Comp Freezes

Hamese · Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 2:21 pm Post subject: Comp Freezes

I built my machine last year, and a few weeks ago the machine started to lock up periodically. Now it happens anywhere from five minutes to 20 minutes before it freezes, but it always does. I thought at first it might be some spyware or virus, but I have cleaned it and cannot find anything that would do that.

I now think it is hardware realted. I have taken some memory out, but I need to complete switch it to test. What I really think might be the case is the CPU, or motherboard.

Does anyone have any suggestions before I look into replacing some of this expensisve stuff?
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Mike · Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 2:33 pm Post subject:

try checking if your mobo isn't hitting anything and its secured properly, but i doubt it would have only started now if that was the problem.
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Ricen · Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 2:59 pm Post subject:

make sure the heat sink and fins are clean on the cpu!!! they get dirty quick and need to be blown out with compressed air often.

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cobra · Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 3:02 pm Post subject:

does it just freeze or does it power off?
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squidly · Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 4:01 pm Post subject:

cobra · Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 4:05 pm Post subject:

happened to me 4 years ago. i however just left it like that and everything got fried. well not everything, the hard drive was still ok.

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squidly · Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 4:05 pm Post subject:

Do u overclock your vidcard!!!

Check your setting, my comp is freezing too when I'm trying to push a little bit too far the overcloking of my vidcard!!! Anxious

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Hamese · Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 4:06 pm Post subject:

squidly · Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 4:09 pm Post subject:

Ahhhh, hammer!!!!

Thats the best tool to fix ANY problem!!!

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cobra · Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 4:17 pm Post subject:

seeing you build the comp last year i'm guessing you are running XP.

strange.... i never had one of my xp systems freeze up on me.

installed anything just before it started happening?
is there one thing that makes it happen? or does it just freeze whenever it feels like it?

if it's hardware related your best bet would indeed be the cpu or the mobo and even the graphics card. )although i doubt it. can you still play games without it locking up directly?)

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Hamese · Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 4:17 pm Post subject:

cobra · Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 4:21 pm Post subject:

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SpeCies · Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 6:01 pm Post subject:

Hamese, I would look at your CPU Temperature, Third party Apps, anything that has changed it's performance prior to it locking-up

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John Doe · Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 6:15 pm Post subject:

Species !!!! Wow, you last posted in July of 2004, its great to see you back and visiting !

Hamese, I agree with Species too, grab something like motherboard monitor and check your CPU temps to see if its a thermal issue.

Otherwise, I would suspect the OS first, look for spyware or viruses, make sure you have all windows patches installed and the latest updates for your spyware and antivirus software too.

It that doesnt get you anywhere a fresh install may be your next best test. If after you install XP from scratch and then promptly patch the OS with all the latest patches the problem continues (If its hardware the problem should continue while your trying to install the OS too) then I would start playing with the easy hardware.

See if you can swap out and test the ram, CPU, video card and so on to see if your problem goes away. Also, theres a chance it could be your power supply so if you swap that with another its a good thing to try too.

JD
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Bull · Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 11:32 pm Post subject: