Computer about to be thrown out of the window
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From: Matt on 7 Feb 2005 01:49 Mxsmanic wrote: > If the fans are running and the disks are turning, the PSU is > okay. Mxsmanic wrote: > Matt writes: > > >>How do you say the PSU can't cause lockups? > > > By what mechanism would it cause them? In general, a PSU either > provides power or it doesn't. >
From: Prok the grass-blackmailer on 7 Feb 2005 01:58 Mxsmanic, <mxsmanic(a)hotmail.com>, the three-way, pointless farm boy, and keeper of the kitchen cupboard, reeked: > If the fans are running and the disks are turning, the > PSU is okay. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
From: Almighty.Nebuchadnezzar@gmail.com on 14 Feb 2005 17:40
Trent SC wrote: > Bloody computers! > > My colleague has mongrel PC with the following spec: > ECS P61WT-A+ board with a Celeron 766, 384MB RAM, onboard Intel i810 > graphics, 10GB HDD and running Windows 98se. The BIOS is Award Modular v > 6.00 PG; P61WT-A+ Ver. 1.0h 11/08/1999. Do you need any more information? > > It's been hanging on a regular basis (3 or more times a day, often when > online - IE6), so I opted to install Windows XP this afternoon, and took the > opportunity to remover the slightly ancient Trident 9440 graphics card and > return to the onboard graphics. I also replaced the hard drive with a > spare, freshly formatted 15GB FAT32 Seagate drive, just in case it all went > pear-shaped. I also replaced the RAM, going from 128 to 384 with a pair of > fresh sticks which tested fine on two memory testers. > > The installation went fine, but the computer hung during the installation of > SP2 (the very first thing I did after XP was on) and while SP2 took fine > once I'd rebooted, and Office 2000 went on fine, it's continued to hang, > most often when I'm in My Computer and mousing over an icon in Tiles view > format. And I didn't get a chance to go online before it hung, so I just > took out the new hard drive and shoved the old one back in before I lost it > completely. > > This is driving me crazy - I'm using different graphics, new RAM, new hard > drive and new system and application software. The only common factors > which might have an influence are the PSU, motherboard and processor. There > are no heat issues going on and the two fans - PSU and CPU are spinning > efficiently. I can only think that there must be something fundamental > going on in the motherboard or processor, but if anyone else has any > brillinat ideas, I'd be very, very pleased to hear them! |