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12-13-2005, 08:50 PM
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Help - My Computer Randomly Restarts
Hello Everyone,
I have had this probelm for along time now and i just been pushing it aside and breathing everytime it randomly decides it wants to restart. well i've had it enough is enough. i am hoping someone out there can help me with this issue please. here are my specs.. Gateway, P4 2.26GHz 1.00 GB of Ram However when i bought my computer i had 256mb of ram. i updated slot #2 to occupy a [ AllComponents 512MB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 266 (PC 2100) Unbuffered System Memory ] and after a couple months of having it on these random restarts started happening. i have recently taken out that 256mb of ram stick and replaced it with a [ Crucial 512MB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 266 (PC 2100) System Memory ], so now i have the 1.00Gb of ram.. i have also changed the power supply to [ 450W Antec SmartPower ] please guys. help me on this i'm not a computer genius, but if you give me directions i can follow.. thank you guys for your time i hope you guys can help me fix this probelm.. Thank you for your time guys.. if you need any more Spec info please just let me know.. 
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12-13-2005, 09:15 PM
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If you're running XP, you need to turn off the Auto Restart feature. This will allow it to go to a blue screen with an error message. Post the entire message back here so we can see where it leads. To turn off the Auto Restart - Start>right click My Computer>properties>Advanced tab>Settings button under Start Up and Recovery>uncheck the Auto Restart.
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12-13-2005, 10:03 PM
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Ok panama, got what you wanted sir..
when it first did it.. this was the tech details.. *** STOP: 0x0000008E (0x0000005, 0x80536E14, 0xB0F13846, 0x00000000) On the Second Blue screen this apeared. DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL and on the botom the following tech details were. *** STOP: 0x000000D1 (0x0C39D608, 0x0000000Z, 0x00000000, 0xBA70043A) *** afd.sys - Adress BA70043A Base at BA700000, DateStamp 3b7de53c --------------------------------------------------- hope this help Panama, Please Help! thanks By the way i turned back on the auto restart... just incase you need me to turn it off let me know again.. |
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12-13-2005, 11:02 PM
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12-13-2005, 11:27 PM
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Hey cricket,
which one do i download?.. |
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12-14-2005, 09:53 AM
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Guys, Sorry to be Double posting.. however when i'm running the Memtest from the floppy at start-up.. It Freezes.. the wall Time stays at 0:00:28 seconds. and it completes the frist test then does nothing.. please Can anyone help?..
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12-14-2005, 10:04 AM
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Shiro Usagi
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Are you testing one stick of RAM at a time?
Take a look at the motherboard and see if any of the capacitors are bulging or leaking.  Cricket
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12-14-2005, 02:48 PM
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Well i have both sticks of ram in there.. do i have to take out one stick.. and then run the test...? and then test the other stick alone too.. please let me know thanks guys
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12-14-2005, 03:34 PM
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12-14-2005, 10:10 PM
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Ok panama thanks man, it won't run on two stick so i guess i will test one at a time and report back thanks man..
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12-14-2005, 10:57 PM
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Ok Guys, i took one stick out and ran the test one at a time.. and it still kept getting stuck at the same location.. anymore ideas guys please...
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12-14-2005, 11:33 PM
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Do you still have the original 256 stick to try? See if it will run.
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12-15-2005, 12:10 AM
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ok awsome idea.. i will try thanks panama.. will get back to you, once again thanks...
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