Rob from NJ wrote:
> I'm not sure what the deal is. I'm running XP SP2 on an HP. One day I got a
> blue screen and it shut down before I could read it. I restarted it in safe
> mode and cleaned it up as much as i could and ran my spyware/adware &
> antivirus but that didn't fix it. then i restored it to an earlier
> functioning point. then i took all my unnessecary peripherals out (usb ports,
> modem, dsl, firewire, audio, & additional video stuff) and tried starting it
> bare bones. so then i did a system recovery. that didn't work. then i got a
> new power supply and tried that... no luck. so now i'm stuck with a computer
> than 10-15 seconds after startup, it goes into a hibernate-ish mode. oh...
> also, i got into the setup at startup and checked the cpu temp and it's at 30
> degrees celcius and everything seems to be running normal and nothing sounds
> wrong.
>
> what could it be?
Bad motherboard, bad processor, overheating. It could be any of those
things or a combination. Do systematic troubleshooting or take it to a
computer repair shop for diagnostics (not a BigComputerStore/GeekSquad
type of place).
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/...ardware_Tshoot
Malke
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