and the computer cannot run on battery (it shuts off). What could be the problem? I have purchased a new power cord and that's exhibiting the same problem so I've ruled that out. I don't want to spend a fortune on battery if that will also not fix the problem....

the problem is a larger power supply, but that is my next step. If anyone knows what the problem might be, I would appreciate any help. Thanks, KR. The problem is my machine crashes after about 10min of play in games like GTA3 and MOHAA. I’ve read MANY...

2-3 days, but, I don't sit by the machine 24/7 so it was a total suprise to see it actually happen, and point to srv.sys. >>> or working from DOS. I can't work from DOS, I am running XP, there is no DOS on my machine, (any of my machines in fact!). >>> I'd...

point will turn the machine on (no need to press the power button again). Leaving the backup battery out entirely solves the problem, and the machine turns on first time with no problem -- although it will not load the operating system, so doing away with...

2000 onto a new machine and it hangs indefinitely when the 'Starting Windows' progress bar completes. No error messages or re-boots - it just hangs. Machine spec: AMD XP2400 processor, Gigabyte GA-7VRXP m/board, 2 x 256 Mb DDR PC2700 RAM, 330w PSU,...

culprits for this type of behavior. It is possible, since the problem is so periodic and random, that it's a problem with the power going to your computer. You might want to get that checked out. -- Get Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP here: "A...

crap and we always had to [-peep-] with it. what a pain in the ass. save somebody some money and then we lose money fixing the bullshit plus we look like idiots. we sold 80 intel boxes to a school and had a problem with 2(power supplys). its not all about sticker...

it. Then I could run the machine for around 3 hours continuously. I was about to conclude that the problem is solved and then the system hung :-( I am unable to find out the root of the problem. The machine hangs in a minute if I try to run any game (I tried...