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ASUS P5Q3 Deluxe reboots itself in WinXP Pro
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I just purchased a computer without a harddrive, thinking I'd install my old harddrive without having to go thru all the re-install of softwares, etc.. Below are the specs:
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- ASUS, P5Q3 Deluxe/WiFi-AP @n, LGA775, Intel P45, 1600MHz FSB, DDR3-2000 (O.C.) 16GB /4, PCIe x16 CF /4, SATA 3Gb/s RAID 5 /6+2, HDA, GbLAN /2, FW /2, WiFi, ATX
- INTEL, Core" 2 Duo E7300 Dual-Core, 2.66GHz, 1066MHz FSB, 3MB L2 Cache, 45nm, 65W, EM64T EIST XD
- CORSAIR, 2GB (2 x 1GB) XMS3 DHX PC3-12800 DDR3 1600MHz CL9 (9-9-9-24) 1.8V SDRAM DIMM, Non-ECC
- LG ELECTRONICS, GGW-H20L Black 6x/8x/24x BD/DVD±RW/CD-RW Blu-ray Disc" Burner w/ Lightscribe, SATA
- XFX, GeForce 7600GS HDMI 400MHz, 256MB GDDR2 800MHz, PCIe x16 SLI, DVI, HDMI/ S-Video Out
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I installed my old drive, did not get errors, computer would recognize all components - and as soon as it passed the Windows XP Pro login screen - it'd reboot itself. I called ASUS, and they advised me to re-install fresh Windows on new harddrive - which I just finished doing so.
Yet, I am still getting same problem - the computer / Windows reboots itself after login screen.
Note, I did manage to install the latest Nvidia driver in "safe mode", which it does recognize since the screen comes up in high resolution. At this point, I am out of ideas - and would welcome any fresh inputs. Thanks in advance.
I just purchased a computer without a harddrive, thinking I'd install my old harddrive without having to go thru all the re-install of softwares, etc.. Below are the specs:
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- ASUS, P5Q3 Deluxe/WiFi-AP @n, LGA775, Intel P45, 1600MHz FSB, DDR3-2000 (O.C.) 16GB /4, PCIe x16 CF /4, SATA 3Gb/s RAID 5 /6+2, HDA, GbLAN /2, FW /2, WiFi, ATX
- INTEL, Core" 2 Duo E7300 Dual-Core, 2.66GHz, 1066MHz FSB, 3MB L2 Cache, 45nm, 65W, EM64T EIST XD
- CORSAIR, 2GB (2 x 1GB) XMS3 DHX PC3-12800 DDR3 1600MHz CL9 (9-9-9-24) 1.8V SDRAM DIMM, Non-ECC
- LG ELECTRONICS, GGW-H20L Black 6x/8x/24x BD/DVD±RW/CD-RW Blu-ray Disc" Burner w/ Lightscribe, SATA
- XFX, GeForce 7600GS HDMI 400MHz, 256MB GDDR2 800MHz, PCIe x16 SLI, DVI, HDMI/ S-Video Out
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I installed my old drive, did not get errors, computer would recognize all components - and as soon as it passed the Windows XP Pro login screen - it'd reboot itself. I called ASUS, and they advised me to re-install fresh Windows on new harddrive - which I just finished doing so.
Yet, I am still getting same problem - the computer / Windows reboots itself after login screen.
Note, I did manage to install the latest Nvidia driver in "safe mode", which it does recognize since the screen comes up in high resolution. At this point, I am out of ideas - and would welcome any fresh inputs. Thanks in advance.
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I am not able to replicate your suggestion. Pls advise .... I do get into F8 boot options menu, but do not see Disable Restart on Error option.... I have also gone into safe mode to find if I can find the appropriate log file ... but many different logs lurking in there.
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Cool, thx for clarification ... I needed to install earlier XP version since only true CD on hand for new install, after which I'd upgrade to SP3. In any case, attached are the 2 files for your review. Files have been renamed. Thank You.
Mini022209-08.txt
Mini022209-09.txt
Mini022209-08.txt
Mini022209-09.txt
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Hummm, that is possible - cause during XP install - I ended it around the last few minutes upon a popup window did not recognize my pointer ... cause this ASUS mo has only one port for either keyboard or mouse - and I had keyboard attached ... while using a remote mouse as pointer ... Thereafter, I rebooted, and all seemed fine ... so went ahead with install of mo cds ... and these reboots began thereafter since it too did not complete full install. But I could not get to any of it, since these reboots were out of control :-( ....
Does this mean I will need to redo all over again, reformat drive, fresh install of XP, find a USB mouse (not remotee, and than the mo install cd, etc.... Thank You... and Bon'Apetit while me watching the Oscars inbetween.
Does this mean I will need to redo all over again, reformat drive, fresh install of XP, find a USB mouse (not remotee, and than the mo install cd, etc.... Thank You... and Bon'Apetit while me watching the Oscars inbetween.
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Thank You, I will go ahead and follow each of the suggestions. But I shall be back if the error re-occurs since still feel a 2% chance of that possibility :-)... THx.
If it recurs, add a comment to this question and we'll see what our options are. It's likely that problem can be fixed without a reinstall. In this case -- fresh install, no data -- I felt that a clean install was preferable.
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