reboot XP with CD/DVD when locked-up?

[sillyputty]

I'm having an irritating problem where my computer locks-up during a
Firefox session; mouse is locked, keyboard unresponsive (ctrl-alt-del
does nothing) and I have to hit reset. Thought it was a video driver
problem - I installed the latest driver but it's still happening. It
could be a Firefox bug and I may try reinstalling it.

I noticed when I inserted a DVD both the DVD-writer and HD lights came
on for a few seconds. I tried inserting the WinXP install disk, the
lights flashed but nothing happened. My question: Is there a way to
create a CD/DVD that would force the system to bring up the task
manager, or reboot the system, without having to hit reset?
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Biostar GeForce 6100-M9 939
nVidia nForce 61x0 MCP chipset
AMD 4200+ 2.2G X2
EVGA nVidia 7600GT 256MB PCI-e
2 gigs Kingston RAM
Chaintech Envy24HT-S
450W PSU

 

[geoff]

If you are using Cool'n Quiet then that can lock up your pc. I have an A8V
and when doing graphics, my pc will eventually lock up, sometimes in a few
minutes, sometimes in several hours. It is a known bug.

-g

 

[JAD]

Dump Firefox for something that works.

 

[sillyputty]

Dump Firefox for something that works.

touché