booting to XP problem

[John Johnson]

I have been have a problem in booting to WinXP. This only happens
once in a while, though it use to happen more often.

I will turn on the computer, it will get as far as just before in
actually opens XP and just stops, A press of the restart button
solves the problem.

I have a MSI 865 MB, 512 of Ram, booting of a 200 gig WD drive with an
AIT 9600 card..

Recently I sent the ATI card back because it seemed to have a RAM
problem.
I have put in a better power supply and put better heatsinks and fans
on the 3ghz chip.
The RAM tested okay.

Ive run various utilities on the drive and so it checks out okay.

This was happening before these changes and its it still happening but
just less.

 

[Ed Cregger]

I have been have a problem in booting to WinXP. This only happens
once in a while, though it use to happen more often.

I will turn on the computer, it will get as far as just before in
actually opens XP and just stops, A press of the restart button
solves the problem.

I have a MSI 865 MB, 512 of Ram, booting of a 200 gig WD drive with an
AIT 9600 card..

Recently I sent the ATI card back because it seemed to have a RAM
problem.
I have put in a better power supply and put better heatsinks and fans
on the 3ghz chip.
The RAM tested okay.

Ive run various utilities on the drive and so it checks out okay.

This was happening before these changes and its it still happening but
just less.

My eMachines T-6000 will do the same thing if I have any external USB drives
turned on, whether CD or hard drives. These devices are self-powered and are
connected through a self powered USB 2.0 hub, so I don't think it is a power
supply problem, although anything is possible.

Ed Cregger

 

[__spc__]

I have been have a problem in booting to WinXP. This only happens
once in a while, though it use to happen more often.

I will turn on the computer, it will get as far as just before in
actually opens XP and just stops, A press of the restart button
solves the problem.

I have a MSI 865 MB, 512 of Ram, booting of a 200 gig WD drive with an
AIT 9600 card..

Recently I sent the ATI card back because it seemed to have a RAM
problem.
I have put in a better power supply and put better heatsinks and fans
on the 3ghz chip.
The RAM tested okay.

Ive run various utilities on the drive and so it checks out okay.

This was happening before these changes and its it still happening but
just less.

Change the hardware around into other slots.

Have you considered a reinstall of XP - and you do have all the latest
updates and drivers for your hardware?

 

[Stephen]

I have been have a problem in booting to WinXP. This only happens
once in a while, though it use to happen more often.

I will turn on the computer, it will get as far as just before in
actually opens XP and just stops, A press of the restart button
solves the problem.

I have a MSI 865 MB, 512 of Ram, booting of a 200 gig WD drive with an
AIT 9600 card..

Recently I sent the ATI card back because it seemed to have a RAM
problem.
I have put in a better power supply and put better heatsinks and fans
on the 3ghz chip.
The RAM tested okay.

Ive run various utilities on the drive and so it checks out okay.

This was happening before these changes and its it still happening but
just less.

An IDE hard drive has the wrong jumper set. Like a single WD set to
master and not single.

Bad capacitors.

Power supply is failing or can't supply enough current. Since you
replaced it, are you sure the new one is good?

A pci card that can't share irqs well is in the wrong slot.

USB device can cause it. Remove all unnecessary usb devices, if it
fixes it, add them back one at a time until you find the culprit.

Stephen
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[John Johnson]

An IDE hard drive has the wrong jumper set. Like a single WD set to
master and not single.

Bad capacitors.

Power supply is failing or can't supply enough current. Since you
replaced it, are you sure the new one is good?

A pci card that can't share irqs well is in the wrong slot.

USB device can cause it. Remove all unnecessary usb devices, if it
fixes it, add them back one at a time until you find the culprit.

Stephen

Thanks, good ideas, I havent tried all of them, shying waying from
reinstalling XP

 

[Bob M]

Thanks, good ideas, I havent tried all of them, shying waying from
reinstalling XP

For what it's worth I had the same problem during this past summer. I
am running an AMD Athlon 3000 overclocked to a 3200. Epox 8RDA3+ board
and a Radeon 9800 Pro video card. I also have an Antec True Control 550w
PSU. I was told that some systems just have this problem when using an
ATI video card. The suggestion I was given was to upgeade my video card
drivers. I didn't believe that this would solve my problem but I figured
"what could it hurt?" So I upgraded the drivers and the problem went
away. It's just one of those things that I can't explain why it worked
but it did. If you can't think of anything else try this. It might just
work for you. Good luck.

Bob