Newbie,
I'll give this a try. If it doesn't work, do you think I should get new ram
chips? Also, there are only 2 ram slots. Does it matter which slot the 512
mb chip sits in?
Jim

"Newbie Coder" <newbiecoder@spammeplease.com> wrote in message
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> Jim,
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> 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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> Newbie Coder
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> "Jim Ludwig" <jimlud@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
> news:9QmWi.3786$Vx3.2021@nlpi069.nbdc.sbc.com...
>> 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
>>
>>
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