If it's crapping out under Windows AND Linux, then it is likely a hardware problem. Try running memtest86 on it for a few hours, to see if you get any erros talking to your memory. Other than that, it's trial and error time.. :) (The joys of troubleshooting).
And to answer the next question - most modern distros come with an option to run memtest86 when the install media is booted (though it might be labeled differently). I just finished doing this with Kubuntu. Shawn On Monday 08 May 2006 23:07, Mitchell Brown wrote: > Hi, I was wondering if anyone could help -- > > Today I had to reinstall "that other operating system" on my dads computer. > Now, whenever the XP Setup got about half way through "Copying files to > your hard disk" the computers PC-Speaker made a disgusting croak noise and > died solemly. Like, the entire machine just went a cold shutdown like > someone hit the powerbar. Now, I tried my legit copy of XP, my pirated > copy, everything. Nothing worked. Finally, I decided to boot onto my > PCLinuxOS livecd and wipe out the partitions that way instead of using > WinXP-Setups' built-in watered down partitioner. Everything worked, the > install worked, no more dying, nothing. Just worked. I figured that the > Windows partitioner was having trouble creating the filesystem properly, > right? > > Well, now, here I am at the machine, and all of a sudden, it croaks, and > dies again! Right in the middle of a huge video-rip. Sounds intense, but > for this machine, its not really. Now, right away I think, "Oh, I'm > overloading it" - well, not the case, because the WinXP-Setup would always > die in the exact same place. So that's kind of a coincidence. > > So does anyone know what this is? The sound the PC Speaker makes is kind of > a loud-low note, then fades out and the machine dies. > > Thanks! > > -- > pub 1024D/9091C422 02/05/2006 Mitchell Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Primary key fingerprint: 812B 94BC EA0D 345A CC1C 2ED9 F7F6 5CCF 9091 > C422 _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
