Question from a total illiterate

[Anon_me]

Sometimes my computer reboots itself for no apparent reason. Anything I should be concerned about? or can fix? Thanks

[outside looking in]

Start by listing your computer specs, including the power supply, operating system, installed programs, and driver versions for the various hardware components.

[Justintime]

is it while doing something stressful? gaming etc? or just randomly? could be a bad powersupply, motherboard, overheating cpu, some software going nuts, driver problem, irq conflict etc.. suggest you give us more info, is this a store bought then?

[Anon_me]

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System Information
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Time of this report 9/5/2002, 164450
Machine name LSYW
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) (2600.xpclnt_qfe.010827-1803)
Language English (Regional Setting English)
System Manufacturer System Manufacturer
System Model System Name
BIOS ASUS - 30303031
Processor Intel Pentium III, ~999MHz
Memory 1024MB RAM
Page File 106MB used, 2356MB available
Primary File System n/a
DirectX Version DirectX 8.1 (4.08.01.0810)
DX Setup Parameters Not found
DxDiag Version 5.01.2600.0000 32bit Unicode

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DxDiag Notes
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DirectX Files Tab No problems found.
Display Tab 1 No problems found.
Sound Tab 1 No problems found.
Music Tab No problems found.
Input Tab No input devices detected.
No problems found.
Network Tab No problems found.

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DirectX Components
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ddraw.dll 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/23/2001 050000 267264 bytes
ddrawex.dll 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/23/2001 050000 24064 bytes
dxapi.sys 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/23/2001 050000 10496 bytes
d3d8.dll 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/23/2001 050000 1181184 bytes
d3dim.dll 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/23/2001 050000 436224 bytes
d3dim700.dll 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/23/2001 050000 791040 bytes
d3dramp.dll 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/23/2001 050000 590336 bytes
d3drm.dll 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/23/2001 050000 350208 bytes
d3dxof.dll 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/23/2001 050000 47616 bytes
d3dpmesh.dll 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/23/2001 050000 34816 bytes
dplayx.dll 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/23/2001 050000 212992 bytes
dpmodemx.dll 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/23/2001 050000 20992 bytes
dpwsockx.dll 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/23/2001 050000 50176 bytes
dplaysvr.exe 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/23/2001 050000 26112 bytes
dpnsvr.exe 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/23/2001 050000 18944 bytes
dpnet.dll 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/23/2001 050000 156672 bytes
dpnlobby.dll 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/23/2001 050000 38400 bytes
dpnwsock.dll 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/23/2001 050000 61952 bytes
dpnaddr.dll 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/23/2001 050000 26112 bytes
dpnmodem.dll 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/23/2001 050000 62464 bytes
dpvoice.dll 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/23/2001 050000 206336 bytes
dpvsetup.exe 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/23/2001 050000 59392 bytes
dpvvox.dll 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/23/2001 050000 113152 bytes
dpvacm.dll 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/23/2001 050000 24064 bytes
dpnhpast.dll 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/23/2001 050000 30208 bytes
dpnhupnp.dll 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/23/2001 050000 55808 bytes
dinput.dll 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/23/2001 050000 151552 bytes
dinput8.dll 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/23/2001 050000 168960 bytes
dimap.dll 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/23/2001 050000 44032 bytes
diactfrm.dll 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/23/2001 050000 394240 bytes
joy.cpl 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/23/2001 050000 65536 bytes
gcdef.dll 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/23/2001 050000 76800 bytes
pid.dll 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/23/2001 050000 31744 bytes
gameenum.sys 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/17/2001 140232 9728 bytes
dsound.dll 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/23/2001 050000 338944 bytes
dsound3d.dll 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/23/2001 050000 1293824 bytes
dswave.dll 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/23/2001 050000 16896 bytes
dsdmo.dll 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/23/2001 050000 165888 bytes
dsdmoprp.dll 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/23/2001 050000 66560 bytes
dmusic.dll 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/23/2001 050000 94720 bytes
dmband.dll 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/23/2001 050000 26112 bytes
dmcompos.dll 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/23/2001 050000 59904 bytes
dmime.dll 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/23/2001 050000 172032 bytes
dmloader.dll 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/23/2001 050000 31232 bytes
dmstyle.dll 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/23/2001 050000 110080 bytes
dmsynth.dll 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/23/2001 050000 99840 bytes
dmscript.dll 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/23/2001 050000 77312 bytes
dx7vb.dll 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/23/2001 050000 595456 bytes
dx8vb.dll 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/23/2001 050000 1185792 bytes
mfc40.dll 4.01.00.6140 English Final Retail 8/23/2001 050000 924432 bytes
mfc42.dll 6.00.8665.0000 English Beta Retail 8/23/2001 050000 995383 bytes
wsock32.dll 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/23/2001 050000 21504 bytes
amstream.dll 6.04.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/23/2001 050000 63488 bytes
devenum.dll 6.04.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/23/2001 050000 51712 bytes
dxmasf.dll 6.04.09.1121 English Final Retail 10/4/2001 105830 498960 bytes
mciqtz32.dll 6.04.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/23/2001 050000 33280 bytes
mpg2splt.ax 6.04.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/23/2001 050000 126464 bytes
msdmo.dll 6.04.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/23/2001 050000 11264 bytes
qasf.dll 6.04.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/23/2001 050000 152576 bytes
qcap.dll 6.04.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/23/2001 050000 184832 bytes
qdv.dll 6.04.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/23/2001 050000 266752 bytes
qdvd.dll 6.04.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/23/2001 050000 356352 bytes
qedit.dll 6.04.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/23/2001 050000 511488 bytes
qedwipes.dll 6.04.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/23/2001 050000 734208 bytes
quartz.dll 6.04.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/23/2001 050000 1135616 bytes
strmdll.dll 4.01.00.3925 English Final Retail 8/23/2001 050000 246302 bytes
iac25_32.ax 2.00.05.0053 English Final Retail 8/23/2001 050000 199680 bytes
ir41_32.ax 4.51.16.0003 English Final Retail 8/23/2001 050000 848384 bytes
ir41_qc.dll 4.30.62.0002 English Final Retail 8/23/2001 050000 120320 bytes
ir41_qcx.dll 4.30.64.0001 English Final Retail 8/23/2001 050000 338432 bytes
ir50_32.dll 5.2562.15.0055 English Final Retail 8/23/2001 050000 755200 bytes
ir50_qc.dll 5.00.63.0048 English Final Retail 8/23/2001 050000 200192 bytes
ir50_qcx.dll 5.00.64.0048 English Final Retail 8/23/2001 050000 183808 bytes
ivfsrc.ax 5.10.02.0051 English Final Retail 8/23/2001 050000 154624 bytes
mswebdvd.dll 6.04.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/23/2001 050000 243712 bytes
msdvdopt.dll 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/23/2001 050000 74240 bytes
ks.sys 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/17/2001 222430 134144 bytes
ksproxy.ax 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/17/2001 223704 117248 bytes
ksuser.dll 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/17/2001 223618 4096 bytes
stream.sys 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/17/2001 140122 42752 bytes
mspclock.sys 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/17/2001 064842 5120 bytes
mspqm.sys 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/17/2001 064846 4608 bytes
mskssrv.sys 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/17/2001 064848 6400 bytes
swenum.sys 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/23/2001 050000 3840 bytes
msvidctl.dll 6.04.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/23/2001 050000 979968 bytes
vbisurf.ax 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/23/2001 050000 27136 bytes
msyuv.dll 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/23/2001 050000 16384 bytes
wstdecod.dll 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/23/2001 050000 46080 bytes

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Display Devices
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Card name RADEON 8500/RADEON 8500LE
Manufacturer ATI Technologies Inc.
Chip type Radeon 8500 AGP (QL)
DAC type Internal DAC(350MHz)
Device ID Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_514C&SUBSYS_013A1002&REV_00
Display Memory 64.0 MB
Current Mode 1024 x 768 (16 bit) (85Hz)
Monitor Default Monitor
Monitor Max Res
Driver Name ati2dvag.dll
Driver Version 6.13.10.6071 (English)
DDI Version
Driver Attributes Final Retail
Driver Date/Size 4/11/2002 222736, 200704 bytes
Driver Signed Yes
WHQL Date Stamp n/a
VDD
Mini VDD ati2mtag.sys
Mini VDD Date 4/11/2002 222720, 426496 bytes
Device Identifier
Vendor ID
Device ID
SubSys ID
Revision ID
Registry OK
DDraw Status Enabled
D3D Status Not Available
AGP Status Enabled
DDraw Test Result
D3D7 Test Result
D3D8 Test Result

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Sound Devices
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Description SB Live! Wave Device
Device ID PCI\VEN_1102&DEV_0002&SUBSYS_80271102&REV_08
Manufacturer ID 1
Product ID 100
Type WDM
Driver Name emu10k1m.sys
Driver Version 5.12.01.3300 (English)
Driver Attributes Final Retail
Driver Signed Yes
Date and Size 10/25/2001 221254, 282496 bytes
Other Files
Driver Provider Microsoft
HW Accel Level Full
Registry OK
Sound Test Result

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DirectMusic
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DLS Path C\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\drivers\GM.DLS
Version 1.00.16.0002
Ports
Microsoft Synthesizer, Software (Not Kernel Mode), Output, DLS, Internal, Default Port
SB Live! MIDI UART, Hardware (Kernel Mode), Input, No DLS, External
SB Live! MIDI UART, Hardware (Kernel Mode), Output, No DLS, External
SB Live! Wave Device, Software (Kernel Mode), Output, DLS, Internal
Microsoft MIDI Mapper [Emulated], Hardware (Not Kernel Mode), Output, No DLS, Internal
B SB Live! MIDI Synth [Emulated], Hardware (Not Kernel Mode), Output, No DLS, Internal
A SB Live! MIDI Synth [Emulated], Hardware (Not Kernel Mode), Output, No DLS, Internal
SB Live! MIDI UART [Emulated], Hardware (Not Kernel Mode), Output, No DLS, External
Microsoft GS Wavetable SW Synth [Emulated], Hardware (Not Kernel Mode), Output, No DLS, Internal
SB Live! MIDI UART [Emulated], Hardware (Not Kernel Mode), Input, No DLS, External
Registry OK
Music Test Result

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DirectShow Filters
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DirectShow Filters
WMAudio Decoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
WMVideo 8 Decoder DMO,0x00800001,1,1,,
MSScreen decoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
WMVideo Decoder DMO,0x00800001,1,1,,
Mpeg4 Decoder DMO,0x00800001,1,1,,
Full Screen Renderer,0x00200000,1,0,quartz.dll,6.04.2600.0000
DV Muxer,0x00400000,0,0,qdv.dll,6.04.2600.0000
Color Space Converter,0x00400001,1,1,quartz.dll,6.04.2600.0000
WM ASF Reader,0x00400000,0,0,qasf.dll,6.04.2600.0000
AVI Splitter,0x00600000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.04.2600.0000
VGA 16 Color Ditherer,0x00400000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.04.2600.0000
Indeo® video 5.10 Compression Filter,0x00200000,1,1,ir50_32.dll,5.2562.15.0055
Windows Media Audio Decoder,0x00800001,1,1,msadds32.ax,8.00.00.4477
AC3 Parser Filter,0x00600000,1,1,mpg2splt.ax,6.04.2600.0000
MJPEG Decompressor,0x00600000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.04.2600.0 000
Indeo® video 5.10 Decompression Filter,0x00640000,1,1,ir50_32.dll,5.2562.15.0055
Microsoft Screen Video Decompressor,0x00800000,1,1,msscds32.ax,8.00.00.44 77
MPEG-I Stream Splitter,0x00600000,1,2,quartz.dll,6.04.2600.0000
SAMI (CC) Parser,0x00400000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.04.2600.0000
MPEG Layer-3 Decoder,0x00810000,1,1,l3codecx.ax,1.05.00.0050
MPEG-2 Splitter,0x005fffff,1,0,mpg2splt.ax,6.04.2600.0000
ACELP.net Sipro Lab Audio Decoder,0x00800001,1,1,acelpdec.ax,1.04.00.0000
Internal Script Command Renderer,0x00800001,1,0,quartz.dll,6.04.2600.0000
MPEG Audio Decoder,0x03680001,1,1,quartz.dll,6.04.2600.0000
File Source (Netshow URL),0x00400000,0,1,dxmasf.dll,6.04.09.1121
DV Splitter,0x00600000,1,2,qdv.dll,6.04.2600.0000
Windows Media Video Decoder,0x00800000,1,1,wmvds32.ax,8.00.00.4477
Windows Media Video Decoder,0x00800000,1,1,wmv8ds32.ax,8.00.00.4000
Windows Media Multiplexer,0x00600000,1,1,dxmasf.dll,6.04.09.1121
ASX file Parser,0x00600000,1,1,dxmasf.dll,6.04.09.1121
ASX v.2 file Parser,0x00600000,1,0,dxmasf.dll,6.04.09.1121
NSC file Parser,0x00600000,1,1,dxmasf.dll,6.04.09.1121
ACM Wrapper,0x00600000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.04.2600.0000
Windows Media source filter,0x00600000,0,2,dxmasf.dll,6.04.09.1121
Video Renderer,0x00800001,1,0,quartz.dll,6.04.2600.0000
Line 21 Decoder,0x00600000,1,1,qdvd.dll,6.04.2600.0000
Video Port Manager,0x00600000,2,1,quartz.dll,6.04.2600.0000
WST Decoder,0x00600000,1,1,wstdecod.dll,5.01.2600.0000
Video Renderer,0x00400000,1,0,quartz.dll,6.04.2600.0000
WM ASF Writer,0x00400000,0,0,qasf.dll,6.04.2600.0000
VBI Surface Allocator,0x00600000,1,1,vbisurf.ax,5.01.2600.0000
Microsoft MPEG-4 Video Decompressor,0x00800000,1,1,mpg4ds32.ax,8.00.00.44 77
File writer,0x00200000,1,0,qcap.dll,6.04.2600.0000
DVD Navigator,0x00200000,0,2,qdvd.dll,6.04.2600.0000
Overlay Mixer2,0x00400000,1,1,qdvd.dll,6.04.2600.0000
AVI Draw,0x00600064,9,1,quartz.dll,6.04.2600.0000
.RAM file Parser,0x00600000,1,0,dxmasf.dll,6.04.09.1121
G.711 Codec,0x00200000,1,1,g711codc.ax,5.01.2600.0000
MPEG-2 Demultiplexer,0x00600000,1,1,mpg2splt.ax,6.04.2600 .0000
DV Video Decoder,0x00800000,1,1,qdv.dll,6.04.2600.0000
Indeo® audio software,0x00500000,1,1,iac25_32.ax,2.00.05.0053
Windows Media Update Filter,0x00400000,1,0,dxmasf.dll,6.04.09.1121
ASF DIB Handler,0x00600000,1,1,dxmasf.dll,6.04.09.1121
ASF ACM Handler,0x00600000,1,1,dxmasf.dll,6.04.09.1121
ASF ICM Handler,0x00600000,1,1,dxmasf.dll,6.04.09.1121
ASF URL Handler,0x00600000,1,1,dxmasf.dll,6.04.09.1121
ASF JPEG Handler,0x00600000,1,1,dxmasf.dll,6.04.09.1121
ASF DJPEG Handler,0x00600000,1,1,dxmasf.dll,6.04.09.1121
ASF embedded stuff Handler,0x00600000,1,1,dxmasf.dll,6.04.09.1121
WIA Stream Snapshot Filter,0x00200000,1,1,wiasf.ax,1.00.00.0000
SampleGrabber,0x00200000,1,1,qedit.dll,6.04.2600.0 000
Null Renderer,0x00200000,1,0,qedit.dll,6.04.2600.0000
IVF source filter,0x00600000,0,1,ivfsrc.ax,5.10.02.0051
WMP CD Filter,0x00600000,0,1,wmpcd.dll,8.00.00.4477
Smart Tee,0x00200000,1,2,qcap.dll,6.04.2600.0000
Overlay Mixer,0x00200000,0,0,qdvd.dll,6.04.2600.0000
AVI Decompressor,0x00600000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.04.2600.0 000
AVI/WAV File Source,0x00400000,0,2,quartz.dll,6.04.2600.0000
QuickTime Movie Parser,0x00600000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.04.2600.0000
Wave Parser,0x00400000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.04.2600.0000
MIDI Parser,0x00400000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.04.2600.0000
Multi-file Parser,0x00400000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.04.2600.0000
Lyric Parser,0x00400000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.04.2600.0000
File stream renderer,0x00400000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.04.2600.0000
XML Playlist,0x00400000,1,0,dxmasf.dll,6.04.09.1121
AVI Mux,0x00200000,1,0,qcap.dll,6.04.2600.0000
Line 21 Decoder 2,0x00600002,1,1,quartz.dll,6.04.2600.0000
File Source (Async.),0x00400000,0,1,quartz.dll,6.04.2600.0000
File Source (URL),0x00400000,0,1,quartz.dll,6.04.2600.0000
Windows Media Pad VU Data Grabber,0x00600000,1,0,wmmfilt.dll,1.02.2541.0000
Infinite Pin Tee Filter,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.04.2600.0000
QT Decompressor,0x00600000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.04.2600.0 000
ShotBoundaryDet,0x00200000,1,1,wmmfilt.dll,1.02.25 41.0000
MPEG Video Decoder,0x40000001,1,1,quartz.dll,6.04.2600.0000
Indeo® video 4.4 Decompression Filter,0x00640000,1,1,ir41_32.ax,4.51.16.0003
Voxware MetaVoice Audio Decoder,0x00999998,1,1,voxmvdec.ax,1.00.00.0011
Voxware MetaSound Audio Decoder,0x00999999,1,1,voxmsdec.ax,1.00.00.0012
Indeo® video 4.4 Compression Filter,0x00200000,1,1,ir41_32.ax,4.51.16.0003

WDM Streaming Data Transforms
Microsoft Kernel Acoustic Echo Canceller,0x00200000,2,2,ksproxy.ax,5.01.2600.0000
Microsoft Kernel GS Wavetable Synthesizer,0x00200000,1,1,ksproxy.ax,5.01.2600.00 00
Microsoft Kernel DLS Synthesizer,0x00200000,1,1,ksproxy.ax,5.01.2600.00 00
Microsoft Kernel DRM Audio Descrambler,0x00200000,1,1,ksproxy.ax,5.01.2600.00 00

Video Compressors
WMVideo Encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
MSScreen encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
WMVideo8 Encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
DV Video Encoder,0x00200000,0,0,qdv.dll,6.04.2600.0000
Indeo® video 5.10 Compression Filter,0x00100000,1,1,ir50_32.dll,5.2562.15.0055
MJPEG Compressor,0x00200000,0,0,quartz.dll,6.04.2600.000 0
Cinepak Codec by Radius,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.04.2600.0000
Intel 420 Video V2.50,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.04.2600.0000
Intel Indeo(R) Video R3.2,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.04.2600.0000
Intel Indeo® Video 4.5,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.04.2600.0000
Indeo® video 5.10,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.04.2600.0000
Intel IYUV codec,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.04.2600.0000
Microsoft H.261 Video Codec,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.04.2600.0000
Microsoft H.263 Video Codec,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.04.2600.0000
Microsoft RLE,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.04.2600.0000
Microsoft Video 1,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.04.2600.0000

Audio Compressors
WMAudio Encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
IAC2,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.04.2600.0000
Voxware v1.1.8 Bitstream-Mode Codecs,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.04.2600.0000
Voxware MetaVoice,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.04.2600.0000
Voxware MetaSound,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.04.2600.0000
IMA ADPCM,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.04.2600.0000
PCM,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.04.2600.0000
Microsoft ADPCM,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.04.2600.0000
ACELP.net,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.04.2600.0000
DSP Group TrueSpeech(TM),0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.04.2600 .0000
Windows Media Audio V1,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.04.2600.0000
Windows Media Audio V2,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.04.2600.0000
GSM 6.10,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.04.2600.0000
Microsoft G.723.1,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.04.2600.0000
CCITT A-Law,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.04.2600.0000
CCITT u-Law,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.04.2600.0000
MPEG Layer-3,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.04.2600.0000
Voxware v1.1.6/1.1.8 File-Mode Codecs,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.04.2600.0000

Audio Capture Sources
SB Live! Wave Device,0x00200000,0,0,qcap.dll,6.04.2600.0000

Midi Renderers
A SB Live! MIDI Synth,0x00200000,1,0,quartz.dll,6.04.2600.0000
B SB Live! MIDI Synth,0x00200000,1,0,quartz.dll,6.04.2600.0000
Default MidiOut Device,0x00800000,1,0,quartz.dll,6.04.2600.0000
Microsoft GS Wavetable SW Synth,0x00200000,1,0,quartz.dll,6.04.2600.0000
SB Live! MIDI UART,0x00200000,1,0,quartz.dll,6.04.2600.0000

WDM Streaming Capture Devices
,0x00000000,0,0,,
,0x00000000,0,0,,
SB Live! MIDI UART,0x00200000,3,2,ksproxy.ax,5.01.2600.0000
SB Live! Wave Device,0x00200000,3,2,ksproxy.ax,5.01.2600.0000

WDM Streaming Rendering Devices
A SB Live! MIDI Synth,0x00200000,1,1,ksproxy.ax,5.01.2600.0000
B SB Live! MIDI Synth,0x00200000,1,1,ksproxy.ax,5.01.2600.0000
SB Live! MIDI UART,0x00200000,3,2,ksproxy.ax,5.01.2600.0000
SB Live! Wave Device,0x00200000,3,2,ksproxy.ax,5.01.2600.0000

WDM Streaming Mixer Devices
Microsoft Kernel Wave Audio Mixer,0x00200000,2,2,ksproxy.ax,5.01.2600.0000

Audio Renderers
SB Live! Wave Device,0x00200000,1,0,quartz.dll,6.04.2600.0000
Default DirectSound Device,0x00800000,1,0,quartz.dll,6.04.2600.0000
Default WaveOut Device,0x00200000,1,0,quartz.dll,6.04.2600.0000
DirectSound SB Live! Wave Device,0x00200000,1,0,quartz.dll,6.04.2600.0000

WDM Streaming System Devices
A SB Live! MIDI Synth,0x00200000,10,2,ksproxy.ax,5.01.2600.0000
B SB Live! MIDI Synth,0x00200000,1,1,ksproxy.ax,5.01.2600.0000
SB Live! MIDI UART,0x00200000,3,2,ksproxy.ax,5.01.2600.0000
SB Live! Wave Device,0x00200000,12,2,ksproxy.ax,5.01.2600.0000

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Input Devices
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Poll w/ Interrupt No
Registry OK

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Input Drivers
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DirectPlay Service Providers
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Internet TCP/IP Connection For DirectPlay - Registry OK, File dpwsockx.dll (5.01.2600.0000)
IPX Connection For DirectPlay - Registry OK, File dpwsockx.dll (5.01.2600.0000)
Modem Connection For DirectPlay - Registry OK, File dpmodemx.dll (5.01.2600.0000)
Serial Connection For DirectPlay - Registry OK, File dpmodemx.dll (5.01.2600.0000)
DirectPlay8 Modem Service Provider - Registry OK, File dpnmodem.dll (5.01.2600.0000)
DirectPlay8 Serial Service Provider - Registry OK, File dpnmodem.dll (5.01.2600.0000)
DirectPlay8 IPX Service Provider - Registry OK, File dpnwsock.dll (5.01.2600.0000)
DirectPlay8 TCP/IP Service Provider - Registry OK, File dpnwsock.dll (5.01.2600.0000)
DirectPlay Test Result

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DirectPlay Lobbyable Apps
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[Anon_me]

Most recent happensances were when I was working with Photoshop and just turned the computer on and was checking Outlook Express

[nalani]

holy crap .. those are specs, indeed .. but just a *smidge* more than what's necessary ..

what kind if PC are you using? (example: Micron/30G/600MHz/256MB/CD-RW/DVD-R)
what OS are you running? (Windows 98? Windows 2000? Windows XP?)
installed proggies? (example: Microsoft Office, Adobe Photoshop 6.0, Adobe Premiere 5.0, Corel Paint)

[Justintime]

XP Home edition, pentium III 1Ghz, radeon 8500, Sblive soundcard, dug that outa the pile lol

[Justintime]

Most recent happensances were when I was working with Photoshop and just turned the computer on and was checking Outlook Express


possible RAM issue, hmm does it do it with photoshop alone? might be the scratchpad thing need setting? someone who knows photoshop better may help there. I see you got 1gig of Ram as well, you photoshop alot?

if its like during renders, could be a RAM issue or possible cpu overheat.

[Anon_me]

Fooling around lots with Photoshop now but it also did it when I was checking my email with Outlook. I clicked to close a folder and it rebooted.

[HeXp£Øi±]

Holy Shit Anon!!
Somebody please remind me never to ask this guy what the weathers like. :err: :freak:

[outside looking in]

lol, well I asked for specs, I guess we got 'em!! :eek: That was so funny it hurt. :)

As for the rebooting... does the computer just spontaneously reboot, or does it crash to a blue screen with error message? If it's the former, then it's almost certainly hardware. That gets it down to half of the potential problems, and we can work from there.

[Gonz]

ok everybody be nice. those are good specs, too many of them, but there are few remaining questions.

RAM-1024MB, damn, that shouldn't be the problem, unless there's a bad stick.

Sounds like heat to me. :shrug:

[Anon_me]

No blue screen, just reboots.

I said I was a newb at this new fangled computer thing ;)

[Nixy]

OH! I know! Pick me! Pick me!

Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition

It's gotta be microsoft!!!

*wishing Linux was compatible with more things so she coudl run that*

Damn monopoly, fucking Bill Gates....

[Scanty]

Anon_me, you're having the same problem as me. Fecking annoying...

[unclehobart]

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/columns/russel/02may13.asp

[unclehobart]

http://forums.itrc.hp.com/cm/QuestionAnswer/1,,0x4cc591ccb36bd611abdb0090277a778c,00.html backed up by stricklands post... give it a whirl. At least you will be able to write down the error code the next time it happens.

[Leslie]

It's happening to me and it's all heat :(

[unclehobart]

XP based reboot, Les? If you know that its heat, it can be dealt with. My main machine here had a serious heat issue. All I did was crack open the case to allow for the building heat to just bleed out the top.

[Leslie]

2000 :retard:

I've got the whole cover off and sitting beside it...hoping to avoid major repairs and just make a whole new one after the Xmas frenzy :D

[Shadowfax]

Anon, check the wires inside the case. If it isn't heat, or RAM, it might be a loose contact on the ON-button....I had that once, and found out after 3 formats :D

[Leslie]

maybe someone could tell him how to check the temp...as I simply follow direct instruction, I'm not a good one for that :lol:

[HomeLAN]

My best guess - flaky spikes from the power supply. Anon, have you got (or cn you borrow) another power supply? I'd swap em', run it for a week or two, and see what happened.

[unclehobart]

Right-click My Computer, and then click Properties.
Click the Advanced tab.
Under Startup and Recovery, click Settings to open the Startup and Recovery dialog box.
Clear the Automatically restart check box, and click OK the necessary number of times.
Restart your computer for the settings to take effect.

It wont do an auto restart after you do this. It will pause at the Blue Sceen of Death so you can scribble down the error code. See if its the same error each time.

[HomeLAN]

Rob, it sounds to me like he's not getting any blue screens. It just reboots. No errors, no warnings. If so, that suggests hardware. Specifically, RAM or power supply are the most likely culprits.

Since it sometimes does it when he's just checking mail, it sounds like it's not related to accessing higher amounts of RAM. It's possible the stick in the first slot is buggy, however. I still suspect PS.

[unclehobart]

How about finding the error log book and seeing if there is a pattern? I think these crashes are registered somewhere and assigned at least a time and a date if not the error codes outright.

I've done a bit of reading on the MS support sites overnight. There is a pattern of glitches between certain CD burners and the OS. The CD burner doesn't even have to be accessed for it to happen... yay. I would suggest a quick peek for an upgrade of the burner software from the manufacturer.

[outside looking in]

From my experience, spontaneous reboots with no BSOD don't leave error codes anywhere. It's analogous to simply unplugging the computer.

Also, from experience these types of spontaneous reboots are almost always related to CPU or RAM, but in various ways.

(1) Bad stick of memory or bad RAM slot on motherboard: least likely IMO because RAM errors often generate a BSOD, not a spontaneous reboot, but it can happen.

(2) Heat. This would be my first guess. Remove the CPU heatsink, scrape off any thermal compound on the heatsink and clean it with alcohol, reapply thermal compound and reseat the heatsink. If you don't have thermal compound laying around, you can get some from RadioShack that works well enough.

(3) Overclocked/overstressed CPU or system. A CPU or FSB pushed too far will cause spontaneous reboots like described above. However, this usually happens during stressful applications, not randomly or while checking mail. Sometimes an overclocked CPU can generate enough heat to reboot randomly, and this is fixed as described in possibility (2). However, from the general computer experience of Anon_me it's pretty safe to assume that this system is running stock. In that case, if the CPU is unstable it is being caused by poor cooling (see (2)) or by low voltage. Which leads us to...

(4) Inadequate powersupply. A PSU that can't maintain voltage, or has poor filtering, can cause spontaneous reboots, as it effectively makes the CPU mimmick under stock conditions one which has been overclocked (i.e., the voltage is too low for the frequency being ran). This would be my second guess as to what the problem is.


You can likely narrow the problem down to the most likely culprit if the system is not new. In other words, if you've had this system for a while and it only recently started this behavior. In that case, it's unlikely to be possibility (4) since PSU's have a very low failure rate. Look to overheating (2) to be the cause and course of action to correct it. If the system is new, then it could be either heat or PSU. I'dd address the heat issue first and see if that corrects it, if not... tackle the PSU.

[Justintime]

Do a fan check, check psu and cpu fans, and any case fans if they're running or if any has failed.

[unclehobart]

Never hurts to blow all of the dust and trash out of there.

[Anon_me]

wheee...it just did it again while I was just clicking a link on a board

Oh yeah. I forgot to mention, this only started to happen recently, like 2 weeks or so. And no, I haven't installed anything new in that period of time.

[outside looking in]

Then I'd say your first line of attack (and fortunately the cheapest) is to look for heat problems.

Check all the fans, clean out dust, and remove, clean, and replace the CPU heatsink using new thermal compound.

If you haven't messed with a CPU heatsink before and aren't too interested in doing it yourself, find a friend to help.

[Jon]

I second that. I was having similar problems yesterday, so I stripped out my machine, blew all the crap etc. out with a hairdryer, cleaned the fans with a bit of ethanol that I got from the labs at uni :D, and re-applied some thermal compund to my CPU heatsink (I also did my northbridge, too). I'm running at least 5 deg. C cooler on average than what I was...

Just shows how negligent I am / how dirty my room is ;)

Jon

[Gato_Solo]

Unless the power strip is also buggy. Kicking ones feet around under the desk could also cause said problem if the socket is jostled. ;)

[Anon_me]

Well...got someone in to look at it. Seems my registry was corrupted by Zonealarm so had to format and reintsall Windows :mad2:

edit: nope...did it again. called the guy up and he seems to think it may be the power supply :(

[outside looking in]

A corrupted registry would most likely have resulted in a BSOD with error message upon crashing.

He could be right about the power supply, but instead of spending the money for a new one to find out, I'd still suggest cleaning dust from everything, checking to make sure all fans are operating properly, and reapplying thermal compound and reseating the CPU heatsink. That is practically free (a few dollars for thermal compound from RadioShack if a friend doesn't have any) and can eliminate that possible cause before you spend uneccessary money.

[jimpeel]

It's happening to me and it's all heat :(

XP based reboot, Les? If you know that its heat, it can be dealt with. My main machine here had a serious heat issue. All I did was crack open the case to allow for the building heat to just bleed out the top.

Open the machine and get your vacuum cleaner with the crevice attachment. Vacuum out the entire machine including, most importantly, the heatsink over the CPU. If it has a fan, do not over rev the fan. You can hold the fan against rotation as you vacuum the heatsink.

IMPORTANT: Moving air creates static so make sure that you use a non-metallic crevice tool, unplug the unit before servicing, and KEEP YOUR FREE HAND ON THE CHASSIS CASE AT ALL TIMES to bleed off static.

[spike]

I'm not sure why you bumped this old thread but I would personally never use a household electric vacuum to clean my computer or even to vacuum the floor near my computer.

That's just asking for trouble.

[jimpeel]

I wish this board had the warning that most boards do for threads that are over a certain age. I didn't read the date and got no warning. This thread is also still being referenced at the bottom of the pages of other threads.

Sorry for bumping this. I'll be more careful in the future.

As for household vacuums being used, I have never used anything else. Proper grounding is key to doing anything with your computer with the cover removed. Those who don't observe proper grounding techniques are asking for trouble and deserve what they get.

[Gonz]

Bumping old threads is not a problem...(ask Professur)

Bumping old threads that have no context seems useless.

[Luis G]

I wish this board had the warning that most boards do for threads that are over a certain age. I didn't read the date and got no warning. This thread is also still being referenced at the bottom of the pages of other threads.


You mean the similar threads module. It does have a last post column, no warning thou.

[spike]

As for household vacuums being used, I have never used anything else. Proper grounding is key to doing anything with your computer with the cover removed. Those who don't observe proper grounding techniques are asking for trouble and deserve what they get.

Sticking your hand on your computer does little help the issue that it's needlessly dangerous to the electronics in your PC to be trying to clean them with a household electric vacuum.

I just double checked my A+ certifications book and it says you should definitely not ever use a household vac.

Besides the static I would think that the suction generated by a household vac has the potential to do some damage on it's own.

IF you really need suction they make handy little non-static vacuums that plug into your USB slot for about $5-$10 which seems pretty cheap compared something going wrong just once witha household vac.

[jimpeel]

I've tried the little guys and they don't get the job done. I have been using a household vac for over twenty years and never had a problem. I also do not use it on full suction. I turn the little cover that reduces the suction.

I shall, however, take your recommendations under advisement.

Thanks.

[Inkara1]

Canned air.

[pc_builder]

Canned air.

That's what I use, and have never had a problem.

[Inkara1]

Or, if you need either music or warmth...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3045/2598734184_54fac38ddf.jpg

[Gonz]

the source for both
http://www.represent.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/air_supply.jpg

[Inkara1]

Air Supply Burger (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yt9Q-WQnduc)