cfourkays Posted July 4, 2003 Posted July 4, 2003 Homebuilt-Transcend TS-AKT4; 1.1MHz AMD Duron; 512Mb Ram; Radeon 7000 DA; 2 HDD's, 20G/XP Home and Program files, 10G Data;System freezes solid at random times. Needs reboot to start. Have had minimal Services, no Programs running, locks up. Changed memory, Display Adapter, NIC, CPU, no luck. All tests indicate no problem. DocMem OK; PC Pitstop, Outstanding; AIDA and SISSandra Benchmarks OK.The only thing I have left is a bad HD or Mobo, (I think.)Before I do this, anyone got any ideas?Pete Quote
nlinecomputers Posted July 4, 2003 Posted July 4, 2003 I change the power supply first. PSU often cause this kind of problems. Quote
Peachy Posted July 4, 2003 Posted July 4, 2003 Agreed. Power supplies are often the root of many an unexplained freeze or crash. Quote
cfourkays Posted July 4, 2003 Author Posted July 4, 2003 I'll give that a try. I've replaced every bit of hardware 'cept the Mobo and PS.Even formatted and reinstalled XP.I'll post back.Thanks, cheaper than the mobo.Pete Quote
Marsden11 Posted July 4, 2003 Posted July 4, 2003 It could also be your CPU overheating... make sure the heatsink is free of dust... Quote
Prelude76 Posted July 6, 2003 Posted July 6, 2003 It could also be your CPU overheating... make sure the heatsink is free of dust...i'll second this suggestion. happened to me twice at work. happens often in dust-filled environments. first time it was a defective CPU fan and second time the heat sink peeled off and wasnt connected to the CPU. both of those caused freezes every 5 to 10 minutes. Quote
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