New Computer Probs

[Sinder]

Ok My new computer is really making me mad....
I just recently bought it... like ten days ago.

I bought
MSI K7T266 Pro2-RU
AMD Athlon 1.0ghz processor
Volcano 4550rpm Fan
512mb DDR SDRAM
300W ATX Power Supply
Gainward Geforce2 Ti DDR 450
Mitsumi Floppy
Ibm 40gb 7200rpm HD
Pioneer 16x DVD Drive
Philips 12x Cd-R Drive
Accutouch Keyboard
Netgear 10/100 NIC
MS optical mouse
80mm case fan
Some cheap sound card

It took a nice chunk out of my bank account and since i bought it all ive had are problems.

I have Windows 2000 Professional Installed.

I am using this comp as a gaming comp.

While running games windows will either close the program....or it will stop and show a blue screen....
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***STOP:0x0000000A (0x00000000, 0x00000002, 0x00000001, 0x804313A0) IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL

*** Address 804323A0 base at 80400000, DateStamp 3ad7ad60 - Ntoskrnl.exe

Beginning Dump of Physical Memory
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Then the comp will either freeze or it will reboot itself...
And this really makes me upset.

I have the most up to date drivers from Nvidia, MSI, and all of the windows updates. There is really nothing else that i can currently think of and i am kinda new to building computers.

Anything you can think of that could help would be greatly appreciated
Thanks... Sinder

[UPENDRA UPADHYAY]

Copy of your win2000 pro. may be currupted.Try to install again with good other copy

[diurnal]

Welcome Sinder and whoa dont do a reformat it!
First off is the game compatible with windows 2000
Let me tell you , windows 2000 is not compatible with alot of games and this is the reason for the lockup and such. First check the game site and see if it has win2000 compatible, also look at the box and see if it says that.
Windows 2000 is designed for businesses not home use. It sucks and we all know it but thats how it is with 2k.

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Sledgehammer will save the day!

[diurnal]

Welcome Sinder and whoa dont do a reformat it!
First off is the game compatible with windows 2000
Let me tell you , windows 2000 is not compatible with alot of games and this is the reason for the lockup and such. First check the game site and see if it has win2000 compatible, also look at the box and see if it says that.
Windows 2000 is designed for businesses not home use. It sucks and we all know it but thats how it is with 2k.

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Sledgehammer will save the day!

[Sinder]

Yea everybody i know that runs 2000 plays this game on it and they have no problems with it...
I have problem after problem with this comp.....and its not only games either....like if i try and play a dvd sometimes it will reboot.
Now im thinkin that it might be overheating....its running at like 100 degrees fahrenheit for the system temp. I dont know if thats too hot but my friends say it should be fine....and other ideas?

By the way the game is Diablo 2.

Thanks

[Lucias_Clay]

Looked at their web site and yes is 2000 compatible; check this microsoft site for info on this error. http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q130/8/02.asp?LN=EN-US&SD=gn&FR=0&qry=stop%3AoxoooooooA&rnk=18&src=DHCS_MSPSS_gn_SRCH&SPR=WIN2000
hope this link works. http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/biggrin.gif

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"It's not my fault!"

[BigBlue66]

Hey,

Take that puppy back to where you got it, pronto, assuming that your purchase has a warranty. You should not be having any problems whatsoever with a brand new system. Make use of that warranty, and have them fix it until it's right.

The board temp appears to be a tad on the high side, but not by much. Most systems I've seen run around the 70-80 degree mark.

A couple three possible things going on are: Too much heat, bad RAM or faulty power supply. I say this because you said it sometimes reboots all by itself. That's a sure sign that there is possibly either a heat or power problem. Usually, bad RAM will just cause freeze ups.

Again, don't mess with it yourself if you have a warranty on it, lest you inadvertently void that warranty. Pack her up and take her back.

Good luck.

Big Blue 66


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Life = Karma, or is it, Karma = Life?

[Paleo Pete]

I agree completely. It's new, it's under warranty, don't touch it. Take it back and keep taking it back till they fix it. after a few visits they'll either fix it right or replace it to get you out of their hair.

The possibilities BB mentioned sound right on target to me, flaky power supply, heat or possibly bad memory. Heat and power supply can cause spontaneous rebooting, memory could be causing the error messages.

UPENDRA: Please do not recommend reinstalling the OS unless it is a last resort. We can usually figure out the problem and come up with a solution, reinstalling is the very last thing to try.

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