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Complete System Lock Up
About 1 week ago the PC totally froze up. No keyboard, mouse....nothing...complet
I was not doing anything out of the ordinary.
When restarted, the PC acts completely normal (no errors on bootup).
This is now happening about 1-2 a day now.
It happens at random, no particular app is running and no particular time of day. Appears completely random.
I have current AV software installed. Scanned and updated daily.
No spyware turns up with Adaware, Spybot, hijackthis, etc.
No other system problems (slowness, errors, etc.)
The windows app and system logs are clean as a whistle.
Here are my specs:
Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2
2.20 gigahertz AMD Athlon 64
Board: MS-7030
Video: RADEON 9600 SERIES
I gig Memory
Maxtor 120 Gig SATA drive
Any ideas what is causing this??
HELP!!
I was not doing anything out of the ordinary.
When restarted, the PC acts completely normal (no errors on bootup).
This is now happening about 1-2 a day now.
It happens at random, no particular app is running and no particular time of day. Appears completely random.
I have current AV software installed. Scanned and updated daily.
No spyware turns up with Adaware, Spybot, hijackthis, etc.
No other system problems (slowness, errors, etc.)
The windows app and system logs are clean as a whistle.
Here are my specs:
Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2
2.20 gigahertz AMD Athlon 64
Board: MS-7030
Video: RADEON 9600 SERIES
I gig Memory
Maxtor 120 Gig SATA drive
Any ideas what is causing this??
HELP!!
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zvitam has a good point with the article link...
"garbage" processes can clog up your system and create conflicts
start/run/msconfig
eliminate in start-up: auto-updates, resident programs that you don't need
"garbage" processes can clog up your system and create conflicts
start/run/msconfig
eliminate in start-up: auto-updates, resident programs that you don't need
ASKER
Ok,
So my Video driver is 6.14 and 6.2 is available.
I will update the drivers.
I have downloaded the mimtest software and will reboot and check my memory.
I have downloaded Ultimate CD Boot CD and will run.
I have checked my MSCONIG file and it is clean.
I am only running Norton AV 2005
I will repost once I have ran all thest tools.
So my Video driver is 6.14 and 6.2 is available.
I will update the drivers.
I have downloaded the mimtest software and will reboot and check my memory.
I have downloaded Ultimate CD Boot CD and will run.
I have checked my MSCONIG file and it is clean.
I am only running Norton AV 2005
I will repost once I have ran all thest tools.
ASKER
I have run the graphics update.
Pretty major upgrade it appears.
Before running any additional checks, I will run this for a couple of days.
If all is stable I will close this question and award points.
If I am still encountering lockups, I will run the additional utilities and report back.
Thanks all for your quick and useful help!!
Pretty major upgrade it appears.
Before running any additional checks, I will run this for a couple of days.
If all is stable I will close this question and award points.
If I am still encountering lockups, I will run the additional utilities and report back.
Thanks all for your quick and useful help!!
look if your power supply can handle the load first :
http://www.jscustompcs.com/power_supply/
otherwise, try another power supply.
http://www.jscustompcs.com/power_supply/
otherwise, try another power supply.
ASKER
Appears to have been a graphics card update
If you have more than one AntiVirus installed simultanously on the same system, it may lead to system lockup.
If that is not the case, I suggest you go thorough all the applications on your startup list, and see if there is any conflicts between different applications started. ( yo can use msconfig for doing so )
Also you may find the following article useful:
http://dvdxcopy.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/127564