Computer keeps dieing please help!

EternityOfPain · 09-08-2005, 11:20 PM

First my computer keeps randomly freezing during any application sometimes it would freeze when I am simply surfing the web or something like playing games. Sometimes I was able to close the program and bring it back however a lot of time it would do a hard freeze and I was forced to restart the computer manually. IT slowy is getting worse, when I restart it it says "insert boot disk" I used to be able to restart it and it would work fine but now its not working at all. I have an image of my computer so I tried to use it but it said it could not locate my hard drive. I thought maybe the hard drive was bad so I used Data Lifeguard Diagnostic for Windows to test this. I was correct; it repaired some sectors however the problem still continued. Always if I left the computer idle I would come back to a frozen computer. My question is, is the problem the hard drive, RAM or something else? I know the computer is not over heating because its temp never goes higher then 55. I would greatly appreciate any help in this issue.

My computer specs are
AMD athlon 3800 X2
72 GB Digital Raptor
4 512 sticks of DDR RAM
X700 PCI-Express
I can't remember the exact name of the MO but if it’s important I can open the case.

TheChef · 09-09-2005, 12:12 AM

What kind of PSU do you have and what ratings on it? the randomly freezing might be a PSU issue.

EternityOfPain · 09-09-2005, 12:49 AM

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Originally Posted by TheChef

What kind of PSU do you have and what ratings on it? the randomly freezing might be a PSU issue.

The PSU I am currently using is the one that came with the case which is:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...145-058&depa=1

**Lax** · 09-09-2005, 02:16 AM

The PSU's that come with cases are generally garbage on the 12v lines. It could be your PSU, but it's prolly best to buy a new one anyway. Check out the PSU 101 for some good suggestions. You could also just do a full re-install of windows if you want (a repair install SHOULD work fine though). Mind you if you do a full re-install (format and all) you will want to back up your data first.

The freezing could also be related to a virus/spyware/adware. Look in the security forum for some good programs to do a sweep of your machine, see if that happens to be the problem.

**Praetor** · 09-10-2005, 07:03 AM

Quote:

I can't remember the exact name of the MO but if it’s important I can open the case

Please do

Quote:

The PSU I am currently using is the one that came with the case which is:

Its a 12V@15A which officially makes it crap.

Hardware aside I think your problem is just a crappy set of software (i.e., your Windows installation is potentially full of outright crap and all)

09-08-2005, 11:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
EternityOfPain New Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 3	Computer keeps dieing please help! First my computer keeps randomly freezing during any application sometimes it would freeze when I am simply surfing the web or something like playing games. Sometimes I was able to close the program and bring it back however a lot of time it would do a hard freeze and I was forced to restart the computer manually. IT slowy is getting worse, when I restart it it says "insert boot disk" I used to be able to restart it and it would work fine but now its not working at all. I have an image of my computer so I tried to use it but it said it could not locate my hard drive. I thought maybe the hard drive was bad so I used Data Lifeguard Diagnostic for Windows to test this. I was correct; it repaired some sectors however the problem still continued. Always if I left the computer idle I would come back to a frozen computer. My question is, is the problem the hard drive, RAM or something else? I know the computer is not over heating because its temp never goes higher then 55. I would greatly appreciate any help in this issue. My computer specs are AMD athlon 3800 X2 72 GB Digital Raptor 4 512 sticks of DDR RAM X700 PCI-Express I can't remember the exact name of the MO but if it’s important I can open the case.

09-09-2005, 12:12 AM	#2 (permalink)
TheChef Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: New York Age: 17 Posts: 1,383	What kind of PSU do you have and what ratings on it? the randomly freezing might be a PSU issue. __________________ Athlon 64 3000+ Venice -- MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum Asus nVidia GeForce 6600 -- Corsair ValueSelect 1024mb Seagate 120GB Barracuda -- Xoxide X-Clear Case FOR SALE http://www.computerforum.com/47630-fs-a64-3000-6600-1gb-ram-w-stuff.html http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=mzvideos

09-09-2005, 02:16 AM	#4 (permalink)
Lax Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Snow country Age: 21 Posts: 2,284	The PSU's that come with cases are generally garbage on the 12v lines. It could be your PSU, but it's prolly best to buy a new one anyway. Check out the PSU 101 for some good suggestions. You could also just do a full re-install of windows if you want (a repair install SHOULD work fine though). Mind you if you do a full re-install (format and all) you will want to back up your data first. The freezing could also be related to a virus/spyware/adware. Look in the security forum for some good programs to do a sweep of your machine, see if that happens to be the problem. __________________ He who controls the present controls the past. He who controls the past, controls the future.

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