Re: Pc restart help please
From: spriter (greatbigholeinthegroundNOSPAM_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 04/05/04
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Date: Mon, 05 Apr 2004 20:09:25 +0100
On 5/4/04 7:46 pm, in article c4s9i8$h44$1@news6.svr.pol.co.uk, "Robert
Spender" <rob@benks.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:
> Hi,
> I've had a problem where my pc restarts, sometimes during intense parts of
> games or sometimes while using multimedia cd roms. The sound also seems to
> gets stuck leaving me with a constant drilling sound. I've tried leaving the
> side of the pc to allow more ventilation, but to no avail. Someone has
> suggested that my power supply is either knackered or not powerful enough
> (300 watt). Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> Regards
> Rob
>
>
I had a similar problem a while ago. After five minutes of play in a 3D game
the machine would restart or lock up with a permanent noise. I found if I
underclocked the CPU (XP2200) in the BIOS it cured the problem.
However, this is of course not an ideal solution. In the end I tracked it
down to my motherboard - it was a cheap Elite Systems model which seemed to
give up when certain apps pushed it too much, particularly at 100% CPU usage
for a period of time. I bought a new Gigabyte board and used all the same
components as I had done before and the problem was gone. Something to check
possibly.
Regards,
spriter
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