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greybeardmr · 06-14-2004, 11:47 AM

1 yr ago, I bought a SOYO 815EP B SY-TISU mobo and INTEL P3 CELERON1.4G FCPGA2 (though, I thought it was a P2) so I could carryover my old 100MHz RAM. I use a DLink ethernet card provided by SBC (for their DSL connection) and an old Raven AGP (Quantum 3d) video card (16Mb, maybe 8Mb) from circa 1998. This is an office computer at home primarily for word pro, surfing, some web graphics stuff, listening to music... etc. No gaming. It has handled videos of all sorts just fine.

Wednesday last, my mouse started freezing regularly (every 5min) and then Thurs it began rebooting at random (about 10mins if I just let it sit). I understand this to be a classic case of some hardware malfunction... the Q of course is what! Since everything is onboard the mobo save for the AGP, RAM and ethernet, I've started pulling each in succession and rebooting. Nothing has changed the outcome. I can't pull the AGP though since I have no way to plug in the monitor to see what's happening.

Any suggestions would be good at this time, because I'm at the point of thinking it's time for a new mobo, RAM, the whole ball of wax. The computer is no slouch. It has been just excellent for my needs. No complaints until now.

06-14-2004, 11:47 AM	#1
greybeardmr Member (6 bit) Join Date: May 2003 Location: GR, MI Posts: 47	I'm a Hurtin' Unit 1 yr ago, I bought a SOYO 815EP B SY-TISU mobo and INTEL P3 CELERON1.4G FCPGA2 (though, I thought it was a P2) so I could carryover my old 100MHz RAM. I use a DLink ethernet card provided by SBC (for their DSL connection) and an old Raven AGP (Quantum 3d) video card (16Mb, maybe 8Mb) from circa 1998. This is an office computer at home primarily for word pro, surfing, some web graphics stuff, listening to music... etc. No gaming. It has handled videos of all sorts just fine. Wednesday last, my mouse started freezing regularly (every 5min) and then Thurs it began rebooting at random (about 10mins if I just let it sit). I understand this to be a classic case of some hardware malfunction... the Q of course is what! Since everything is onboard the mobo save for the AGP, RAM and ethernet, I've started pulling each in succession and rebooting. Nothing has changed the outcome. I can't pull the AGP though since I have no way to plug in the monitor to see what's happening. Any suggestions would be good at this time, because I'm at the point of thinking it's time for a new mobo, RAM, the whole ball of wax. The computer is no slouch. It has been just excellent for my needs. No complaints until now.