PC Help

[elaborate]

Ok.. So i'm installing Windows Pro on a new machine I just finished.


First attempt - 30seconds reboot

Second - 1 1/2 minute reboot

Third attempt - in progress...


Why does my computer keep rebooting during setup? Is it something to do with power management in the BIOS? I really don't have any clue what so ever.. Any advice is apreciated.

[elaborate]

Third attempt - in progress...

When I get about half way through "Installing devices", computer shut down.

[MuleScrote]

The Mac fans will be all over this thread

[Jeff aka NIGHTfall]

XP?


if so, its normal, i think...



my pc did it everytime i formatted... i think its just how XP is, so you dont have to be there to self reset on request, it does it for you so you dont have to wait the whole time.

[jwerd]

Originally posted by elaborate
Third attempt - in progress...

When I get about half way through "Installing devices", computer shut down.

Sounds like bad hardware. Perhaps rule out the issue by taking each device (soundcard, network card) out and installing it without and then ruling out which one is causing the issues. Secondly, check for bad ram. Bad ram screws with my computers so if you have more than one stick in there, run it with one less and vise versa. Hope it works

[zken]

try checking out the BIOS for tempreture problems, or try partitioning your hard disk and reformat.

[robfantasy]

damn man sounds like shit is fucked up, maybe u should partition

[robfantasy]

actually dood, check if there is a power supply problem like a build up of dust or something...

[Twilite]

Dust is a good finger to point at... get's everywhere.

Unless your puter is like mine and crashes XP every opportunity it gets.

Twilite

[zentz]

surf through your bios setup

[Toni]

Try to foramt the HD, and reinstall XP, if it happens again try to remove some of the hardware like network card or some stuff you might have in there that isn't needed to start the pc, is the memory test showing the right #?

Or take the machine to someone who can test everything by replacing various parts and testing..