Hey Folks,
I've been browsing around the board and it looks like there are some very bright people around so I thought I'd see if anyone could help me. I'm having freezing issues in Windows.
Symptoms
-Running windows update freezes my computer every time. I am able to click on Express/Custom and as its checking for updates, the computer hangs and I have to restart.
-On startup, the computer gets to the Loading Windows screen (with the little blue scroller). Then, one of two things happens, I either load windows normally or there is no screen output at all and the monitor subsequently goes dark.
-Downloading torrents freezes the computer after about five minutes (in safe mode too). I've tried 3 different bittorrent clients - same result.
-Sometimes the computer will freezes a few seconds after successfully loading windows. (Same thing sometimes happens in safe mode too).
Configuration:
Core 2 Duo E6300
Asrock 775Dual-VSTA mobo (2.40 Bio)
ATI Radeon 9700 Pro
2x512 Xerox DDR400
2xSeagate 7200.10 320Gb hard drives
Here's what I've tried so far:
-Updated motherboard BIOS
-Tried putting in a different video card (Nvidia)
-Tried putting in differnet RAM, declocking it, lowering its voltage
-Updating motherboard drivers manually using the CD
-Removing all unnecessary PCI cards
-Formating the hard drive and doing a clean install
-Reinstalling the CPU to check for bad contacts (reapplied thermal grease)
-Changed the "IDE Drive Strength" setting, tried low, normal and highest
Update: I've done a bit more testing with the torrent program. I've noticed that the torrent program itself will not crash the sytem unless I run a torrent.
This computer issue has been a constant thorn in my side because I depend on my computer for a ton of stuff. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Keep up the good work guys!
I've been browsing around the board and it looks like there are some very bright people around so I thought I'd see if anyone could help me. I'm having freezing issues in Windows.
Symptoms
-Running windows update freezes my computer every time. I am able to click on Express/Custom and as its checking for updates, the computer hangs and I have to restart.
-On startup, the computer gets to the Loading Windows screen (with the little blue scroller). Then, one of two things happens, I either load windows normally or there is no screen output at all and the monitor subsequently goes dark.
-Downloading torrents freezes the computer after about five minutes (in safe mode too). I've tried 3 different bittorrent clients - same result.
-Sometimes the computer will freezes a few seconds after successfully loading windows. (Same thing sometimes happens in safe mode too).
Configuration:
Core 2 Duo E6300
Asrock 775Dual-VSTA mobo (2.40 Bio)
ATI Radeon 9700 Pro
2x512 Xerox DDR400
2xSeagate 7200.10 320Gb hard drives
Here's what I've tried so far:
-Updated motherboard BIOS
-Tried putting in a different video card (Nvidia)
-Tried putting in differnet RAM, declocking it, lowering its voltage
-Updating motherboard drivers manually using the CD
-Removing all unnecessary PCI cards
-Formating the hard drive and doing a clean install
-Reinstalling the CPU to check for bad contacts (reapplied thermal grease)
-Changed the "IDE Drive Strength" setting, tried low, normal and highest
Update: I've done a bit more testing with the torrent program. I've noticed that the torrent program itself will not crash the sytem unless I run a torrent.
This computer issue has been a constant thorn in my side because I depend on my computer for a ton of stuff. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Keep up the good work guys!