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Old 08-15-2006, 12:31 PM
ryanswebsite@hotmail.com
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Default Re: How do diagnose issue of computer resetting itself constantly, please help!

Ive got some mini dumps as well, do you guys know how I would analyse
them?


ryanswebsite@hotmail.com wrote:
> It does seem incredibly random, in fact Im sure at one point the power
> just kept recycling during the bios loading.
>
> however saying that, Ive changed it to not recycle but to freeze on
> blue screen and it appears that the error message is
> page_fault_in_non_paged_area
>
> Do you guys think that this could have somethign to do with a power
> short?
>
> Rod Speed wrote:
> > Htnakirs <htnakirs@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Since you have changed almost everything, try using
> > > a different cabinet. Probably the wires/plugs coming
> > > from the cabinet's reset/power buttons are shorting.

> >
> > Unlikely, and the event log will prove that.
> >
> > > If it is driver related, it would occur immediately after some
> > > event, and not randomly. Try to identify this event. It could
> > > be anything from running an app to plugging a device.

> >
> > And the event log should make it obvious that its not random.



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