"Si" <s*@munirs.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
news:cvig83$17h$1@newsg4.svr.pol.co.uk...
>I recently installed a new processor without reinstalling the OS and have
>run into the following problem. If I enable Hyperthreading in the BIOS my
>PC will reboot after about 30 minutes if left idle and almost immediately
>if put under stress. If I disable hyperthreading my PC runs fine. Would I
>have to reinstall the OS to get it to work properly or is there a way
>around the problem?
>
> FYI, temps are good, air flow is good, drivers, Windows updates and BIOS
> are bang up to date.
>
> Cheers.
>
> Si
> Windows XP Pro SP2
> Pentium 4 3.0MHz 800FSB (Prescott)
> Gigabyte 8KNXP (Rev 2) Motherboard
> 1 GB Corsair PC3200 Ram (Dual Channel)
> XFX GeForce 6800GT 256 MB
> 40GB WD Hard Drive 7200rpm (C Drive)
> 120GB WD Hard Drive 7200rpm (D Drive)
> 120GB WD Hard Drive 7200rpm (E Drive)
> 120GB WD Hard Drive 7200rpm (F Drive)
> LiteOn 52x24x52 CD-ReWriter
> DVD-Rom
> SB Audigy 2
> Zalman 400W PSU
>
> --
> I'd rather have a bottle in front of me then a frontal lobotomy.
>