OvenMaster

Archangel, think carefully. Just before this problem started, what had you changed? Did you install a new software application? Download a new Windows Update? A new piece of hardware? Did you visit a never before seen website?

Last week my PC suddenly started freezing for apparently no reason. After three days of memtest, defragging, chkdsk-ing, AV scans, spyware scans, driver removals and reinstallations, I finally found out that it was a small 288KB hard drive indicator program. Just 288KB! Something is different now that wasn't there before on your PC.

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Frankenbox III:
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ *** MOBO: Biostar K8M800 Micro AM2 *** RAM: 2x1GB Kingston DDR2 667
HDD: WD 80GB Master, Seagate 320GB Slave *** OPT: two Pioneer DVR-115DBK DVD burners
PSU: Antec Basiq 500W *** GPU: PNY GeForce FX5200 256MB AGP 8x *** MON: ViewSonic LCD VA721
CASE: EvTek minitower *** SND: Diamond Xtreme 5.1 *** OS: XP Home SP2 *** ROUTER: Linksys BEFSR41

Archangel

ran memtest, it froze once (after 10 minutes running, errorfree) the 2nd time it complted, errorfree.

the problem as far as I know started when I got this processor and motherboard iirc :x
but then it was like 1 freeze in like 2 weeks or so, so I assumed it was windows beeing messy. now that i got Vista, it crashes a lot more tough. wich gave me an idea really.

I looked on the internet, turns out, this motherboard officially doesnt support Quad core processors. (this I already knew, I jsut kinda forgot about it :s ) the chipset however does support quad corse (from the Bios version 801 and 901, mine is flashed to 901)
this could mean maybe that when the pc starts using 3 or 4 cores, maybe the power it drains is too big for the voltage regulators next to the cpu to handle, causing the voltage in the cpu to drop, resulting in jibberish there.
It really the only thing I can think of as a logical explonation, maybe it is that, maybe its not, I just cant be certain

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Xfire - Mirrari
Intel Q6600 ( @3.6GHz)
Asus Triton 79 Amazing 549/3200
4x 1Gb Corsair XMS2 DDR800
Asus Maximus Formula
Asus & Sapphire HD3870 512Mb ( 850/1180 )
Corsair HX620W PSU

oscaryu1

Can you try flashing to an older version?

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Archangel

is it possible for an SATA dvd drive to cause this problem?



this is the BSOD i get (a lot sometimes) when trying to boot up windows.

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Newton is dead, Einstein is dead, I don't feel very well either

Xfire - Mirrari
Intel Q6600 ( @3.6GHz)
Asus Triton 79 Amazing 549/3200
4x 1Gb Corsair XMS2 DDR800
Asus Maximus Formula
Asus & Sapphire HD3870 512Mb ( 850/1180 )
Corsair HX620W PSU

Zangetsu

This is a common blue screen. It refers to a driver or a hardware conflict. First of all, it's handy to check your HDD on errors. And you said that this mobo doesn't support your cpu? Well... I think that's the problem. Because as I said before, this problem only occurs when you have a driver or a hardware that isn't really compatible with something.