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775547 2009-05-20 23:35:00 Windows XP Home
P4 2.8Ghz
1Gb ram
80 Gb SATA HDD

1 capacitor slightly bulging

problem:
computer boots realllllly slowly.
at some point the computer shuts down, sits, then reboots

boot into Safe Mode: same - gets partially through then shuts down


diagnostics on hdd: passed
diagnostics on ram: passed
ran chkdsk /r
defraged
Malwarebytes: Hijack.ControlPanelStyle: removed
running Avast virus scan now

any suggestions as to what is the cause of the shut down.
NZHawk (4093)
775548 2009-05-20 23:37:00 that capacitor, psu maybe GameJunkie (72)
775549 2009-05-20 23:37:00 "1 capacitor slightly bulging"

Its failed or starting to fail possible Power Supply problem.
wainuitech (129)
775550 2009-05-20 23:38:00 I'll try another psu - thank you NZHawk (4093)
775551 2009-05-20 23:51:00 another psu
boots checks keyboard, mouse, usb then
generates Error 106
NZHawk (4093)
775552 2009-05-21 00:40:00 And whats error 106, whats it say? Probably be better replacing the capacitor or the mobo Speedy Gonzales (78)
775553 2009-05-21 00:47:00 nothing

it boots through bios steps
shows on screen
keyboard ok
mouse ok
usb ok

then:
Error 106 no explanation other than the option to press F4 to go into setup
NZHawk (4093)
775554 2009-05-21 00:51:00 Hmm that error may mean the ram is stuffed. If there's 2 dimms remove one then the other. See which one lets you boot. If theres only 1, you'll have to find another somewhere and try it

Or it could be that capacitor thats causing it
Speedy Gonzales (78)
775555 2009-05-21 00:57:00 Thank you - will report back after lunch NZHawk (4093)
775556 2009-05-21 00:58:00 Would you say this is giving the error mesage when trying to detect the HDD. ?

106 can relate to "Executing a command in the start profile on local computer failed"

Try this - unplug the HDD, try booting the PC, it should try to detect the HDD - then complain it cant find one.
wainuitech (129)
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