I recently purchased a TigerDirect Systemax computer based on an Intel D865GLC motherboard and a 3.2 GHz P4. The system operated normally for a few months. Further configuration details are probably not too relevant, but the system has 1 GB installed memory, a single Seagate ST3200822A disk, and runs under Win XP Pro with SP2.
For some months I've been experiencing a strange problem that I can't analyze. Your help would be appreciated. Here's the behavior:
On applying power to the unit (the boot button has not been pushed yet), the system enters into a power on / power off cycling mode. That is, the machine appears to begin the boot process with fans starting up, brief indication of mouse power, etc. Then the power is removed. This cycle repeates in a perfectly regular way with a period of about 1.5 seconds until the actual boot button is pushed, at which time the computer boots normally. The computer operates normally after booting.
The problem first appeared about 3 weeks after installing a second case fan in the computer; this fan is powered only through the motherboard connector (I'm not suggesting a cause/effect relationship, but merely noting that I did install a second fan and that's how I powered it). At first the behavior was only observed after the computer was thoroughly warmed up, but over time this slowly changed so that now it occurs at all times and in all conditions.
While I can't imagine what software cause would account for this behavior, I did check this by reading back in an early disk image, i. e., one dating to a time that I know the problem was not present (this image preceeded installing SP2, so that's not the cause). As expected, this had no effect. My conclusion was that the problem is definitely associated with the hardware.
Any help the group could give would be greatly appreciated.
For some months I've been experiencing a strange problem that I can't analyze. Your help would be appreciated. Here's the behavior:
On applying power to the unit (the boot button has not been pushed yet), the system enters into a power on / power off cycling mode. That is, the machine appears to begin the boot process with fans starting up, brief indication of mouse power, etc. Then the power is removed. This cycle repeates in a perfectly regular way with a period of about 1.5 seconds until the actual boot button is pushed, at which time the computer boots normally. The computer operates normally after booting.
The problem first appeared about 3 weeks after installing a second case fan in the computer; this fan is powered only through the motherboard connector (I'm not suggesting a cause/effect relationship, but merely noting that I did install a second fan and that's how I powered it). At first the behavior was only observed after the computer was thoroughly warmed up, but over time this slowly changed so that now it occurs at all times and in all conditions.
While I can't imagine what software cause would account for this behavior, I did check this by reading back in an early disk image, i. e., one dating to a time that I know the problem was not present (this image preceeded installing SP2, so that's not the cause). As expected, this had no effect. My conclusion was that the problem is definitely associated with the hardware.
Any help the group could give would be greatly appreciated.
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