Resets while booting up :S

AMDX23800+ · 12 Mar 2006 at 01:56

Hi,
Firstly, here are the specs of my computer;

-Asus A8N5X nForce4 (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard
-AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+ (Socket 939) - OEM
-Gigabyte GeForce 7800 GT 256MB GDDR3 VIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) & Quake 4 Bundle - Retail
-Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 10 200GB 6L200P0 ATA-133 8MB Cache - OEM
-Pioneer DVR-111DBK 16 x 16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter - (Black) OEM
-Antec Sonata II Piano Black Quiet Case - 450W Smart Power PSU
-Gigabyte G-Power Pro (Socket A/754/939/478/775) Cooler
-Corsair 1GB DDR Value Select PC3200 CAS2.5 Kit (2x512MB)

OK, The problem ;
I assembled all the parts, plugged in all wires and double checked everything.
I then started the computer and booted from the windows xp cd, installed Xp everything went fine, logged on to windows and it worked like any other brand new computer.
I then restarted the computer, it got to the part just before it says 'windows xp' and then reset itself and that's all it does now. I have tried safe mode and it starts to load the drivers/files and then resets :S
Can anybody help ?
Thanks

Elliot

Paul11 · 12 Mar 2006 at 03:11

guessing at an over heating problem

re-seat your heatsink and fan.... ?

lee87 · 12 Mar 2006 at 09:27

Did you install any drivers?

Sounds like it is an issue with the motherboard drivers.
Try reformatting and don't install the drivers and restart the pc a few times, then install them and see if it does it again.

noxidjkram@hotm · 12 Mar 2006 at 10:00

Dont think its overheating, as that would have happened during install as well.

Driver corruption possible, as is a corrupted windows file on install.

Re-format and re-install as suggested is a good first step.

M

AMDX23800+ · 13 Mar 2006 at 20:04

Hi,
Thanks for your replies guys

I have got it working now, I was using a different operating system and it must have had some corrupt files on it.
I installed Windows Xp Pro on Sunday and updated the bios and motherboard drivers and it reboots fine now, I'm happy

lol
Great comp as well, Runs Quake4 real smooth

Thanks

Johnnyboy · 13 Mar 2006 at 20:36

AMDX23800+ said:
Hi,
Thanks for your replies guys
I have got it working now, I was using ********* Xp and it must have had some corrupt files on it.
I installed Windows Xp Pro on Sunday and updated the bios and motherboard drivers and it reboots fine now, I'm happy lol
Great comp as well, Runs Quake4 real smooth
Thanks

You might want to remove the reference to ripped software....

AMDX23800+ · 13 Mar 2006 at 22:42

Lol , thanks mate