framehvac

I am having trouble starting up my computer. Every time i startup the computer, it will shut itself down after 20 seconds. Time varies each startup. There is no message indicating why the computer shuts down. I know there could be a lot of things that can cause this to happen. I'm pretty sure it's not a virus tho. I get to the motherboard screen and before i get to the windows xp loading screen, it gives me a black screen that allows you to pick from normal mode, safe mode, and the mode the computer ran last time if worked. I tried to run in safe mode, but it still shuts down.
I don't know whats wrong, any ideas as why it shuts itself down after a couple of seconds?
as to overheating problems, i can see that all my fans are spinning, and i dont think my computer overheats after just about 10 seconds to shut down.

Thanks

Dunedin

Hello framehvac

It sounds to me like there might be a problem with the cooling fan on the processor.
Is the fan securely fixed? Check that it has not become loose or totally detached. 20 seconds would be enough to cause problems if the fan was loose.

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vladimirb

Hey there,
can you enter BIOS???
Check what temperature you have...
Its shut down all the time, or restarts sometimes???

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dai

what are you running
video card
cpu
m/board
ram
power supply
brand
wattage

any error message
check your tempretures and voltages in the bios and post them

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ThorXP

Welcome to TSF....

If you have a Full Operating System on CD then you can try this:

1. Configure the computer to start from the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive. For information about how to do this, see your computer documentation, or contact your computer manufacturer.
2. Insert the Windows XP CD-ROM into your CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive, and then restart your computer.
3. When you receive the "Press any key to boot from CD" message, press a key to start your computer from the Windows XP CD-ROM.
4. When you receive the "Welcome to Setup" message, press R to start the Recovery Console.
5. If you have a dual-boot or multiple-boot computer, select the installation that you have to use from the Recovery Console.
6. When you are prompted, type the administrator password, and then press ENTER (if none was set, leave it blank and press ENTER).
7. At the command prompt, type bootcfg /list, and then press ENTER. The entries in your current Boot.ini file appear on the screen.
8. At the command prompt, type bootcfg /rebuild, and then press ENTER. This command scans the hard disks of the computer for Windows XP, Microsoft Windows 2000, or Microsoft Windows NT installations, and then displays the results. Follow the instructions that appear on the screen to add the Windows installations to the Boot.ini file. For example, follow these steps to add a Windows XP installation to the Boot.ini file:

a. When you receive a message that is similar to the following message:
Total Identified Windows Installs: 1
[1] C:\Windows
Add installation to boot list? (Yes/No/All)
Press Y hit ENTER.

b. When, you receive a message that is similar to the following message:
Enter Load Identifier
This is the name of the operating system. Type the name of your operating system, and then press ENTER. The name is either Microsoft Windows XP Professional or Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition.

c. When you receive a message that is similar to the following:
Enter OS Load options
Type /fastdetect, and then press ENTER.

Take the CD out of the drive.

Type exit then press ENTER.

Note: The instructions that appear on your screen may be different, depending on the configuration of your computer.

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