That would be the #1 culprit. And unfortunately, probably also very hard/expensive for you to fix.
--------------------------- Brian Weeden Technical Consultant Secure World Foundation <http://www.secureworldfoundtion.org> +1 (514) 466-2756 Canada +1 (202) 683-8534 US On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 8:36 AM, Victor Subervi <victorsube...@gmail.com>wrote: > Wall voltage? LOL! I live in the Dominican Republic, in the sticks...it´s a > joke. So that´s the problem, huh? Of course I use a UPS when I´m not on > battery backup (which for some reason won´t power the UPS), and I think the > problem occurred when the power came back on and forced a reboot. > Thanks, > Victor > > On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 2:13 PM, FORC5 <fuf...@cox.net> wrote: > > > power supply might be suspect. Hows the wall voltage ? > > fp > > > > At 05:35 AM 1/16/2009, Victor Subervi Poked the stick with: > > >Hi; > > > > > >I had to replace my motherboard and toss out a hard drive because of > this > > >problem, and now it seems to be repeating itself! The HD I currently am > > >using I've used for many years with no problem (the other one was a 2nd > > HD). > > >The problem is mainly around having the checksum not check on boot and > > >having to reset the BIOS settings to the default. On my old motherboard, > > it > > >would do it every so often, and then the problem got worse and worse and > > >suddenly the machine wouldn't boot and I had to buy a new motherboard. > > This > > >problem with the BIOS has only happened once so far on the new board, > but > > it > > >also created other problems, including screwing up at least one driver > in > > my > > >audio system (it appears to be part of the Windoze bundle) and asking me > > if > > >I want to register MS Word (after it had been installed for months). > > Another > > >wierd problem is that I can't get Python to work with browsers > (everything > > >else works fine). Wierd, wierd, wierd. But I don't want to shell out > more > > >money on motherboards! > > > > > >These problems began with the old motherboard when I installed the new > HD, > > >which I have tossed, so I was surprised when they continued with the new > > >motherboard, since I had assumed the old HD was responsible. Now, at the > > >same time I installed the old HD, I also began using a thumb drive, so I > > >wonder if it could be the source of the problem? It's a ScanDisc U3 > > >Launchpad Version 1,1,0,2 Device Version 2.18 ADAPI Version 4.4.0.47 > > >Unicode. > > > > > >I have Windoze XP, an Intel Pentium 4 CPU 2.80 GHz, hard drive WDC > > >WD800LB-60DNA1, CD TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-S202J, motherboard is a Foxconn, > > >Phoenix AwardBIOS. Why be more specific on the motherboard when it > screwed > > >up the same way on a completely different one? Didn't want to open the > box > > >for that. Ideas? > > > > > >TIA, > > > > > >Victor > > > > -- > > Tallyho ! ]:8) > > Taglines below ! > > -- > > "Trying is only the first step towards failure." > > - Homer Simpson > > > > >
