In message , "Dave Plowman (News)"
writes
In article ,
Rob wrote:
Just disable suspect software, and/or try to replicate the fault in safe
mode (F7 on boot IIRC).

Happens in safe mode too. Should have mentioned that.

PCs are basically a few components - you have to
work through and isolate. My guess from what you say would be MB on a
new PC - the trickiest component to test alas.

I've fairly extensive experience of electronic faults but this one doesn't
follow the norm.

pop over here with it, we can fart around swapping bits over, chuck
another HD in etc, get my free pint(s) by eliminating the capacitors as
being the problem,

a process of elimination, which is much easier when you have everything
to hand

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geoff