Jim Ludwig:
> 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

I would check the ram. A bad stick can definately cause what you are
experiencing. Go into the machines bios setup and disable the onboard
video also. Good luck.