[Techtalk] Rebooting problem.

[leslie at freakybutt.net]

I never really thought something like that could be a problem. I live in
the dorms at CMSU and since I came back from break it's been doing this.
And I guess the building is pretty old.

- Leslie

On Thu, 24 Jan 2002, Raven Brooke wrote:

>
> I recently had a similar problem, it turned out to be caused by voltage
> swings in my apartment building. Even with a ups, the spikes and drops
> eventually caused my Mb/Processor to fail, as well as the power supply in
> my laserdisc player. The problem began when a number of people with modern
> electronic devices moved into my hundred year old building.
>
> HTH,
>
> Raven
>
> On Wed, 23 Jan 2002 leslie at freakybutt.net wrote:
>
> >
> > I'm not sure what could cause the problem I am having, but my computer
> > just reboots randomly. It isnt OS specific it will do it in Linux and
> > Windows. It sometimes even reboots before it can even get to an OS to
> > load. All my settings in BIOS are correct. The motherboard/processor is
> > definitely not overheating. Here are the specs.
> >
> > Abit BX133-RAID Mobo
> > 1 Ghz P III CPU
> > 512 MB RAM
> > 20.4 GB Maxtor Harddrive (Primary Master)
> > DVD-ROM (Primary Slave)
> > Realtek Ethernet 10/100 PCI
> > SoundBlaster 64 ISA
> > ATI All-in-Wonder Pro PCI
> >
> > Has anyone ever had any problems with any of these? Ive just been having
> > hell with it lately. Because it keeps rebooting I decided to format it and
> > try Linux as a desktop but it just up and reboots in the middle of
> > install. :(
> >
> > - Leslie
> >
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