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PSU problem causing windows\system32\config\system is missing or corrupt in windows XP
Hi,
Built a pc for a friend, Athlon 1700+, 128mb, Asrock MB, 60GB HD, 8mb S3 graphics card, Windows XP Profesional. The system ran well for 6 months then windows gave the error as per subject. Followed the instructions on Windows support and recovered the OS. A couple of days later he said the scan disk would run every time he started the pc even tho it was always shutdown properly, then the above error happened again. I have ruled out virus, software problems etc, and scanning the HD has not shown any problems, however the floppy drive has been giving read errors with disks that I know work on other systems. Anyway looking in the BIOS I notice the power readings are slightly low: +12v is alternating between 11.77 and 11.90 +5v is alternating between 4.78 +3.30v is alsternating between 3.26 and 3.28 VCore is 1.70-1.71 Is this normal or could it be causing the symptoms above. Just as I`m about to send this I now find the ON/OFF switch on the front of the case will not power up the PC even tho the power LED is on, I have to try several times, maybe it`s looking like the PSU is the problem. Any help would be much appreciated. |
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A couple of days later he said the scan disk would run every time he started the pc even tho it was always shutdown properly, then the above error happened again. I believe the HDD is flakey. Big drives are so cheap and fast now, I would updrade the drive. That one might be ok for storage as a second drive but be careful. |
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Design tolerances for PSU, Motherboard, etc are +/- 5% = all your voltages
are within tolerance. "dk" wrote in message ... Hi, Built a pc for a friend, Athlon 1700+, 128mb, Asrock MB, 60GB HD, 8mb S3 graphics card, Windows XP Profesional. The system ran well for 6 months then windows gave the error as per subject. Followed the instructions on Windows support and recovered the OS. A couple of days later he said the scan disk would run every time he started the pc even tho it was always shutdown properly, then the above error happened again. I have ruled out virus, software problems etc, and scanning the HD has not shown any problems, however the floppy drive has been giving read errors with disks that I know work on other systems. Have you tried using chkdsk /r? I've found times when chkdsk /f doesn't show a problem, but chkdsk does fix a disk problem. While the issue with the floppy disks might be related, probably not. It's not unknown for floppies to be not readable from system to system. Anyway looking in the BIOS I notice the power readings are slightly low: +12v is alternating between 11.77 and 11.90 +5v is alternating between 4.78 +3.30v is alsternating between 3.26 and 3.28 VCore is 1.70-1.71 Is this normal or could it be causing the symptoms above. Just as I`m about to send this I now find the ON/OFF switch on the front of the case will not power up the PC even tho the power LED is on, I have to try several times, maybe it`s looking like the PSU is the problem. Any help would be much appreciated. |
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If motherboard monitor was not calibrated with a 3.5 digit
multimeter, then you don't know what voltages really are. As posted, +5 volts is a problem. But again, we don't know without meter readings. All voltages must appear in upper 3/4 limits of the chart provided in previous discussions: "Computer doesnt start at all" in alt.comp.hardware on 10 Jan 2004 at http://tinyurl.com/2t69q and "I think my power supply is dead" in alt.comp.hardware on 5 Feb 2004 at http://tinyurl.com/yvbw9 Based upon information as currently provided, any answer you get is only wild speculation. You must provide numbers and other specific facts. Without numbers, well, that power supply could have been defective for the past 6 months. Resilience built inside other components may have simply masked a power supply defect. Again, we don't know until first we have accurate numbers. And again, that 5 volt number, if accurate, suggests a problem. A power supply 'system' contains multiple components. Which one might be defective? Again, that meter should provide useful information especially when taking numbers during the first two seconds after power on switch is pressed. Even if you don't understand what was observed, that information means other knowledgeable posters can provide more than just wild speculation. Get the meter. Get those essential numbers. dk wrote: Built a pc for a friend, Athlon 1700+, 128mb, Asrock MB, 60GB HD, 8mb S3 graphics card, Windows XP Profesional. The system ran well for 6 months then windows gave the error as per subject. Followed the instructions on Windows support and recovered the OS. A couple of days later he said the scan disk would run every time he started the pc even tho it was always shutdown properly, then the above error happened again. I have ruled out virus, software problems etc, and scanning the HD has not shown any problems, however the floppy drive has been giving read errors with disks that I know work on other systems. Anyway looking in the BIOS I notice the power readings are slightly low: +12v is alternating between 11.77 and 11.90 +5v is alternating between 4.78 +3.30v is alsternating between 3.26 and 3.28 VCore is 1.70-1.71 Is this normal or could it be causing the symptoms above. Just as I`m about to send this I now find the ON/OFF switch on the front of the case will not power up the PC even tho the power LED is on, I have to try several times, maybe it`s looking like the PSU is the problem. Any help would be much appreciated. |
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