Hi , the cold restarts seem highly likely to be a failing power supply unit and considering the age of the system as indicated by chipset model , I would be confident in suggesting a psu replacement would resolve the immediate issue. ( psu's loose efficiency over time )
As usual there could be other factors
. However also your total installed ram memory as noted being 256MB is grossly underspec for functional running of late release version application programs - so i would highly recommend increasing ram memory to at least 2GB , but 4GB would be better .( you can then also increase shared video memory if using onboard video for better video performance, if useful)
But depending upon resources of running tasks and your acceptable speed to complete a task , before spending money on sub-system upgrades, you should consider the benefit of a computer upgrade as possibly a more cost effective solution.
* i800 series chipset era : your noted ram memory 256MB - typical 16MB-64MB shared memory for onboard video - Ram memory manager allocated free space ( for user launching new apps) say - 60MB = not much for the operating system and starup applications , so excessive program pages are allocated to the page file, located on the sloooooow hdd , hence for you i imagine an almost non-functional computer
SOURCE: MSI K9A2 CF motherboard powers up, but nothing happens
try to get into the bios and see if the function of the power switch assigned differently. there are MB that use the a hotkey in the keyboard to power-up the system. It should be there in bios. Read the MB's manual too. On OFF state, try typing "O" and "N" then hit enter
SOURCE: pc will not start
Make sure the processor is seated firmly. Also make sure that the MB connectors are securely plugged in. Looks like there is a main connector AND a 4 pin connector on this board with the 4 pin being just to the right of the ports that are on the back edge of the board.
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SOURCE: I have Intel Orginal 845GVSR MotherBoard with 2.4
Here's a direct link to this motherboard's technical product specification document:
http://downloadmirror.intel.com/15210/eng/D845GVSR_TechProdSpec.pdf
Scrolling down to page 21 of this PDF docuemnt, under section "1.7 System Memory", all details related to memory specs are listed.
Based on this, the answer to your question is: Yes. You can increase your RAM to 1 GB with 400 FSB speed.
SOURCE: jpw1 problem. When i place
Test your PSU or replace it if your power supply units fan is not working your PSU is faulty One bad lead can cause a computer to continue on a cycle or to shutdown or fail to detect/ boot up a computer hard drive Test all leads that attach to your hard drive including electrical extensions,IDE,SATA the leads from your ((motherboard to your hard drive)) make sure they have a secure connection and are not faulty or just replace them there probably old and faulty hope this will help don
make sure all leads that are attached to your drives dvd\cd 3 1/2 inch floppy have secure connections and are not faulty even the electrical extensions or just replace them they are probably old and faulty a computer needs its connections to have an end so any faulty leads will end up with a computer error
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