Computer restarting
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Computer restarting
My computer keeps restarting by itself, and here is the hardware scan of the computer:
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OS Information:
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OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Professional|C:\WINDOWS|\Device\Harddisk0\Partitio n1
Service Pack 0.0
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS
Processor:
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Current Clock Speed 501
Description x86 Family 5 Model 8 Stepping 12
Manufacturer AuthenticAMD
Name AMD-K6-2 processor
Memory (RAM):
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Bank Label RAS 1 & 0
Capacity 67108864
Total Memory Deteced in Hardware: ~64 MB
Memory Reported to Operating System: 55MB
Disk Drives:
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Description Disk drive
Manufacturer (Standard disk drives)
Model ST313021A
Media Type Fixed hard disk media
Size 13020618240 (~12 GB)
Number of Partitions 1
Installed Printers:
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Name Net-It Now! SE
Port Name LPT1:
Default False
Driver Name Net-It-Now Driver
Name Dell Photo Printer 720
Port Name USB001
Default True
Driver Name Dell Photo Printer 720
Motherboard:
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Manufacturer First International Computer, Inc.
Model
Name Base Board
Part Number
Product PAG2130
Serial Number
Version PCB 1.x
BIOS:
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Manufacturer Award Software International, Inc.
Name Award Modular BIOS v4.51PG
Release Date 19991015******.******+***
Version FIC - 30302e31
Monitor:
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Description Plug and Play Monitor
Name Plug and Play Monitor
Screen Height 768
Screen Width 1024
Keyboard:
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Description Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
Pointing Device:
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Manufacturer Microsoft
Name PS/2 Compatible Mouse
Sound Card:
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Manufacturer VIA Technologies, Inc.
Description VIA AC'97 Audio Controller (WDM)
Device ID PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_3058&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_12\3&61A AA01&0&A5
Video Card:
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Adapter Compatibility Trident MicroSystems
Adapter RAM 8388608
Description Trident Video Accelerator Blade 3D/MVP4
Installed Display Drivers trid3d.dll
Driver Version 5.1.2471.0032
Driver Date 17/08/2001 12:51:16
Video Mode Description 1024 x 768 x 4294967296 colors
DirectX Installation:
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Version 6.03.01.0146
Modem:
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Model HSP56 Micromodem
Name HSP56 Micromodem
Network Adapters:
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Description D-Link AirPlus G+ DWL-G520+ Wireless PCI Adapter
External Ports:
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External Reference Designator
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External Reference Designator
External Reference Designator
External Reference Designator
External Reference Designator
External Reference Designator
External Reference Designator Detected
External Reference Designator
Expansion Slots:
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Slot Designation ISA
Slot Designation PCI
Slot Designation PCI
Slot Designation PCI
Slot Designation PCI
Slot Designation AGP
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So, does this show anything to be obviously wrong?
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I can't believe you can even run XP on that computer.
You definitely don't have enough RAM or an adequate graphics device.
Your hard drive is barely large enough.
You also are not running any Service Pack which is not good. Try Windows Update.
Also: look in your Event viewer: rt. click My Computer then click Manage then Event Viewer.
Or: Administrative Tools/Event Viewer or Start/Run/ eventvwr
Open the system as well as the application tabs & look for X errors. Click error line for details.
Post back the source & event id & Description especially of errors that seem to coincide with this issue.
Also check the Information lines that might coincide with this issue.
How to view and manage event logs in Event Viewer in Windows XP
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Cheers man.
It's an old computer and we had XP installed on it, just to see, and it does actually run ok, apart from the afformentioned things.
Thanks.
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The lack of RAM could quite possibly be the main problem.
Microsoft says 126MB is necessary; 256MB recommended. From personal experience at least 512MB is required for smooth running.
Any errors?