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| Petronski
Posted on 02/10/2008 3:55:50 PM PST by Petronski
Here's a 2.4Ghz P4 with a random reboot problem.
Yes, at any given moment, it reboots itself spontaneously. Problem did not go away after power supply swap.
Here's the odd part: in BIOS diagnostics, I see these voltages:
+12: 11.51
+5: 5.12
-12: -11.62
-5: -61.34
I reinstalled WinXPpro (wondering if it were some kind of driver problem): no dice. Then I installed Kubuntu, but again, the problem persists.
I think the power regulation on the motherboard is shot, but would like to save this hardware.
Any thoughts?
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To: Petronski
Here's a screenshot of Everest. Forgot to include it in the previous post:
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posted on
02/10/2008 5:09:38 PM PST
by
jdm
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To: Petronski
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posted on
02/10/2008 6:28:07 PM PST
by
JRios1968
("If you go over a cliff with all flags flying, you are still going over a cliff”—Ronald Reagan)
To: Bigh4u2
negative -61.34 volts??
umm....it’s supposed to be -5v
Sounds like a bad regulator to me. That reading is s'posed to be 12 volts.... but it still looks like a bad regulator.
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posted on
02/10/2008 6:29:31 PM PST
by
Swordmaker
(We can fix this, but you're gonna need a butter knife, a roll of duct tape, and a car battery.)
To: Petronski
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posted on
02/10/2008 6:30:22 PM PST
by
rockrr
(Global warming is to science what Islam is to religion)
To: JRios1968; Petronski
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posted on
02/10/2008 7:06:27 PM PST
by
Tainan
(Talk is cheap. Silence is golden. All I got is brass...lotsa brass.)
To: Petronski
The last time I had a problem like this it was the CPU fan. I would check the event viewer for errors.
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posted on
02/10/2008 7:14:15 PM PST
by
ThomasThomas
(Pro football is just a nanny state version of rugby!)
To: Petronski
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posted on
02/10/2008 7:17:57 PM PST
by
Gone_Postal
(We are not interested in the possibilities of defeat)
To: JRios1968; Swordmaker
Don't forget
and a
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posted on
02/10/2008 7:21:17 PM PST
by
ThomasThomas
(Pro football is just a nanny state version of rugby!)
To: ThomasThomas; Tainan; Petronski
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posted on
02/10/2008 7:46:23 PM PST
by
JRios1968
("If you go over a cliff with all flags flying, you are still going over a cliff”—Ronald Reagan)
To: Tainan; JRios1968; cyborg; jdm
If it is too loose, use duct tape.
If it is too tight, use WD40.
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posted on
02/10/2008 7:58:55 PM PST
by
Petronski
(I didn't leave the GOP. The GOP left me.)
To: cyborg; Miss Behave; jdm
As soon as I can get a license, I'm going to get some WD41 and Formula 410. Then, watchout!
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posted on
02/10/2008 7:59:54 PM PST
by
Petronski
(I didn't leave the GOP. The GOP left me.)
To: Petronski
As soon as I can get a license, I'm going to get some WD41 and Formula 410.Whoa, easy there...first you have to show you can handle a .39 revolver!
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posted on
02/10/2008 8:01:43 PM PST
by
JRios1968
("If you go over a cliff with all flags flying, you are still going over a cliff”—Ronald Reagan)
To: JustaDumbBlonde
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posted on
02/10/2008 8:08:59 PM PST
by
potlatch
To: Petronski; cyborg; jdm; JRios1968
As soon as I can get a license, I’m going to get some Prep-I and Amodium BE.
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posted on
02/10/2008 8:22:32 PM PST
by
Miss Behave
(Beloved daughter of Miss Creant, super sister of danged Miss Ology, and proud mother of Miss Hap.)
To: Petronski; cyborg; jdm; JRios1968
And believe me, that’s a license to kill.
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posted on
02/10/2008 8:25:13 PM PST
by
Miss Behave
(Beloved daughter of Miss Creant, super sister of danged Miss Ology, and proud mother of Miss Hap.)
To: Miss Behave
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posted on
02/10/2008 9:04:06 PM PST
by
JRios1968
("If you go over a cliff with all flags flying, you are still going over a cliff”—Ronald Reagan)
To: Tainan
If it moves and it shouldn't: duct tape
If is doesn't move and it should: WD-40.
The universal tool kit...
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posted on
02/10/2008 9:34:46 PM PST
by
Swordmaker
(We can fix this, but you're gonna need a butter knife, a roll of duct tape, and a car battery.)
To: JRios1968
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posted on
02/10/2008 9:42:41 PM PST
by
Miss Behave
(Beloved daughter of Miss Creant, super sister of danged Miss Ology, and proud mother of Miss Hap.)
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