I could try reformatting the drive and doing a NTFS Full this time - but I'd probably just be wasting my time.
If it is faulty memory or a PSU, why would reformatting the partition with Linux make a difference to the Windows installer O_o
I'm at a loss here. This is very frustrating for me and my mom wants this video ripped asap.
What would you guys do in my situation?
On 5/8/06,
Dave Watkins - CLUG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi Mitchell,
Try swapping out the memory with known good stuff. XP seems to have an
innate ability to sniff out flakey memory. You might try another power
supply also. Just put 2 boxes side by side and use the other's power supply.
Saves having to pull the supply out.
HTH
Cheers,
Dave Watkins
President
Calgary Linux Users Group
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From: Mitchell Brown [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 11:08 PM
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Subject: [clug-talk] Random computer crashing
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!
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