It all started with blackouts. No, it wasn't the power company. The PC would 
spontaneously reset itself. It became more and more frequent. then it 
wouldn't start up again unless I unplugged the power cable. Soon the PC 
started crashing while Windows was loading.. . and after that all I could 
get was CMOS. and then I couldn't even get the PC switched on.... After 
removing the CMOS battery for a couple of minutes I could switch on the PC 
again. With Windows badly damaged I had to reformat the HDD and reinstall 
Windows a couple of times. Every time I install Windows it works fine for a 
while and then starts crashing untill I can't start the PC up anymore. Last 
night I tried installing Linux and it crashed with 20minutes of install 
remaining.

I can't afford a new PC at the moment at all, so is there anything I can do?

I have a Athlon XP 2400 Socket A using the onboard 128Mb SiS graphics card 
and a 250W power supply.


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-Nekar Xenos-

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