infinite loop problem with a7v333 help please

[tamer]

Hi all
I am a newbie in this group. I am using MS win XP and my comp. resets
randomly. As i have investigated through the Internet i have found that this
problem is known as the infinite loop problem but i could not find any
solution for it. I will be glad if you can tell me the solution for it.
Thanks

Ozgur
Here is my configuration.


Athlon 1800 XP+
Asus A7v333 (ob soundcard)
Geforce 2 mx 400 Graphics card
512 MB DDR RAM (DDR2100)
80 GB Samsung HDD
Realtek Ethernet Card

 

[Jbob]

Hi all
I am a newbie in this group. I am using MS win XP and my comp. resets
randomly. As i have investigated through the Internet i have found that this
problem is known as the infinite loop problem but i could not find any
solution for it. I will be glad if you can tell me the solution for it.
Thanks

Ozgur
Here is my configuration.


Athlon 1800 XP+
Asus A7v333 (ob soundcard)
Geforce 2 mx 400 Graphics card
512 MB DDR RAM (DDR2100)
80 GB Samsung HDD
Realtek Ethernet Card

Three things come to mind first:

1. Video driver problem
Try and update the video drivers with a newer version.

2. Memory stick problem
Troubleshoot memory either by swapping sockets and/or using only one chip(if
you have more than one) Beyond that try running a memory checking utility
like memtest86.

3. Lastly you might try updating m/b Bios

 

[Jeff]

Havent rebooted infinite times yet has it?? ;-) How do you know? haha.
Anyways... did this just happen suddenly while previously working fine?
When does it reboot after windows splash screen appears? before desktop
appears?

Jeff

 

[tamer]

No it did reboot only finite times lets say 200.
Rebooting occurs when the OS is trying to switch window or open a new
program but i have experienced reboots while surfing the net also or
browsing my computer.
I have used Win2K for a year before and I have experienced BSOD instead of
reboot. I changed my OS to solve the problem but it still remains. May be
penguin is the best soln.
Thanks
Ozgur

 

[tamer]

Three things come to mind first:

1. Video driver problem
Try and update the video drivers with a newer version.

I am using the latest driver 5.3.0.3 version dated 17 11 2003

2. Memory stick problem
Troubleshoot memory either by swapping sockets and/or using only one chip(if
you have more than one) Beyond that try running a memory checking utility
like memtest86. I will try it

3. Lastly you might try updating m/b Bios

I am using the latest bios; 1014 for my mobo.

 

[... et al.]

No it did reboot only finite times lets say 200.
Rebooting occurs when the OS is trying to switch window or open a new
program but i have experienced reboots while surfing the net also or
browsing my computer.
I have used Win2K for a year before and I have experienced BSOD instead of
reboot. I changed my OS to solve the problem but it still remains. May be
penguin is the best soln.

Well, you updated from NT 5.0 to 5.1. So now you get Bill doing the
three monkeys. Don't hear, don't see, don't tell .. instant restart.

To see the, more or less cryptic, reason _why_ the computer crashes you
go study the Event viewer logs, you can access through:
Control Panel:Administrative Tools:Computer Management:System Tools:

After i install Windows, IE, OE .. any M$ product, the first thing i do
is change the majority of the default setting i find to it's opposits.

The autoreboot-on-crash "service" you turn off via:
Control Panel:System:Advanced:Startup and Recovery:Settings:System failure:

HTH

 

[Jbob]

3. Lastly you might try updating m/b Bios

I am using the latest bios; 1014 for my mobo.

FWIW, I am using 1018 beta 001 so 1017 is the latest "official" though this
might not solve any problems.