Easy PC Troubleshooting

First thing you need to check is your network cable. There are cases where twisted or kink-laden cables (caused by office wear and tear) cause PCs to self-reboot. The simple solution is to replace the cable. I’m sure the supplies personnel in your office would not begrudge you of such a simple request. Or if you’re the one shouldering the cost, I assure you that your wallet won’t feel the loss.

If it isn’t the cable, then it must be the network card. Experts from Answers that Work suggest the 3com network card for servers. Just ask form your technician regarding this.

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Re-boot and use the CD as boot disk, formatting the hard drive (you can chose the type of file system as you do so, Fat32 or NTFS). Make sure you check or select make disk bootable in the format menu. After the format (a few hours if you have a large hard drive) run the fdisk utility that allows you to partition your hard drive into several small ones or you can simply select the hole drive as the primary partition from which you will be booting from. (more…)