Presario 5000 Intermittent (sp) Failure

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There are dozens of PCs in the 5000 series. Which one do you have?
HH

"Rick Shaw" <rikshaw59@comcast.net> wrote in message
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>I have a Presario 5000 that seems to lock up for no apparent reason. The
> lock ups occur anywhere from 5 to 20 minutes after booting (when it
> boots).
> List of things I've tried; Removed all unnecessary peripherals, tried
> different OSs (98SE and XP), swapped RAM (all PC100), cover removed to
> prevent overheating (I work on it in a very cold garage!) POST gives no
> indications of errors. POST works, verified by booting w/o RAM installed.
> One obvious answer is REPLACE MOBO which is what will happen but this is
> getting personal now. Just curious about anyone elses experiences. Any
> input would be most appreciated!
>
>

Archived from groups: alt.sys.pc-clone.compaq (More info?)

Describe Lock up better.

I bet its overheating or the HD is failing
HH wrote:
> There are dozens of PCs in the 5000 series. Which one do you have?
> HH
>
> "Rick Shaw" <rikshaw59@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news rOdnYDrQpoP6CfcRVn-3A@comcast.com...
> >I have a Presario 5000 that seems to lock up for no apparent reason.
The
> > lock ups occur anywhere from 5 to 20 minutes after booting (when it

> > boots).
> > List of things I've tried; Removed all unnecessary peripherals,
tried
> > different OSs (98SE and XP), swapped RAM (all PC100), cover removed
to
> > prevent overheating (I work on it in a very cold garage!) POST
gives no
> > indications of errors. POST works, verified by booting w/o RAM
installed.
> > One obvious answer is REPLACE MOBO which is what will happen but
this is
> > getting personal now. Just curious about anyone elses experiences.
Any
> > input would be most appreciated!
> >
> >