[Techtalk] OT but I'm desperate.... Windows....!

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On Wednesday 16 October 2002 12:40 pm, Carla Schroder typed thusly:
CS> On Wednesday 16 October 2002 09:49, Michelle Howson wrote:
CS> > Simply, my primary box is a windows box, and it's taken to spontaneously
CS> > rebooting itself with no obvious cause - nothing freezes up, I'm 
generally
CS> > just sitting doing -nothing- and it will just reboot, flashing a blue
CS> > screen up far too quickly for me to see it. 
CS> <snip>
CS> 
CS> This is a common problem with dommed Windblows. The #1 cause of this 
behavior 
CS> is a flaky power supply. Instead of slowing down when the power sags, 
CS> Windblows loses its mind and reboots. If you are handy with a multimeter, 
you 
CS> can try doing some hot-testing to see if the PS is delivering steady, 
correct 
CS> voltage. 

Seconded. In addition, external RF interference can also cause power 
irregularity, also causing Windows to lose it's mind. This can be caused by 
unshielded speakers, fans, radios etc. being too near the PC.

If flaky voltage is the cause, the problem can compound itself if the power 
variance causes your hardware to start to go bad.

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