Hello. Having an issue with my computer hanging up and rebooting on startup. Ive noticed when its cold it will do this. When warmed up seems to act normal. If I unplug it and restart it will usually fire up with the usual "computer has been shut down suddenly.."goes through the disk check then starts.
I do get a message saying "Multiple bios attempts have failed..memory timings have been reset to automatic settings"
Have tested the memory with Memtest and everything was fine. Ran Adaware with no threats.
But use the xp CD to repair the installation (if it reboots constantly)
Test you HDD and memory and if you can also the motherboard (there are admin tools you can d/l and use that to test your hardware).
I know it seems weird but true. Starting the computer for the first time in the AM it will not boot. If I shut down and restart 10 min later it will boot without problem. I ran memtest and ran through without issue. Do you have specific admin d/l's to use or specific ways to test hdd? Thanks.
Try this admin tool, it has lots of tools within. You can test pretty mush all hardware. http://www.mininova.org/tor/435381
But you need a torrent client.
I will try that. Also, I reinstalled WinXP on another harddrive and changed the video card. I still get the same hanging on start up..It will want to load then reboot doing this for about 5 min then it will boot. Ive checked the mem with Memtest and ran through with no problem. Could it be the battery or power supply? Totally stumped.
