Re: booting to XP problem
- From: "Ed Cregger" <ecregger@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 09:43:44 -0500
"John Johnson" <change@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I have been have a problem in booting to WinXP. This only happens
> once in a while, though it use to happen more often.
>
> I will turn on the computer, it will get as far as just before in
> actually opens XP and just stops, A press of the restart button
> solves the problem.
>
> I have a MSI 865 MB, 512 of Ram, booting of a 200 gig WD drive with an
> AIT 9600 card..
>
> Recently I sent the ATI card back because it seemed to have a RAM
> problem.
> I have put in a better power supply and put better heatsinks and fans
> on the 3ghz chip.
> The RAM tested okay.
>
> Ive run various utilities on the drive and so it checks out okay.
>
> This was happening before these changes and its it still happening but
> just less.
>
My eMachines T-6000 will do the same thing if I have any external USB drives
turned on, whether CD or hard drives. These devices are self-powered and are
connected through a self powered USB 2.0 hub, so I don't think it is a power
supply problem, although anything is possible.
Ed Cregger
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