XP logo, chkdsk and other issues. Help!

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Hello.

Randomaly I get sudden restarts, and when I play a game, I get sudden lock ups. Sometimes the lock ups come quick, and sometimes I can play up to 2 hours or more without getting any lock up.

When I tried fixing this, I updated all of my drivers (sound, display, chipset, ethernet...) and as I suspected it didn't work out.

I also tried to run chkdsk. Now once after I've installed SoftICE, my xp logo screen no longer appeared, and only a black screen appeared instead. Even though the windows loads up just fine. Now when the chkdsk is supposed to run, I see the "normal" black screen - just when the logo screen should appear. This is unlike any reset, because it lasts much longer, maybe forever?!. maybe at this time the chkdsk is running but I can't see it. Anyway I never waited long enough to see if the windows would come up.

Right now I need to find a way to make my XP logo, and the chkdsk procedure, reappear.

I think I might be missing a particular file of windows xp, but I don't know which and I don't know how to recover it. I have a windows cd...

Anyways after Ill get this done, I could run the chkdsk and maybe my other problems would be solved.

BTW I also ran memtest for 3.5 hours and no problem was found.

edit: I also used speed fan to monitor my volts and degrees, and I think it's all ok.

Please help
 
one problem fixed:D

Ok rebuilding the boot.ibi file made my XP logo come back :D

But now there is the other problem of locking up. While I'm playing C&C 3, my computer locks up after 5 to 10 minutes of play... As I said all of my drivers are updated. The GPU after a restart is at a temperature of 80 degrees.. (It's 6800 GT) so I don't think its the temperature...
My dump files are related to the sudden resets I once had, but now I don't get such resets.. only lock ups within the game. Do you think it's the game that is wrong? or my pc? and if so what could be the problem?

I tried everything...
 
view reply to dukebo; psu replaced

In this thread, view dukebo's posting: https://www.techspot.com/vb/topic7934.html.

Your situation is not clear-cut hardware. The forum "Guides & Solved issues" has a thread to re-load Windows XP from the CD and CAREFULLY responds to prompts so that applications are preserved. Murphy's Laws apply here. I used Norton's Ghost to image my hard drive before I went this route. In my case the hard drive was the culprit & the re-load blew up; restored image to new HDD cured my problem. Oh well.
 
Thanks m8 for the reply..
Actually I think it is the PSU's fault, because now, when I get the lock-up, i can't even reset using the reset button in the case. I press it and I see that the lights in my Joystick turn off, but the screen is still on and so the computer itself.. only after 4 presses and after waiting about 30 seconds it restarts...
Maybe it means the PSU is dying or something, especialy when a lock up occurs... I just hope its not the GPU's fault..

Can I now rule out the GPU and just replace the PSU? (The current PSU is 400W but from low quality - cheap).

thanks for the help..
 
Oh My Goddd

Just opened my pc and saw the company of my PSU!!!
EVER-POWER!!! I have seen some info about this company.!! I am so surprized that my pc is still running.. omg! I think I'm gonna buy an Atntec or an Enermax right now, even if the PSU is not the source of the problem.

Oh my god the shame!
 

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