problem with my computer

[d1n0]

hi, i have a very serius problem with my
computer (more than a problem is a pain in the **s :mad: ) my computer: amd barton2500 (not overclocked), albatron
kx400vpro, vitsuba 450w, HD maxtor diamondmax plus9 80 gb (2 partitions), 512 mb pc2700 OCZ basic (not overclocked)
(cl 2.5-3-3 2T), msi gforce4 440 (270/405 not overclocked), samsung 56x, cdrw optorite 48x16x48, win xp pro)
the problem is that after 10 or 15 mins. that i turn it on, it crashes, but if i
reboot it before 10 min it doesn't crashes. it even crashed while i was installing a new OS.
PLEASE HELPPP!!! (sorry for my english)

[SSL]

i would run some diagnostics on your memory and harddrive

[gokusimpson]

Is your PSU the 450 thing? If so, I've never heard of the company. That might be the problem. Mine did that too. I upgraded and it fixed the problem.

[Doc Timbo]

Does it freeze crash? or blue-screen crash? And do you mean if you switch on and then reboot after 10 minutes...it is stable from then on?

[d1n0]

i used memtest86, and powermax (maxtor utility)...no problems.
doc timbo, it freeze crash (and sometimes it auto reboot no matter what application you're running).
when i reboot it before it crashes it's stable no matter how much time you leave your computer on.
gokusimpson, i'll try to test my comp with another psu (it could be the problem).

[Doc Timbo]

my housemates AMD 1600 PC does weird stuff for the first 20 minutes....keeps crashing namely..... I was wondering whether something is heating up alot and causing a crash....but then it expands a little (and perhaps bonds to a heatsink better) and then doesn't heat up so much the next time round..............

[SSL]

log the temps down for a lil while if u can, as well as the power, check for any significant spikes

[d1n0]

I think i found something; at the back of the psu it says: AC 230V, and here in argentina we have 220V, could this be the problem?

[CHE]

d1no I don't know if 220V instead of 230V would cause a problem, that is acceptable for most equipment but I do not know about computers.

Electronic equipment that does not work properly when cold (like a computer that crashes in the first 10 minutes of being powered up) but does operate properly when warm (after 10 minutes) is normally a sign of bad capacitors in the power system. In your case, most likely in the motherboard. Note this would <u>only</u> be the case if your computer is pretty much always stable after it has had a chance to warm up. The proper resolution would be to RMA the motherboard in that case.

It is also possible that the problem is your power supply, or the electrical service to your power supply.

Other possibillities include software loading up on your machine after a cold start (computer has shut off) which does not load up after a restart, or a driver issue.