- Apr 15, 2007
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Sometimes my PC will become extremely unresponsive, and the System Process will go to 100% CPU. Often when this happens the screen will go blank for 30s or so (nothing output to the monitor, monitor goes into power saving mode) then comes back on. Sometimes the screen will go off and back on multiple times. Sometimes it will go off and not come back on again.
Sometimes the PC will bluescreen. I can't remember the exact driver the bluescreen gives as the problem, but I think it's something that indicates Nvidia.
Sometimes I can manage to shut the PC down okay.
When nothing is output to the monitor for more than a few minutes I don't really have any option other than holding down the power button to switch the PC off.
When starting the PC up again after this, my DVD drive is not detected. Sometimes it pauses for a minute or so at the IDE drive detection screen. (Drive is IDE, on a JMicron JMB36X controller as part of the mobo).
Motherboard is ASUS P5B Deluxe WiFi. 2x SSDs, 3x HDDs, Corsair 750 PSU. Graphics card is NVidia GT240. OS is Win 7, latest NVidia drivers installed.
I'm guessing the problem is some component failing on the graphics card or a graphics card driver problem. The thing about the DVD drive (only IDE drive I have) not being detected after the problem occurs is a bit weird though.
Any thoughts to help me narrow down the problem?
Thanks
Dave
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mfenn
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Sometimes the PC will bluescreen. I can't remember the exact driver the bluescreen gives as the problem, but I think it's something that indicates Nvidia.
Sometimes I can manage to shut the PC down okay.
When nothing is output to the monitor for more than a few minutes I don't really have any option other than holding down the power button to switch the PC off.
When starting the PC up again after this, my DVD drive is not detected. Sometimes it pauses for a minute or so at the IDE drive detection screen. (Drive is IDE, on a JMicron JMB36X controller as part of the mobo).
Motherboard is ASUS P5B Deluxe WiFi. 2x SSDs, 3x HDDs, Corsair 750 PSU. Graphics card is NVidia GT240. OS is Win 7, latest NVidia drivers installed.
I'm guessing the problem is some component failing on the graphics card or a graphics card driver problem. The thing about the DVD drive (only IDE drive I have) not being detected after the problem occurs is a bit weird though.
Any thoughts to help me narrow down the problem?
Thanks
Dave
Moved from Computer Help
mfenn
General Hardware Moderator
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