system reboots all the time.

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Is there anyone who might be able to tell me why my
computer would be resrtaing just restart itself (just
about any time), all the time and after the reboot show
the message, "system has recovered from a serious
error...etc....
I know to be any help at all someone would need to know
more of the datails about everything. I'm just asking
someine who can maybe help me to please tell me what info
is helpful and I would be more than willing to supply it.
 
I have motherboard monitor installed and though not
runiing it most of the time, my processor usually runs
around 58 degrees celsius. Is that too hot? My power
supply is 400 watts.
I guess I should've mentioned that this really started
after I installed a new video card. Best Data Geforce2
MX400. I have an ECS K7s5a motherboard with 256mb of
ddr.
 
How to proceed is posted in another thread entitled "systems
reboots all the time too". Described is how to collect
important facts before even trying to make any repairs.

Your temperatures are low - irrelevant to the problem. Too
often, a 400 watt power supply can provide 400 watts only if
sold with a long list of specifications. Too many buy power
supplies on price. Then that supply is missing essential
functions and really does not provide the full 400 watts. But
this is information only for later discussion. Right now you
must first collect and report basic facts as defined in that
other post.
 
Hi,

the original poster stated that the temperature is
58 degrees Celsius about 136 F. Seems a bit high.
 
What is high to human skin may be quite cool to the object.
For example, that same temperature would be dead cold to a car
engine. Temperature is high only after numbers on data sheets
are consulted. She did not state which processor so we cannot
give an exact temperature number. But what appears hot to
humans is quite normal to semiconductors.

Furthermore, one can remove heatsink from Intel CPUs. CPU
will simply protect itself - without damage or crashing.

Also she did not say where or how temperature was being
measured. But if CPU is too hot in a 70 degree room, then
system has a serious design defect. All PC systems must work
just fine also in a 100 degree F room.

Posted was a procedure to test memory using Memtst86.
Hairdryer on maximum to heat memory to temperatures
uncomfortable for touch. Too many worry because it feels
hot. Technical people don't have an opinion until data sheet
numbers have been consulted. Memory temperature also would be
well below maximum. Some processors are so robust as to not
overheat until 90 degree C!

Too often people are quick to blame temperature because that
is really all they understand. When a computer becomes
intermittent, a very first measurement is power supply voltage
- using a 3.5 digit multimeter and not using the onboard
voltage monitor. If attached fan is spinning, then
temperature is most likely OK even with a heavy coating of
dust.
 
Ok. My cpu is amd athlonXP 1.1ghz, if that helps. but
anyway, thank you for all your help. I will now go to
work like you suggested and try to identilfy,
specifically, the problem.
 
Cannot find an Athlon XP rated at less than 1.33 Ghz.
However all Athlon XPs are rated for a maximum temperature of
90 degree C. At 58, it is well below max temperature and will
even be well below when room temperature rises to 100 degree
F.

Again: too many are too quick to blame heat only because
they only try to fix what they know. Too many fixed problems
by adding fans - curing the symptoms - rather than fixing
reasons for failure. Intermittent computer problems are
solved first by collecting basic information; especially DC
output voltages using a 3.5 digit multimeter. Nothing causes
more strange problems that a power supply voltage that is
outside specs. Then too many spend hours trying to fix
"ghosts" created by that supply. Or they wildly start
swapping supplies in a 'guess' that supply has failed.
Instead, collect facts - the essential numbers.
 
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