On Wed, 29 Aug 2007 12:18:22 -0500, "Ken Maltby"
<kmaltby@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

>
>"Noozer" <dont.spam@me.here> wrote in message
>news:VUZAi.101085$rX4.33391@pd7urf2no...
>>>> (Inconsistent symptoms, but machine always locks up within 4 minutes of
>>>> cold
>>>> power up, regardless of which operating system is being booted.
>>>> In fact, on one occasion it locked up in the middle of entering the
>>>> BIOS
>>>> password. Commencement of problem coincided with starting to use
>>>> broadband
>>>> (connected to router by ethernet cable). Tried replacing use of Realtek
>>>> ethernet
>>>> controller with Intel Gigabit PCI ethernet card. No problem if keep PC
>>>> switched on permanently)
>>
>> I would suspect a faulty PSU, or failing capacitors on your mainboard.
>>
>
> Have you and "Grinder" been replaced by "kony" clones?
>
> Not an overheating problem.


You're welcome to find all the posts where I suggested
overheating as the most likely problem, or do you realize
you'd appear as a troll when you couldn't come up with
anything recent except for that router debate and something
directly related like a fan failing?