramdom and quite frequently: sometimes
it freezes, other times it just decides to re-boot while I am using it, other
times it just turns off completely and will not start up again until I remove
the power supply cable let it sit for a few minutes and replug the cable,
other times at rebooting stops and will not complete boot up. I just don't
know whether it might be a hardware problem and if so which component. My PC
is 6 years old pentium 4. Please does anyone have any idea as to what it
might be or how to go about finding out the reason for this behavour.
Please help any advice is greatly appreciated
Thank you Elly

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