Jim,

Shut the machine down, open the box, using a static strap remove & re-seat the memory.
Normally memory causes it to always reboot.

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"Jim Ludwig" <jimlud@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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> Hi all,
> I'm having trouble with dad's computer. I did a clean install of winxp and
> it's still doing the same thing it was doing which caused me to do a HD
> wipe. Every time he plays a game, the computer shuts down and reboots. You
> can load a game (the ones I've tried are Tron 2.0, Jedi Academy, and Flight
> Simulator), go through all the initial setup, choose your options, and watch
> any cut scenes or videos. However, when the actual "gameplay" starts when
> you take control of your character/ship, the screen goes blank and it
> reboots, just as if you hit the reset button. This is not limited to games
> either. I have had the machine do the same thing while on the internet. It
> seems like it was doing that when I would download an Active X control or
> something like that. Not really all downloads, just the "on the fly" kind
> of downloads that you install while you're browsing. Any idea at all why
> this computer is so unstable? My brother built the computer with all
> various components. It is an AMD Sempron with 512 mb ram, an nVidia mobo
> and the video card is an nVidia geforce 3 6200. He built it about a year
> and a half ago and it has never worked right. I am kind of suspecting there
> is a conflict between the video card and the onboard built in video, but if
> so, I don't know how to resolve this. Any help is greatly appreciated.
> Jim
> jimlud@sbcglobal.net
>
>