Jon wrote:
>Sometimes [ ~20%] my XP Pro SP1 system hangs at the first Windows screen.
>If I try Safe Mode it will also hang [ at .....mup.sys].
That is the point at which all files are loaded, and the system is
initialising. Troubles there usually indicate a hardware problem -
unlikely to be drivers if it is in Safe Mode as well, with just basic
drivers.
>Have tried both reboot methods i.e. via reset and with the power switch off
>and on again but it still fails.
>
>It's an ATX chassis/PSU and the motherboard is fairly new and I've noticed
>that it has a LED permanently on even when the front panel power switch is
>off.
>If I completely remove the AC input from the machine it reboots with no
>problem.
An ATX pack always has AC power on it, to run the software startup when
you push the power button. It sounds to me like a faulty pack though if
it boots after AC is disconnected
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Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
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