PC rebooting on startup - help requested

[3Sqn_Sven]

Hey all,

 

I have an issue with my pc randomly rebooting itself about every third time I turn it on. It will sit in windows for about 5 secs then reboot itself. On occasion it even reboots again after this. I then get a "your pc has recovered from a serious error" message when windows comes back up, however when sending it off to microsoft the analysis is that it being caused by an unknown device driver.

 

I have a P4 2.4Ghz, 1 Gig Kingmax ram, ASUS P4P800 Mobo, agp 128mb 6600GT and a 120 GB HD.

 

This problem has been going on for about 6 months and I have no idea what could be the issue. I have not installed any new hardware.

 

Anyone seen this before?

[Nate Dogg]

Nope but try updating your MB drivers to the latest, GPU drivers and anything else you can do. May even be something in BIOS too? Never hurts to reset the bios if you know what you changed if anything.

give it a go and let me know how it works out

cheers

[NEODARK]

There are viruses that make a PC reboot upon booting.

 

However, it can also be somethign else. Check your EventViewer (under safe mode) too see whats error is reported, and post back what you find out

[Mustang]

I had these exact same problems when my RAM suddenly failed........hope its something simple.

[zaelu]

Check for viruses or driver conflicts

Check posible drives failures (check SMARTat boot, Check errors in Event viewer log in Computer Management , right click on My Computer... manage)

 

Tear it apart

Check for bad contacts on connectors.

Check your heat control (dust control)

Check your ram with memtest86 (disk).

Check your CPU and ram stability with Prime95

 

Take you components out and test from minimum necesity to full. See what cracks out.

 

come back with feedback

[Guest Cali]

That sucks hope you get it fixed.

[Pilotasso]

I had these exact same problems when my RAM suddenly failed........hope its something simple.

 

Yeah I had same problems with my previous machine. Some viruses do it too, but they can be wiped out by doing safe mode, updating virus defenintions and then kill the SOB before booting normal mode.

 

I point it to RAM problem, though, more probabble.

[NEODARK]

yeah ram or anything else will do it too.

 

thus why the EventViewer is the best way to diagnose it.

[3Sqn_Sven]

This is the stop error I've been getting from Eventviewer...I couldn't remember how to get safe mode running with XP but was able to get this stop error up anyway. The first one happened on booting up today, the PC reset on start up, then it went for 20 min and reset again (this has only happened twice, but both in the last week).

 

Error code 1000008e, parameter1 80000003, parameter2 865d15a4, parameter3 f78c28fc

 

0000: 53 79 73 74 65 6d 20 45 System E

0008: 72 72 6f 72 20 20 45 72 rror Er

0010: 72 6f 72 20 63 6f 64 65 ror code

0018: 20 31 30 30 30 30 30 38 1000008

0020: 65 20 20 50 61 72 61 6d e Param

0028: 65 74 65 72 73 20 38 30 eters 80

0030: 30 30 30 30 30 33 2c 20 000003,

0038: 38 36 35 64 31 35 61 34 865d15a4

0040: 2c 20 66 37 38 63 32 38 , f78c28

0048: 66 63 2c 20 30 30 30 30 fc, 0000

0050: 30 30 30 30 0000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After 15 min

 

Error code 1000008e, parameter1 80000003, parameter2 86b8896c, parameter3 bad23cd8, parameter4 00000000

 

0000: 53 79 73 74 65 6d 20 45 System E

0008: 72 72 6f 72 20 20 45 72 rror Er

0010: 72 6f 72 20 63 6f 64 65 ror code

0018: 20 31 30 30 30 30 30 38 1000008

0020: 65 20 20 50 61 72 61 6d e Param

0028: 65 74 65 72 73 20 38 30 eters 80

0030: 30 30 30 30 30 33 2c 20 000003,

0038: 38 36 62 38 38 39 36 63 86b8896c

0040: 2c 20 62 61 64 32 33 63 , bad23c

0048: 64 38 2c 20 30 30 30 30 d8, 0000

 

 

Thanks for any assistance you can render.

0050: 30 30 30 30 0000

[Deno]

I had to problem to twice. With me it had to do with USB 2.0 (legacy). When the legacy was turned on in the bios I had this excact same problem.

 

I turned it off downloaded the latest motherboard usb drivers. Installed them actived usb legacy again and problem was fixed try it out.

[3Sqn_Sven]

Hey guys I recently changed joysticks and unplugged my Thrustmaster Top Gun 2 USB HOTAS. I have not had a single reboot since! Previously it was a daily occurence.

 

Interesting.