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More info?)
Right click on My Computer, Click Manage, then expand Event Viewer and
click on System. Look for errors marked by a big white X in a red
circle. Double click on an item to view its reported error. You may
find something in there about a failed driver or failed hardware. Post
back with your findings
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Nathan McNulty
cam wrote:
> Thanks for the quick feedback!
>
> I'm rather novice and need directions on how to "check in
> Event Viewer" and what I should be looking for once I get
> there.
>
> I've had this computer (Pentium III, 651 MHz, 64MB RAM)
> for 4 years and have replaced the motherboard twice.
>
> Any other info would be greatly appreciate. Thanks!!
>
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Check in Event Viewer!
>>
>>Sounds like - it could be the CPU - Sometimes the
>>malfunctioning device is the one that screams the
>
> loudest!
>
>>If not that it's either the RAM or the Motherboard, @
>
> the
>
>>moment with the details you gave I put my money on CPU!
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>On powerup I keep receiving the message "A hardware
>>>failure reported by your Central Processing Unit (CPU)"
>>>and as far as I can tell through Device Manager
>>>everything is working fine. How do find out what HW
>>>device is malfunctioning?
>>>.
>>>
>>
>>.
>>
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