I have a P4 1.5, 256 MB Ram with Windows XP (home ed). It is a Cicerio; I bought it from a large retailer about a year and a half ago.
Every now and then my computer would just reboot for no reason, with no warning and no visible error message. Lately the frequency of these crashes has increased to 1-2 times per day.
I ran a virus check - nothing. I ran scan disk - nothing. I checked for spyware - nothing. I defragged and still nothing helped.
Finally I decided to reformat my Hard Drive and reinstall XP. I reformatted without any problem, but when I went to install XP, it spontaneously restarted in mid-installation.
I tried installing again, and reformating again, but each time I try it it crashes the same as before. It crashes at a different point in the installation each time.
I think I have a hardware problem. It ran fine for a long time, and nothing has been added to it. There is little to no dust inside and the temps are ok according to the BIOS.
Now I'm stuck. I don't want to start swapping out parts until it's solved, but I will if I have a list of usual suspects.
Any help would be appreciated.
Every now and then my computer would just reboot for no reason, with no warning and no visible error message. Lately the frequency of these crashes has increased to 1-2 times per day.
I ran a virus check - nothing. I ran scan disk - nothing. I checked for spyware - nothing. I defragged and still nothing helped.
Finally I decided to reformat my Hard Drive and reinstall XP. I reformatted without any problem, but when I went to install XP, it spontaneously restarted in mid-installation.
I tried installing again, and reformating again, but each time I try it it crashes the same as before. It crashes at a different point in the installation each time.
I think I have a hardware problem. It ran fine for a long time, and nothing has been added to it. There is little to no dust inside and the temps are ok according to the BIOS.
Now I'm stuck. I don't want to start swapping out parts until it's solved, but I will if I have a list of usual suspects.
Any help would be appreciated.