NoNoBadDog!
December 7th 03, 12:33 AM
Three things come to mind;
1. Heat problem. Not enough ventilation.
2. Inadequate power supply.
3. Flaky memory chips that flake once they reach operating temperature the
first time after each start.
Bobby
"Woodsie" > wrote in message
...
> I am wondering if anyone can help. I am on cable and run with
> Windows XP Pro. Whenever I turn my PC on everything including Internet
> starts up fine. However, after about 5 minutes the system freezes. The HDD
> LED constantly glows. It seems to lose contact with all of the drives.
>
> I have to actually switch the PC off at the wall and then everything is
> fine. It doesn't freeze again until I turn it on again tomorrow.
>
> Where do I start looking? - Windows XP, Motherboard BIOS?
>
> Woodsie
>
>
1. Heat problem. Not enough ventilation.
2. Inadequate power supply.
3. Flaky memory chips that flake once they reach operating temperature the
first time after each start.
Bobby
"Woodsie" > wrote in message
...
> I am wondering if anyone can help. I am on cable and run with
> Windows XP Pro. Whenever I turn my PC on everything including Internet
> starts up fine. However, after about 5 minutes the system freezes. The HDD
> LED constantly glows. It seems to lose contact with all of the drives.
>
> I have to actually switch the PC off at the wall and then everything is
> fine. It doesn't freeze again until I turn it on again tomorrow.
>
> Where do I start looking? - Windows XP, Motherboard BIOS?
>
> Woodsie
>
>