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ChadTower:
--- Quote from: Hoopz on June 09, 2009, 09:02:28 am ---
--- Quote from: pinballjim on June 09, 2009, 09:00:14 am ---Okay guys, I hope this is the last question on this...
XP Professional or XP Professional x64?
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Look for 64 drivers for your hardware. If you can find them, go that route. If not, stick with vanilla XP pro.
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Yeah, if you think XP tested drivers are in short supply, try finding 64 bit XP tested drivers... not a lot of them out there.
daywane:
my problem seems fixed.
I replace power supply today and added new grease to CPU and CPU fan.
I think it was the CPU grease. I saw no evidence of any used .
bought grease at Radio shack, tube is as big as my pinkie finger. ( I have large hands) seems like a life time supply.
after windows is fully installed , I think I will put the old power supply back in and see what happens.
Not that the power supply is all that important , I just want to see what the problem was .
I do have to redo my console PC , I do not see this as a real problem , I have every thing backed up on a Maxtor one touch USB hard drive. The only beef is the setting of the TV out card. That was a pain to set up the first time.
testicle187:
--- Quote from: daywane on June 07, 2009, 03:08:26 pm ---its a old gateway
1.8 P4 intell
512 meg mem
Windows XP Home
this PC has been kicking along fine for years.
This is my main PC on a TV. I used it for .AVI files and console EMU,s
It now boots up for about 5 ( maybe 15 ) min and the screen goes black and the power button goes from green to orange.
nothing will respond.
I must unplug PC and restart all over.
but again it will only run maybe 5 min and shuts down.
no beeps no error code, nothing
I am thinking power supply?
I did try to reinstall windows. but after format it started to install and shut down.
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I know you solved the problem now, but we use Gateways about that spec all over the place I work. The power button turns from green to orange when the computer goes into standby. Normally you can tap the space bar a few times to get it out of that. Sometimes Windows will hang up on standby and you have to reboot. You might have just been able to disable Standy and Hibernation in the Power Settings of XP. It never hurts to take your CMOS battery out and put it back in as wall. Thought I would throw this out for you.
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