my PC restarts every 10-12 secs

delmy5983 · 12-23-2006, 06:21 AM

Hi,

My PC keeps restarting. I have laptop and a Desktop PC. Yesterday I cut all my documents and pictures from my laptop to my Desktop PC. Well I used a flash drive to cut all my files and paste them on to my desktop. Well my laptop works just fine, but my PC doesn't. Every time I enter my password on the PC it restarts by its self . Now that I want to get an old file I have no way of accessing it. I have Windows XP for both. Can anyone help me.

Things I have tried:
-I have tried to sign in like 6 times.
-I have unplugged it from the wall a few times.
-I have shut it off using the button twice.

PLEASE HELP ME,

Thanks in advance,

Delmy

Raffaz · 12-23-2006, 07:31 AM

Ha ha, ive just answered your question in another forum, but here it is again

Have you actually managed to log into windows? If not then you can use last known good configuration. Restart the pc and tap F8, you should get a menu with last known good, on it. If you get a different menu, then restart it again and wait a bit longer before tapping F8. Once thats done it should boot upno problem. . . .hopefully

joelbeveridge · 12-23-2006, 07:50 AM

Ok test time. - Can you get into BIOS? If you can, i want you to enter bios and leave the bios open for about 10mins, just testing if its RAM that might be messing you around and the bios is the best place to test. 2nd test- If nothing happens while in bios for 10mins, restart your machine and Press F8 at startup about 10times like my Old mate Raff told you. This will give you a nice pretty menu to pick from, now i want you to go into safe mode and see if it restarts the machine. Plz do this and get back to us. : )

delmy5983 · 12-23-2006, 03:51 PM

Thanks you guys...I logged on this morning and everything is fine... I have like two years worth of pics ans documents on it that really mattered.

Teny · 12-23-2006, 04:43 PM

i have the same problem, i just bought a new 1gb ram, and putted it in. i open my computer, everything goes fine, then my comp restarts and goes to the safe mode or start normally thing, . i chose last known configuration, safe mode, and start normally, after i chose one of those the windows loading shows up and start loading, and i though it worked, but right when it got to the Welcome screen, it restarts again. i could open up my bios and leave it on for 10 min, and nothing happens. any help?

Raffaz · 12-23-2006, 04:45 PM

Try taking the new RAM out and see what happens

Teny · 12-23-2006, 04:48 PM

when the new ram is out, it works fine

Raffaz · 12-23-2006, 05:17 PM

So its a problem with ya RAM then, its either damaged or not compatable. Try the new RAM on its own and see if it works

Teny · 12-23-2006, 05:21 PM

yea, ive tried the ram by itself too

Raffaz · 12-23-2006, 05:21 PM

and did it work? if not then the RAMs the problem

Teny · 12-23-2006, 05:27 PM

no, the ram didnt work, is there anything i could do? it shows the ram memory on the bios but just would log in

Raffaz · 12-23-2006, 05:32 PM

Well ya could post ya mobo make/model, and tell us what type of RAM ya got? so we can check compatability. Ya could also get hold of a program called memtest (google it) and fit the RAM in on its own and run a test on it to see if its faulty

Teny · 12-23-2006, 05:41 PM

well, my mobo is a D101GGC, and i bought the ram through ebay, and i cant find out who made it, heres the link
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...5111&rd=1&rd=1

Raffaz · 12-23-2006, 05:50 PM

Well the RAM seems compatable, but it is a cheap brand, so it could be that. Try memtest and see what happens

Teny · 12-23-2006, 05:56 PM

how could i run the memtest if my computer wont even log in when i put the ram in by itsel?

Raffaz · 12-23-2006, 06:26 PM

It runs from DOS

Teny · 12-23-2006, 06:42 PM

how do i do it to run from DOS?

joelbeveridge · 12-23-2006, 06:50 PM

afew weeks ago i went and got myself a new stick of 1GB RAM, when i put the new stick in the machine i saw the computer was picking up the ram and everything was cool. But about 1 min later it would restart the machine and start all over again. I grabbed that Bastard ram and got back to the place i brought it from and they did a mem test and reported it was Dead, so they gave me a new one for free. just go send it back mate.

Raffaz · 12-23-2006, 06:50 PM

Download the ISO image, burn it to a CD and boot from the CD. All this is explained on the website, if ya read it

Teny · 12-23-2006, 08:06 PM

well, i ran the memtest through a floppy, and a bunch of errors showed and then it restarted again and it didnt finish checking