102mods

my first coputer

26-07-00

COMPAQ PRESARIO 7474

AMD K6-2 @ 533Mhz

64MB RAM

TRIDENT BLADE 3D GFX CRD(8MB SHARED VRAM)

8GB HDD

8X DVD DRIVE

56K MODEM

15" MONITOR

now i've assembled another pc , but i still use the same old keyboard,mouse and modem

hii've got a slightly different opinion. Consider an airconditioner, when the compresor is on if you switch it off probably you could see a sprak build up in between the switch, well its because the airconditioner was workin in full load and thus drawing high current and that when it stops suddenly sparks are produced. Same is the case with pcs, when you turn off the pc using the power button the pc actually might've been workin in full power and a sudden stop could potentially damage smps/hdd/cd-dvd etc....on the other hand when you turn off your pc from the start menu each and every devices are switched off one by one and finally the main supply is cut off, now that does'nt cause any damage.

hii believe u've got a tv tuner for wachin tv on ur comp, dont u?if it was some kinda of h/w conflict or problem, instead of turnin off during loading wiindows it should go to a blue screen reporting the problem.It could also be a s/w conflict,one such situation could be that by mistake if u've installed more than one antivirus s/w there could exist a conflict between them since antivirus scan should start pretty early(during bootup) and a conflict usually results in reboot. now i am not completely dumping the fact that it could be a h/w problem.