Help please - 98SE PC keeps rebooting

A small network of 5 pcs running 98SE. No internet connection and no new
hard- or software installed for months.
No virus, trojan or other nasties that I can find (ZA, AVG, Spybot S+D,
Adaware etc).
All pcs can see and communicate with each other, and the network has been
rock solid for a couple of years.
All of a sudden 1 pc has started rebooting if it is accessed by any other
pc on the network. No error messages or BSOD, just reboots as if the reset
button has been pressed.
All pcs have Abit m'boards with P3 550 cpu, 512mb ram, 3com 10/100 nic,
350w psu, low-average spec. graphics cards, no sound cards. ACPI & resume
on lan disabled in bios.
System runs at 55-60 deg.C.

Any ideas please ?

Many thanks

Toby

"Toby" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> A small network of 5 pcs running 98SE. No internet connection and no new
> hard- or software installed for months.
> No virus, trojan or other nasties that I can find (ZA, AVG, Spybot S+D,
> Adaware etc).
> All pcs can see and communicate with each other, and the network has been
> rock solid for a couple of years.
> All of a sudden 1 pc has started rebooting if it is accessed by any other
> pc on the network. No error messages or BSOD, just reboots as if the reset
> button has been pressed.
> All pcs have Abit m'boards with P3 550 cpu, 512mb ram, 3com 10/100 nic,
> 350w psu, low-average spec. graphics cards, no sound cards. ACPI & resume
> on lan disabled in bios.
> System runs at 55-60 deg.C.
>
> Any ideas please ?
>
> Many thanks
>
> Toby
>


Power supply? I had a PC with similar symptoms, thought it was a sofware
problem, a friend suggeste the PSU, I happened to have a cheap one spare
(from a case deal wanted the case not the PSU!) that cured the fault totally

Des


Des

On Fri, 6 May 2005 14:04:13 +0100, "Toby" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>A small network of 5 pcs running 98SE. No internet connection and no new
>hard- or software installed for months.
>No virus, trojan or other nasties that I can find (ZA, AVG, Spybot S+D,
>Adaware etc).
>All pcs can see and communicate with each other, and the network has been
>rock solid for a couple of years.
>All of a sudden 1 pc has started rebooting if it is accessed by any other
>pc on the network. No error messages or BSOD, just reboots as if the reset
>button has been pressed.
>All pcs have Abit m'boards with P3 550 cpu, 512mb ram, 3com 10/100 nic,
>350w psu, low-average spec. graphics cards, no sound cards. ACPI & resume
>on lan disabled in bios.
>System runs at 55-60 deg.C.
>
>Any ideas please ?
>
>Many thanks
>
>Toby
>


Does it still re boot if it is not connected to the network ?



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"Des" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>
> "Toby" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > A small network of 5 pcs running 98SE. No internet connection and no
new
> > hard- or software installed for months.
> > No virus, trojan or other nasties that I can find (ZA, AVG, Spybot S+D,
> > Adaware etc).
> > All pcs can see and communicate with each other, and the network has
been
> > rock solid for a couple of years.
> > All of a sudden 1 pc has started rebooting if it is accessed by any
other
> > pc on the network. No error messages or BSOD, just reboots as if the
reset
> > button has been pressed.
> > All pcs have Abit m'boards with P3 550 cpu, 512mb ram, 3com 10/100 nic,
> > 350w psu, low-average spec. graphics cards, no sound cards. ACPI &
resume
> > on lan disabled in bios.
> > System runs at 55-60 deg.C.
> >
> > Any ideas please ?
> >
> > Many thanks
> >
> > Toby
> >
>
>
> Power supply? I had a PC with similar symptoms, thought it was a sofware
> problem, a friend suggeste the PSU, I happened to have a cheap one spare
> (from a case deal wanted the case not the PSU!) that cured the fault
totally
>
> Des
>
Thanks Des,
could be psu but I don't think so. Only happens when accessed over the
network. I will try a new psu just to check it out.

Toby

"BORG" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> On Fri, 6 May 2005 14:04:13 +0100, "Toby" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> >A small network of 5 pcs running 98SE. No internet connection and no new
> >hard- or software installed for months.
> >No virus, trojan or other nasties that I can find (ZA, AVG, Spybot S+D,
> >Adaware etc).
> >All pcs can see and communicate with each other, and the network has
been
> >rock solid for a couple of years.
> >All of a sudden 1 pc has started rebooting if it is accessed by any
other
> >pc on the network. No error messages or BSOD, just reboots as if the
reset
> >button has been pressed.
> >All pcs have Abit m'boards with P3 550 cpu, 512mb ram, 3com 10/100 nic,
> >350w psu, low-average spec. graphics cards, no sound cards. ACPI &
resume
> >on lan disabled in bios.
> >System runs at 55-60 deg.C.
> >
> >Any ideas please ?
> >
> >Many thanks
> >
> >Toby
> >
>
>
> Does it still re boot if it is not connected to the network ?
>
>
>
No, only reboots when it is accessed from another pc.

Soni tempori elseu romani yeof helsforo nisson ol sefini ill des Fri, 6 May
2005 15:14:36 +0100, sefini jorgo geanyet des mani yeof do
uk.comp.home-networking, yawatina tan reek esk "Toby" <(E-Mail Removed)> fornis
do marikano es bono tan el:

>No, only reboots when it is accessed from another pc.

Try:

1) Reinstalling the NIC drivers.
2) Use another NIC.

deKay
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