John,
What is BSOD and how will that help me? Also, how do I disable AutoReboot
and again, how does that help me? I'm guessing that some sort of log or
error message will show?
Thanks,
Jim

"John John" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message
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> It does sound like a hardware problem but you should still try to capture
> a BSOD if you can. Do as Gerry told you to do earlier on and see if you
> can get a bugcheck error message on it. It takes mere seconds to disable
> AutoReboot and it could yield important information. When troubleshooting
> difficult problems make sure that you don't skip over basic steps.
>
> John
>
> Jim Ludwig wrote:
>
>> Is there any way to test the ram before I go out and buy a new chip?
>> Thanks,
>> Jim
>>
>> "Jimmy Job" <nospam@invalid> wrote in message
>> news:OTkYUZaZUejGEn5inospam@invalid...
>>
>>>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.
>>
>>