i was wondering if someone could tell me why the new computer i just assembled today resets itself. everytime i try to load the o.s. it starts to copy the files then resets. i need help really bad, this is my first time building a computer and i really hate to spend more money having someone else look at it.

thanks

This indicates either a faulty piece of hardware or incompatible hardware.

To get the best reply please list all your hardware in as much detail as possible.

MEMORYPRO 1GB DDR2 SDRAM DDR2-800 (PC2-6400) NON-ECC 240-PIN DIMM DESKTOP COMPUTER MEMORY

SAMSUNG SH-S182M/BEBN DVD BURNER WITH LIGHTSCRIBE

BFG Geforce 7600 GT OC 256MB graphics card

Maxtor SATA/150 Ultra Series 200GB Hard Drive

AMD Athlon™ 64 Processor 3200+ with HyperTransport™ Technology

ECS K8M890M-M K8M890 HT 2000 Motherboard

PoWork 600w-Max Dual Fan

it only restarts when i attempt to install the operating system

i talked to a guy at a local pc repair shop and he told me to run a memory test on a bootable cd. i tried to make one but i can not get it to work anyone have any ideas. he said that if the memory is bad then the computer will restart when it tries to recall the information stored and it is not there.

MemTest will run off a floppy or CD. If you have a floppy drive this is the easiest way.

Otherwise you need to burn the MemTest ISO onto a CD.

This is not burning files but burning the disk image ISO.

Do you have Nero or some burning software outside of windows?

If so look for the option to Burn or Create Disk Image.

If you need an ISO burner try this free one:

http://isorecorder.alexfeinman.com/isorecorder.htm

The MemTest instructions are fairly clear:

http://www.memtest86.com/

For windows installation begin by downloading either the Pre-Compiled Windows package to build a boot-able floppy disk or an ISO (zip version) to create a boot-able CDROM. After the file is downloaded an extract must be done to uncompress the file(s). To extract right click on the downloaded file and select the "Extract All" option. The extract option will let you choose where the files will be extracted to. To build a bootable floppy go the the folder where the files were extracted and click on the Install icon. The floppy disk will appear to be unformatted by Windows after the install is complete.

To build a boot-able CDROM use your CD burning software to create an image from the un-zipped ISO file.

Since Memtest86 is a standalone program it does not require any operating system support for execution. It can be used with any PC regardless of what operating system, if any, is installed. The test image may be loaded from a floppy disk or may be loaded via LILO on Linux systems. Any Unix, Windows or DOS system may be used to create a boot floppy or bootable CDROM.

ran memtest and i had bad memory. i now have it replaced and everything is working great. thanks for all your help

Thanks for the update and the thanks. Glad you got it going.

Was this brand new RAM that was bad?

yeah it sure was but i did order it online. thats what i get for tryin to save a few dollars