Computer Restarts After I turn it on but repeating....
Okay I have read some other stuff on here similar to this but it isnt the same. This is what is happening I turn on the computer and it loads and then restarts and it keeps doing it over and over again. Sometimes it wont load up all the way it just will restart. I can NOT get it to stay on long enough to run a virus scan or anything. The computer is a systemax and It has windows XP. Let me know if you need anymore info. Im on another computer right now so i can access this. Thanks for your time and help!!!
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I can give you a few great things to start with, though. Hopefully the extra computer you're working with has a CD burner, and if so, you'll want to download and burn CD images of Memtest86 and DFT.
Do you have a copy of Nero on that extra PC of yours, or do you otherwise know how to burn a CD image?
Yeah my other computer has a burner and nero! and I know how to burn.
Is your computer new? Has the CPU been changed (or removed from socket) recently?
I had a client with a similar problem; right after the POST, the computer would start "working" a few seconds, and then would loop back into startup...and would do it over and over.
- maybe CPU sensor
- maybe dried out CPU compound between CPU and fan-block
those are only likely if you can't make it into safe mode
thrax is right with memtest86+. Always good to give it a pass or 2...
Well that's good.