Computer shutting down during XP install

[thingmabobby]

It's an original XP CD, as was the 2nd one I tried. This one is home and the other one was professional.

I'm leaning towards the CPU/motherboard myself, but I'm still clueless with the BIOS. That could be the problem as well.

I just don't understand how the CPU could be overheating and having it shut down only during windows installation at just about the same time, every time.

And yeah I really hope it's not 2 problems - that would be horrible! lol

I think I'm gonna let it sit here for today and take it to a family friend who owns a computer shop and have a second pair of eyes take a look at it. He'll know more about it than I do that's for sure.

 

[Winly]

well, good luck, if he (your Friend) fix it, please tell us what was the problem. that will help in the future. thanks

 

[cadmanx]

Are you installing windows the noob way by inserting the cd then running or setting the bios to boot from cd? Sometimes that has something to do with it.

 

[carver_g]

It always could be heat, but if it dies at pretty much the same spot every time after consecutive tries at installation, it's not so likely to be heat.

I would next go into the BIOS and disable onboard sound, the onboard NIC, USB, etc. Basically disable/unplug anything you don't need for a simple Windows installation; about all you can do at this point is to use trial and error to find the problem.

GL

 

[xanxaz]

get hirenbootcd and eleminate all partitions in your hdd. i had problems with some builds when trying to reinstall windows in them. maybe there is some problem with hte mbr or the ntfs system. try it out before buying new stuff to counter the problem

 

[killerb255]

I would go with one of three things, since you've ruled out everything else:

1) The installation disc
2) Your optical (CD/DVD) drive
3) The motherboard.

in that order.

 

[The_OGS]

Hi - good to see you are getting plenty of attention

With this "bare bones" assembled, boot into the BIOS
and poke around -- with emphasis on any "Hardware"
tab which should report voltages and fan speeds
e.g. CPU fan rpm is crucial.

Yes! There is all kinds of info in there (and not just settings).
The most reliable hardware monitoring (temps/voltage/fans) is usually found in BIOS...

I'm still clueless with the BIOS. That could be the problem...

What about the motherboard manual?
You have not said - do you have it?
Just download it, and you will feel much better 😍 ie. you will feel much more 'in charge', heheh
I often quickly d/l peoples' mobo manuals, just because they have an issue they are asking about on the forums!
Note: ECS is actually okay (for an inexpensive brand) but take a close look at all the capacitors on the mobo,
they should look like tiny little cans of soup, make sure they are all looking good. This means not swollen up (looking like they will burst) or actually leaking, typically a dark fluid weeps out the top.
But get your book and we can go into the BIOS setup together - with no book, it will be much more challenging to help you...
L8R

 

[leo2kp]

Ok I didn't have patience to read through the whole thread, but did you try a full format of the HDD (not the quick format)? That one checks for bad sectors on the disk. Otherwise, I've had that problem before with my sound-card plugged in. I would disable anything you don't absolutely need for the install. Also, your motherboard seems generic. I wouldn't be surprised if that was your issue. You don't need to F6 unless you're installing RAID, which doesn't seem to be the case for you and the fact that you can select your drive and at least begin the install leads me to believe that the base drivers work fine. If it's rebooting at the same place every time, it's most likely bad sectors on the HDD or a hardware conflict. Eliminate every piece of hardware you can by disabling everything you don't need such as sound, NIC, any ports (USB, Serial, printer, Firewire), etc (as mentioned before) and try again.

 

[thingmabobby]

Turned out to be the CPU after all. Wasn't an overheating problem (temp was about 40 degrees), the chip was just bad. Replaced it with a P4 2.7ghz and I'm good to go.

Thanks for all your help and I can't believe it came down to the processor.

 

[pawanpkr]

On going through all the replies for your question regarding shutting down of windows during installation, i think only BIOS are playing the bad role here. You need to update your mother boards bios.

first u can set the BIOS for Deafualt values, and if problem persists, then go for updation of bios.

 

[33mikeg]

Did you assemble it on carpet? I made this big mistake once and I will never do it again! Fried my motherboard!

 

[troll]

Hey!

Since most things have been ruled out, I offer you two possible problems.

1. Static fried the motherboard or CPU
2. Your CPU heatsink isn't set on properly, and the computer is overheating causing it to shut off. The computer wouldn't shut off in the bios because it isn't using as much CPU usage as the XP install.

 

[maraltabrizi]

hi,

have you ever figured out your problem with computer shutting down during xp installation? i have the same problem

maral

 

[Guest]

hi
i also have same problems
there is nothing problem with hardware and connections i checked it.
i can install linux but i cant install xp
during installation of xp screen show "a problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer "

 

[Guest]

hi all.. i was searching for a solutions on my laptop while i was tinkering with my pc witch had the same problem and i solved the problem by lowering the cpu hz and ram hz ... my guess it was to high for RAM (although my rams are 400 mhz).. so yeah i lowered the frequency and am installing windows while writting this. good luck i hope these helps

 

[winultreformatedtowinxp]

Fixed this problem

So, me and a friend just ran across this problem, It'll randomly shut off during the near final installation process of Windows Xp, from Win 7 ultimate....


Someone in a previous thread had said some *** about the battery, so we thought that over, and we Took the battery out, left it out, and plugged the laptop back in.
tried again
Bingo, windows xp begins to install the last processes 😀

Hope this helps someone, these threads helped me.