Problem with XP or mobo??

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So my computer problem started about 3 weeks ago, and I've been trying to fix
it since. I installed a second 512 of DRAM, which was faulty and fried. I
took out the stick and tried to boot, when the problems began... FYI I'm
running XP home.


I used to get the Blue Screen of Death about 2-3 minutes after the computer
loaded. The error message changed almost everytime. It was a full system
crash and I would need to restart the computer. Then I would have another 2
minutes before it crashed again. This problem occured in Safe Mode as well.

First thought: GPU is fried. [the blue screen once said something about my
graphics card/ driver]. Swapped out graphics cards, problem persisted.
Second thought:Overheating. I opened the case and threw mad fans around the
processor and left the case open. Problem was not resolved.
Third thought: Power Supply is ****ed up. I disconnected my secondary
harddrisk, my optical drives, disk drive, etc. etc. Only essential hardware
was powered. Problem was not resolved.
Fourth thought: RAM is messed up. Ran a RAM diagnostic from BIOS, then a
third party diagnostic tool, both show the RAM is fine.
Final thought: Drivers ****ed up/ Virus/ software. I reformatted my
harddrive. Problem not resolved. ALTHOUGH, now, instead of the blue screen,
the computer just restarts.

The only thing left is the motherboard... one of my friends thinks it might
be the RAM to HARDDISC bus. Any thoughts? Suggestions? HELP! I don't want my
computer to die :(
 
Anytime anything burns up on the M/B, including a plug in device or RAM -
replace the M/B. Items burn up because they are drawing too much current -
likely due to the voltage regulation circuitry on the M/B. Certain M/B's
manufactured a couple of years ago had a slew of defective capacitors in the
regulator circuit. You could have one of these boards.


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Regards,

Richard Urban

aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard :-)

If you knew as much as you thought you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
 
Yeah, I thought it was the mobo ... this confirms it. Thanks (even though it
was bad news)
 
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