My main pc keeps rebooting

*SRTDodge05* · 07-05-2007, 01:49 PM

The last few days my pc keeps rebooting at different stages. When i first trun it on i get to the xp login screen and and sits there for about 20sec and it reboots. lot of times when i open media player my pc will hang and then restart. just now i had media player open playing music for about 2hours and my pc rebooted. Only hardware i changed was 2x 160gbs to a 320gb hdd and went from vista to xp pro. Temps look fine to me at idle and i havent put any load on my cpu.

Cpu 42c
case 43c
video 51c
hdd 42c

3 of 7 · 07-05-2007, 02:01 PM

Anything in the system logs?

CK8-04 · 07-05-2007, 02:01 PM

That type of situation happened to me twice in my life. First time, it turned out to be a crap 250 watt PSU I was using with my XP 1800+ system that I recycled from an old P2 build. After replacing the PSU, everything was fine. The second time, it was my CPU. It took one motherboard replacement for me to find out, but I was rewarded when Intel sent me a brand new retail boxed 3.2C 30 capper

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*SRTDodge05* · 07-05-2007, 02:03 PM

1:29pm

The Universal Plug and Play Device Host service depends on the SSDP Discovery Service service which failed to start because of the following error:
The service cannot be started, either because it is disabled or because it has no enabled devices associated with it.

DCOM got error "The dependency service or group failed to start. " attempting to start the service upnphost with arguments "" in order to run the server:
{204810B9-73B2-11D4-BF42-00B0D0118B56}

thats all i see, i disabled the ssdp service and just turned it back on.

*SRTDodge05* · 07-05-2007, 02:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CK8-04

That type of situation happened to me twice in my life. First time, it turned out to be a crap 250 watt PSU I was using with my XP 1800+ system that I recycled from an old P2 build. After replacing the PSU, everything was fine. The second time, it was my CPU. It took one motherboard replacement for me to find out, but I was rewarded when Intel sent me a brand new retail boxed 3.2C 30 capper

.

I hope its nothing major because i dont want to put any money in this system since its a socket939. Its a year and a half old which is a long time for me to keep a pc since i always upgraded every 6months, that was before things changed so much and so offen.

3 of 7 · 07-05-2007, 02:17 PM

Did this start at the same time as you couldn't get windows updates?

*polonyc2* · 07-05-2007, 02:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 3 of 7

Did this start at the same time as you couldn't get windows updates?

and at the same time your post count started dropping?

*SRTDodge05* · 07-05-2007, 02:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 3 of 7

Did this start at the same time as you couldn't get windows updates?

it a day or two before, thats why i checked windows updates to see if i was missing something.

*SRTDodge05* · 07-05-2007, 02:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by polonyc2

and at the same time your post count started dropping?

Nope that was today on a different pc.

Cogar · 07-05-2007, 02:26 PM

A failing power supply is the #1 suspect for random reboots, as CK8-04 mentioned. This symptom would also manifest itself if you changed your wiring during the hard drive change and put a heavier load on one leg than it was designed to handle. Under such a situation, the power supply is not able to come up with enough current and you will get random problems that end up causing a reboot. If rewiring doesn't help, and if you have a spare PSU, or if you are willing to upgrade to a unit that will work with your current board and an upgraded system, it would probably be worth your while to swap the PSU. After that, it could be failing CPU or memory.

*SRTDodge05* · 07-05-2007, 02:30 PM

I was thinking power supply or motherboard since its a cheap ecs board. In my system right now i have a enermax 550watt with 36 amps. One lead as 2 dvd burners, one lead has a hdd. Then the 24pin power connector with the extra 4pin and the 6pin pci-e connector for my 7950gt video card.

wallijonn · 07-05-2007, 02:34 PM

I'd try to boot into and run Ubuntu liveCD, just in case you have a virus.

*SRTDodge05* · 07-05-2007, 02:37 PM

right now im running orthos to test my cpu and ram so far 40minutes and not a problem yet.

Cogar · 07-05-2007, 02:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SRTDodge05

I was thinking power supply or motherboard since its a cheap ecs board. In my system right now i have a enermax 550watt with 36 amps. One lead as 2 dvd burners, one lead has a hdd. Then the 24pin power connector with the extra 4pin and the 6pin pci-e connector for my 7950gt video card.

That wiring layout should pose no problems, so I think we can safely eliminate that as an issue.

*SRTDodge05* · 07-05-2007, 02:53 PM

I would hate to have to reload windows again to see if that the problem. Im going to keep testing my hardware before i bring out the xp cd. I just hope this pc will last me till next year and get me a true quad core cpu.

07-05-2007, 01:49 PM	#1
SRTDodge05 Grab Life By The Balls Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Michigan Posts: 7,830	My main pc keeps rebooting The last few days my pc keeps rebooting at different stages. When i first trun it on i get to the xp login screen and and sits there for about 20sec and it reboots. lot of times when i open media player my pc will hang and then restart. just now i had media player open playing music for about 2hours and my pc rebooted. Only hardware i changed was 2x 160gbs to a 320gb hdd and went from vista to xp pro. Temps look fine to me at idle and i havent put any load on my cpu. Cpu 42c case 43c video 51c hdd 42c
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07-05-2007, 02:01 PM	#2
3 of 7 You can run..... Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 4,660	Anything in the system logs? __________________
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CK8-04 nVidia nForce 4 Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Malden, MA Posts: 951	That type of situation happened to me twice in my life. First time, it turned out to be a crap 250 watt PSU I was using with my XP 1800+ system that I recycled from an old P2 build. After replacing the PSU, everything was fine. The second time, it was my CPU. It took one motherboard replacement for me to find out, but I was rewarded when Intel sent me a brand new retail boxed 3.2C 30 capper . __________________ "To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift" - Steve Prefontaine Antec Solo Corsair 520HX Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 w/ TR SI-128 SE Intel D975XBX2 4GB Corsair DHX DDR2-800 eVGA e-Geforce 8800GT w/ TR T-Rad2 WD Raptor 74GB 16MB NEC Multisync LCD2090UXi Logitech Z-5300 MS Comfort Curve KB 2000 Logitech G3
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07-05-2007, 02:03 PM	#4
SRTDodge05 Grab Life By The Balls Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Michigan Posts: 7,830	1:29pm The Universal Plug and Play Device Host service depends on the SSDP Discovery Service service which failed to start because of the following error: The service cannot be started, either because it is disabled or because it has no enabled devices associated with it. DCOM got error "The dependency service or group failed to start. " attempting to start the service upnphost with arguments "" in order to run the server: {204810B9-73B2-11D4-BF42-00B0D0118B56} thats all i see, i disabled the ssdp service and just turned it back on.
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07-05-2007, 02:17 PM	#6
3 of 7 You can run..... Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 4,660	Did this start at the same time as you couldn't get windows updates? __________________
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07-05-2007, 02:26 PM	#10
Cogar Sleuth Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: It varies, but usually within 100 yards of a keyboard. Posts: 7,212	A failing power supply is the #1 suspect for random reboots, as CK8-04 mentioned. This symptom would also manifest itself if you changed your wiring during the hard drive change and put a heavier load on one leg than it was designed to handle. Under such a situation, the power supply is not able to come up with enough current and you will get random problems that end up causing a reboot. If rewiring doesn't help, and if you have a spare PSU, or if you are willing to upgrade to a unit that will work with your current board and an upgraded system, it would probably be worth your while to swap the PSU. After that, it could be failing CPU or memory.
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07-05-2007, 02:30 PM	#11
SRTDodge05 Grab Life By The Balls Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Michigan Posts: 7,830	I was thinking power supply or motherboard since its a cheap ecs board. In my system right now i have a enermax 550watt with 36 amps. One lead as 2 dvd burners, one lead has a hdd. Then the 24pin power connector with the extra 4pin and the 6pin pci-e connector for my 7950gt video card.
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07-05-2007, 02:37 PM	#13
SRTDodge05 Grab Life By The Balls Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Michigan Posts: 7,830	right now im running orthos to test my cpu and ram so far 40minutes and not a problem yet.
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07-05-2007, 02:53 PM	#15
SRTDodge05 Grab Life By The Balls Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Michigan Posts: 7,830	I would hate to have to reload windows again to see if that the problem. Im going to keep testing my hardware before i bring out the xp cd. I just hope this pc will last me till next year and get me a true quad core cpu.
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