replacing MB and CPU

I have a relatively new P4 with Intel board that is
locking up. Seems to run ok for a while then starts
crashing repeatedly. I have ruled out virus.
My guess was an overheating problem, but nothing seems to
be hot and all fans are working.
I'm considering replacing the board and cpu and I need to
know if windows will run after replacing both. Or what I
need to do to re-register these new components.
Any help will be appreciated.
Also, is there an easy way to confirm if a board or cpu
is defective?

Try Motherboard Monitor. It will keep an eye on your temps and Power
Supply voltages.
http://mbm.livewiredev.com/download.html Rarely is the problem
your CPU or Motherboard. Usually
it's device drivers, software, WinXP or a incompatible combination of
the three.

<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1607c01c4478d$b7203a80$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> I have a relatively new P4 with Intel board that is
> locking up. Seems to run ok for a while then starts
> crashing repeatedly. I have ruled out virus.
> My guess was an overheating problem, but nothing seems to
> be hot and all fans are working.
> I'm considering replacing the board and cpu and I need to
> know if windows will run after replacing both. Or what I
> need to do to re-register these new components.
> Any help will be appreciated.
> Also, is there an easy way to confirm if a board or cpu
> is defective?

<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I have a relatively new P4 with Intel board that is
>locking up. Seems to run ok for a while then starts
>crashing repeatedly. I have ruled out virus.
>My guess was an overheating problem, but nothing seems to
>be hot and all fans are working.
>I'm considering replacing the board and cpu and I need to
>know if windows will run after replacing both. Or what I
>need to do to re-register these new components.
>Any help will be appreciated.
>Also, is there an easy way to confirm if a board or cpu
>is defective?

Try the diagnostic software from http://www.tufftest.com to see if you
actually have a motherboard or CPU problem.

Also please define what exactly happens with this "crashing" including
the complete text of any and all error messages associated with
"crashing". There are a number of different types of incident that
fit within the category of "crashing" and knowing more about what we
are dealing with is always helpful.

Have you tried booting your computer in Safe Mode? Does the
"crashing" continue when running in Safe Mode? Not all Windows
functionality is available in Safe Mode but many things can be done.

To start Windows XP in Safe Mode turn on the computer and start
tapping the F8 key rapidly just as soon as the first information of
any kind shows on the screen. Keep tapping until the Windows Startup
Menu appears and choose Safe Mode from the menu.

If the problem persists in Safe Mode then it is quite likely that it
is a hardware related item. However if the problem does not recur
when running in Safe Mode then that indicates that a software
(application program or device drive) related cause is the more likely
suspect.

If you do decide to proceed with the motherboard replacement then see
the information at http://michaelstevenstech.com/moving_xp.html before
proceeding.

And check your Windows XP CD to determine just what you have. If you
have an OEM version of Windows XP that came bundled with a new
computer then it is quite possible that you have an OEM "System
Recovery" disk which will not do a Repair Install of Windows XP (part
of the required procedures in connection with motherboard replacement)
and it may also be "BIOS locked" so that it will only install on the
specific BIOS used by the original computer manufacturer.

Good luck


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

"The reason computer chips are so small is computers don't eat much."

To the OP, just how did you run out a virus?


"Ron Martell" <ron@onlinehelp.bc.ca> wrote in message
news:cvbsb0184jtg5cpjs3riu7q06cbar43jr9@4ax.com...
| <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
|
| >I have a relatively new P4 with Intel board that is
| >locking up. Seems to run ok for a while then starts
| >crashing repeatedly. I have ruled out virus.
| >My guess was an overheating problem, but nothing seems to
| >be hot and all fans are working.
| >I'm considering replacing the board and cpu and I need to
| >know if windows will run after replacing both. Or what I
| >need to do to re-register these new components.
| >Any help will be appreciated.
| >Also, is there an easy way to confirm if a board or cpu
| >is defective?
|
| Try the diagnostic software from http://www.tufftest.com
to see if you
| actually have a motherboard or CPU problem.
|
| Also please define what exactly happens with this
"crashing" including
| the complete text of any and all error messages associated
with
| "crashing". There are a number of different types of
incident that
| fit within the category of "crashing" and knowing more
about what we
| are dealing with is always helpful.
|
| Have you tried booting your computer in Safe Mode? Does
the
| "crashing" continue when running in Safe Mode? Not all
Windows
| functionality is available in Safe Mode but many things
can be done.
|
| To start Windows XP in Safe Mode turn on the computer and
start
| tapping the F8 key rapidly just as soon as the first
information of
| any kind shows on the screen. Keep tapping until the
Windows Startup
| Menu appears and choose Safe Mode from the menu.
|
| If the problem persists in Safe Mode then it is quite
likely that it
| is a hardware related item. However if the problem does
not recur
| when running in Safe Mode then that indicates that a
software
| (application program or device drive) related cause is the
more likely
| suspect.
|
| If you do decide to proceed with the motherboard
replacement then see
| the information at
http://michaelstevenstech.com/moving_xp.html before
| proceeding.
|
| And check your Windows XP CD to determine just what you
have. If you
| have an OEM version of Windows XP that came bundled with a
new
| computer then it is quite possible that you have an OEM
"System
| Recovery" disk which will not do a Repair Install of
Windows XP (part
| of the required procedures in connection with motherboard
replacement)
| and it may also be "BIOS locked" so that it will only
install on the
| specific BIOS used by the original computer manufacturer.
|
| Good luck
|
|
| Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
| --
| Microsoft MVP
| On-Line Help Computer Service
| http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
|
| "The reason computer chips are so small is computers don't
eat much."

rule out, typo.


"Jim Macklin" <p51mustang[threeX12]@xxxhotmail.calm> wrote
in message news:uDkz9mOSEHA.3056@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
| To the OP, just how did you run out a virus?
|
|
| "Ron Martell" <ron@onlinehelp.bc.ca> wrote in message
| news:cvbsb0184jtg5cpjs3riu7q06cbar43jr9@4ax.com...
| | <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
| |
| | >I have a relatively new P4 with Intel board that is
| | >locking up. Seems to run ok for a while then starts
| | >crashing repeatedly. I have ruled out virus.
| | >My guess was an overheating problem, but nothing seems
to
| | >be hot and all fans are working.
| | >I'm considering replacing the board and cpu and I need
to
| | >know if windows will run after replacing both. Or what
I
| | >need to do to re-register these new components.
| | >Any help will be appreciated.
| | >Also, is there an easy way to confirm if a board or cpu
| | >is defective?
| |
| | Try the diagnostic software from http://www.tufftest.com
| to see if you
| | actually have a motherboard or CPU problem.
| |
| | Also please define what exactly happens with this
| "crashing" including
| | the complete text of any and all error messages
associated
| with
| | "crashing". There are a number of different types of
| incident that
| | fit within the category of "crashing" and knowing more
| about what we
| | are dealing with is always helpful.
| |
| | Have you tried booting your computer in Safe Mode? Does
| the
| | "crashing" continue when running in Safe Mode? Not all
| Windows
| | functionality is available in Safe Mode but many things
| can be done.
| |
| | To start Windows XP in Safe Mode turn on the computer
and
| start
| | tapping the F8 key rapidly just as soon as the first
| information of
| | any kind shows on the screen. Keep tapping until the
| Windows Startup
| | Menu appears and choose Safe Mode from the menu.
| |
| | If the problem persists in Safe Mode then it is quite
| likely that it
| | is a hardware related item. However if the problem does
| not recur
| | when running in Safe Mode then that indicates that a
| software
| | (application program or device drive) related cause is
the
| more likely
| | suspect.
| |
| | If you do decide to proceed with the motherboard
| replacement then see
| | the information at
| http://michaelstevenstech.com/moving_xp.html before
| | proceeding.
| |
| | And check your Windows XP CD to determine just what you
| have. If you
| | have an OEM version of Windows XP that came bundled with
a
| new
| | computer then it is quite possible that you have an OEM
| "System
| | Recovery" disk which will not do a Repair Install of
| Windows XP (part
| | of the required procedures in connection with
motherboard
| replacement)
| | and it may also be "BIOS locked" so that it will only
| install on the
| | specific BIOS used by the original computer
manufacturer.
| |
| | Good luck
| |
| |
| | Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
| | --
| | Microsoft MVP
| | On-Line Help Computer Service
| | http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
| |
| | "The reason computer chips are so small is computers
don't
| eat much."
|
|