!!CONTINUOUS REBOOTS - POSSIBLE TECHNICAL SOLUTION!!

I had a problem with my PC rebooting everytime it got to the WinXP logo screen with status bar. I tried everything, including rebuilding my system with a second harddrive. Turns out the problem was not even with WinXP, but with my motherboard. I found out
from an IT guy at work (who received a recall notice from IBM) that some PIII models bought in 2001 had defective motherboards (especially IBM NetVistas, Comaq and Dell). I contacted IBM about this and they confirmed the story. There is currently an ECA (E
ngineering Change Announcement) until December 2004 for this motherboard. I took my PC to IBM and they replaced the motherboard at their expense...it works great now! All you need to do is call the IBM Technical Support Line 1-800-565-3344 and tell them th
at you have a blown capacitor and you want a case# to have it repaired. The unfortunate thing about all this is that IBM is the only company who has acknowledged the problem and is doing anything about it - the other companies are doing diddley. You can fi
nd out more by reading the following article:

http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/WEBONLY...eb03/ncap.html

Hope this helps everyone - it sure helped me!