Hi folks
I'm experiencing a strange problem with my new system. As soon as I reach a specific point in the Windows XP install, the system simply shuts down, as if someone pulled the power cord. The part of the XP install in question, is the part you reach after the disk has been formatted and the files have been copied and you have rebooted, i.e. the first time Windows runs (where it says "30 minutes left" and starts telling you how great an OS it is, etc.). After 5 or 10 seconds in this part of the install, it shuts down. I just think it is really odd that it is at this exact spot every time. Like something special happens here that triggers it.
I've tried different XP installation cds, but to no effect. So I figured it must be a hardware problem.
I noticed that the CPU temperature is pretty high immediately after each shut down (65-68C). I checked this in the BIOS. So could it be CPU overheating?
My second guess would be that it is a PSU problem.
My specs:
Athlon 64 X2 3800+
Asus A8N-SLI
eVGA 7800 GT CO
2x1 GB Kingston ValueRAM
Hitachi T7K250 SATA 250 GB HDD (On which I intend to install XP)
Maxtor DiamondMax 9 ATA 80 GB HDD
Antec TruePower 430W PSU
Note: The PSU is a couple of years old, so it does not have a 24-pin EATXPWR plug. So I corrected this by getting a 20 to 24 pin converter. Don't know if this matters, but the more information the better.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
I'm experiencing a strange problem with my new system. As soon as I reach a specific point in the Windows XP install, the system simply shuts down, as if someone pulled the power cord. The part of the XP install in question, is the part you reach after the disk has been formatted and the files have been copied and you have rebooted, i.e. the first time Windows runs (where it says "30 minutes left" and starts telling you how great an OS it is, etc.). After 5 or 10 seconds in this part of the install, it shuts down. I just think it is really odd that it is at this exact spot every time. Like something special happens here that triggers it.
I've tried different XP installation cds, but to no effect. So I figured it must be a hardware problem.
I noticed that the CPU temperature is pretty high immediately after each shut down (65-68C). I checked this in the BIOS. So could it be CPU overheating?
My second guess would be that it is a PSU problem.
My specs:
Athlon 64 X2 3800+
Asus A8N-SLI
eVGA 7800 GT CO
2x1 GB Kingston ValueRAM
Hitachi T7K250 SATA 250 GB HDD (On which I intend to install XP)
Maxtor DiamondMax 9 ATA 80 GB HDD
Antec TruePower 430W PSU
Note: The PSU is a couple of years old, so it does not have a 24-pin EATXPWR plug. So I corrected this by getting a 20 to 24 pin converter. Don't know if this matters, but the more information the better.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!