RE: [PCTECH] No response after running for several hours

["Jones, John (US)" <John.Jones@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Rick -

Event Viewer is in Admin Tools (either in Programs or Control Panel).

System specs sound fine, but a 4 year old PSU could be getting a little
flaky.  They do wear out & will tend to provide less current over time.

Even though you have to press 'n' hold the power button to force a
shutdown, it can still be a power management issue, so look to the BIOS
before you do anything else.

- John

-----Original Message-----
From: Rick.Chevalier@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:Rick.Chevalier@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 10:25 AM
To: pctech@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [PCTECH] No response after running for several hours


I hear the fans running but nothing that sounds out of the ordinary.

I had forgotten about the sleep settings in the BIOS.  That's usually
one of the first things I turn off due to bad experiences with a
previous system.

How would I find the event viewer?  I'm running Win2k Pro.  I don't see
it on my system at work under accessories or the control panel.

Pressing the reset button doesn't do anything.  To power off I press and
hold the power button.  A single press doesn't elicit a response.

More system info:
I handed this system down to my daughter when I upgraded mine so it's
been in use for a few years (3 or 4).  It has 1 80G WD hard drive (new),
1 Sony CD burner, 512meg memory, ATI 7000 series (don't recall exact
number) video card, 400 watt power supply (new with case).

Rick
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