random re-boots

[geezer]

somethimes im just working or on the internet and my system just re-boots, can anyone please help?

2. also, when on the internet and i go to some sites sometimes i just get a white screen and it says done at the bottom, or sometimes, like at this site, i just get banners and nothing else, is there something wrong with my internet explorer settings? please help

Thanks

 

[ath0mps0]

This kind of problem cannot be trouble-shot online - you'll need someone there that can 1 by 1 test all of the possible issues.

I thought a thought, but the thought I thought wasn't the thought I thought I had thought.

 

[khha4113]

Be more specific about your system.

Good or Bad have no meaning at all, depends on what your point of view is.

 

[Tiberius13]

Ok.. we definitely need all of your system info to start to troubleshoot this.

However, I can at least give you a headstart with a couple of suggestions.

1) go into the System settings (Advanced tab I believe), and change the setting for 'reboot on error' so that it won't reboot, and will instead give you a BSOD (blue screen of death). Now you should be able to see some details about what has gone wrong to crash your system

2) I had problems like this on my system and it turned out to be bad RAM. I took out the RAM I had and replaced it with a new stick and everything was fixed. See if the place you got it from will swap the stick of RAM for you, or go to a store that has a return policy and pick up a new stick to try (knowing you can return it if it doesn't fix the problem).

Other things to try are:

1) make sure your power supply is good enough to power your system (300W minimum for AMD systems - and brand name supplies are best... some 300W supplies suck)
2) re-seat all cards/ram/etc on the motherboard (and try the RAM you have in a different ram slot... if you have more than 1 stick of RAM.. try using just 1 stick at a time. If it runs stable with 1 stick then you know that stick is good, etc.

That's a start...

 

[geezer]

my system

AMD Athlon 1900XP
Soyo Dragon Plus Mobo
100 GB Western Digital HD
512 MB of Crucial ram
ati all in wonder radeon 8500
sound balster audigy platinum
24x plextor burner

 

[Tiberius13]

You didn't mention your power supply.....

My main 2 areas to check would be the power supply, and the VIO and VIO1 voltages.

 

[jlanka]

sound balster audigy platinum

Is the onboard audio disabled?

<i>It's always the one thing you never suspected.</i>

 

[pat]

Update to the latest BIOS.

-Always put the blame on you first, then on the hardware !!!