So I have one of these http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c00196251&tmp_task=prodinfoCategory&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en&product=449387
An old HP Pavillion a850y that can no longer remain powered on.
CPU: Pentium 4 540j (Prescott - socket 775) 3.2ghz
MOBO: ASUS PTGD1-LA (although this is from their website, but I swear when the pc was working the splash was american megatrends - the actual board when you look at it has no wording so.....)
RAM: 1GB (2x512 MB)
GPU: Radeon X600 PRO
Sound Card: Soundblaster something or other
1 16x DVD/RW Drive
1 48x CD/RW Drive
1 All in one card reader
1 3.5 inch floppy
OS: Win xp
HDD: 160GB
PSU: Lite On 300w 5121-6h1 (Oh dear... I'm impressed it actually lasted 8 years...)
Developed intermittent startup problems last year that went away for a while but now it just boot loops (it gets all the way into windows then shuts down now, when the problem first arose it would loop before even loading the os). I never put that much effort into diagnosing the problem since its an 8 year old web surfing machine that I have been expecting to die for a while. Now I'm having a hard time letting go and since its just a second pc for general use I'm wondering if I should try a new PSU. I know this could be caused by a number of things, including temperatures, ram, mobo, etc, and I wouldn't want to spend a lot but if a small psu and maybe new ram would keep her going it would be worth it, and if not I wouldn't be out a lot of coin.
I'd be interested in any thoughts, I have no experience with the 775 era technology and wouldn't know what to look for or stay away from as far as components go.
An old HP Pavillion a850y that can no longer remain powered on.
CPU: Pentium 4 540j (Prescott - socket 775) 3.2ghz
MOBO: ASUS PTGD1-LA (although this is from their website, but I swear when the pc was working the splash was american megatrends - the actual board when you look at it has no wording so.....)
RAM: 1GB (2x512 MB)
GPU: Radeon X600 PRO
Sound Card: Soundblaster something or other
1 16x DVD/RW Drive
1 48x CD/RW Drive
1 All in one card reader
1 3.5 inch floppy
OS: Win xp
HDD: 160GB
PSU: Lite On 300w 5121-6h1 (Oh dear... I'm impressed it actually lasted 8 years...)
Developed intermittent startup problems last year that went away for a while but now it just boot loops (it gets all the way into windows then shuts down now, when the problem first arose it would loop before even loading the os). I never put that much effort into diagnosing the problem since its an 8 year old web surfing machine that I have been expecting to die for a while. Now I'm having a hard time letting go and since its just a second pc for general use I'm wondering if I should try a new PSU. I know this could be caused by a number of things, including temperatures, ram, mobo, etc, and I wouldn't want to spend a lot but if a small psu and maybe new ram would keep her going it would be worth it, and if not I wouldn't be out a lot of coin.
I'd be interested in any thoughts, I have no experience with the 775 era technology and wouldn't know what to look for or stay away from as far as components go.
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