I'm throwing this damn thing out the window!

-={420}=- · Jan 21, 2003, 08:24 PM

My piece of shit computer keeps freezing or rebooting during games.I've tried all kinds of things to fix it but it keeps happening. I don't know what to do anymore. Any suggestions?

UberLord · Jan 21, 2003, 08:27 PM

Moved

shuki · Jan 21, 2003, 08:52 PM

take out memory and try another stick

radTube · Jan 21, 2003, 09:24 PM

Take out the processor and get a new one. Athlon 1.33GHz is the root of all evil

. Go for Athlon XP.

Ok, seriously, I might just be the unluckiest bugger on the block, but I've built two systems with 1,33GHz Athlons and the only thing that could make them stable was a different processor. But as I said, might have been just bad luck.

Tempmeyes · Jan 21, 2003, 09:41 PM

Well one thing you can do is disable the automatic reboot (assuming WinXP) so you can see what windows thinks is the problem.

Control Panel -> System -> Advanced -> Startup Recovery Settings -> Uncheck the "Automatically Restart"

Jan 21, 2003, 11:16 PM

Another bad guy is the onboard sound card.

I had trouble Overclocking till i disabled it and stuck in a regular PCI card.

ToshiroOC · Jan 21, 2003, 11:20 PM

I think that part of the reason for that is because the more integrated components you are using, the more likely you are to have a failure somewhere... because added complexity means reduced stability...

Dyre Straits · Jan 22, 2003, 05:10 AM

If you're really gonna throw it.....throw it my way.

J/K, of course.

Like the others have said, it could be inherent in that CPU. However, make sure you have the latest BIOS revision for the MoBo, and try setting your Memory speeds to the default.

You might even try sprucing up the voltage to your video card and make sure your case is clean and all fans working properly.

Dyre Straits

jp306 · Jan 22, 2003, 05:20 AM

Have you ran a diagnostic on your PSU. Cause you have those kind of symptoms and this will mess up your memory as well if it goes on long enough. When my PSU went bad it did exactly what your discribing and more often during games than not.

jp306 · Jan 22, 2003, 05:25 AM

You might want to check your fan on your Geforce as well and while your in there check you fan on or temp that your cpu is running at, but like I said I had the same problem and it was my PSU.

-={420}=- · Jan 22, 2003, 07:39 AM

That just might be it. My PSU is the only component I didn't replace in a while. I'll look into it.

BTW: How do I run a diagnostic on my PSU?

digitalwanderer · Jan 22, 2003, 01:45 PM

...when your PC is just acting all squirrly and you just can't figure out why. Try changing the battery on the motherboard. If it goes bad your PC can turn remarkably unstable as hell in a very sporadic way. It'll act fine and dandy, then just take a crap on ya for no reason and give you headaches booting. (I just recently went thru that with Boomer, I just picked up a new battery. I finally noticed the date was resetting itself to 1988 every re-boot.

)

ToshiroOC · Jan 22, 2003, 02:12 PM

There was an ancient 486DX computer that my father was using in a lab to capture digital pictures to with a UV setup (not totally sure about the whole gig, biology isn't my thing

), and it stopped working one day. I found the problem was that it wasn't going to the right monitor settings in the BIOS... a week later I solder a replacement battery onto the mobo, and bam! It works again once I set the monitor correctly, no problems

(Of course, they tell me AFTER I get out of the room that the room was filled with carcinogens and I should have been wearing gloves

though I washed my hands and hoped fro the best

)

-={420}=- · Jan 24, 2003, 07:38 AM

Thanks for the tips but nothing has worked yet.

Jan 21, 2003, 08:24 PM	#1
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Jan 21, 2003, 08:27 PM	#2
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Jan 21, 2003, 09:24 PM	#4
radTube just keepin' it cool Join Date: May 2002 Location: Finland Posts: 228 Rep Power: 0	Take out the processor and get a new one. Athlon 1.33GHz is the root of all evil . Go for Athlon XP. Ok, seriously, I might just be the unluckiest bugger on the block, but I've built two systems with 1,33GHz Athlons and the only thing that could make them stable was a different processor. But as I said, might have been just bad luck. __________________ [color=orange] [/color]

Jan 21, 2003, 11:20 PM	#7
ToshiroOC Unbiased. Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 4,812 Rep Power: 0	I think that part of the reason for that is because the more integrated components you are using, the more likely you are to have a failure somewhere... because added complexity means reduced stability... __________________ [img][/img] [color=White]Peace be with you, Joe.[/color] Driverheaven Staff Member (Supermoderator)

Jan 22, 2003, 05:20 AM	#9
jp306 DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 309 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Have you ran a diagnostic on your PSU. Cause you have those kind of symptoms and this will mess up your memory as well if it goes on long enough. When my PSU went bad it did exactly what your discribing and more often during games than not. __________________ "I told my psychiatrist that everyone hates me. He said I was being ridiculous - everyone hasn't met me yet." Rodney Dangerfield.

Jan 21, 2003, 08:52 PM	#3
shuki DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: in the hidden place Posts: 1,975 Rep Power: 0	take out memory and try another stick

Jan 21, 2003, 09:41 PM	#5
Tempmeyes DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Oregon, USA Posts: 32 Rep Power: 0	Well one thing you can do is disable the automatic reboot (assuming WinXP) so you can see what windows thinks is the problem. Control Panel -> System -> Advanced -> Startup Recovery Settings -> Uncheck the "Automatically Restart"

Jan 21, 2003, 11:16 PM	#6
GREEKRAGE Guest Posts: n/a	Another bad guy is the onboard sound card. I had trouble Overclocking till i disabled it and stuck in a regular PCI card.

Jan 22, 2003, 05:25 AM	#10
jp306 DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 309 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	You might want to check your fan on your Geforce as well and while your in there check you fan on or temp that your cpu is running at, but like I said I had the same problem and it was my PSU. __________________ "I told my psychiatrist that everyone hates me. He said I was being ridiculous - everyone hasn't met me yet." Rodney Dangerfield.

Jan 22, 2003, 07:39 AM	Thread Starter #11
-={420}=- DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 1,095 Rep Power: 0	That just might be it. My PSU is the only component I didn't replace in a while. I'll look into it. BTW: How do I run a diagnostic on my PSU? __________________ [COLOR=red]My eBay Auctions[/COLOR]

Jan 22, 2003, 01:45 PM	#12
digitalwanderer Colour Commentator Join Date: May 2002 Location: Highland, IN USA Posts: 5,619 Rep Power: 0	One other thing to try... ...when your PC is just acting all squirrly and you just can't figure out why. Try changing the battery on the motherboard. If it goes bad your PC can turn remarkably unstable as hell in a very sporadic way. It'll act fine and dandy, then just take a crap on ya for no reason and give you headaches booting. (I just recently went thru that with Boomer, I just picked up a new battery. I finally noticed the date was resetting itself to 1988 every re-boot. ) __________________ WTF is up with the sigs?

Jan 22, 2003, 02:12 PM	#13
ToshiroOC Unbiased. Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 4,812 Rep Power: 0	There was an ancient 486DX computer that my father was using in a lab to capture digital pictures to with a UV setup (not totally sure about the whole gig, biology isn't my thing ), and it stopped working one day. I found the problem was that it wasn't going to the right monitor settings in the BIOS... a week later I solder a replacement battery onto the mobo, and bam! It works again once I set the monitor correctly, no problems (Of course, they tell me AFTER I get out of the room that the room was filled with carcinogens and I should have been wearing gloves though I washed my hands and hoped fro the best ) __________________ [img][/img] [color=White]Peace be with you, Joe.[/color] Driverheaven Staff Member (Supermoderator)

Jan 24, 2003, 07:38 AM	Thread Starter #14
-={420}=- DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 1,095 Rep Power: 0	Thanks for the tips but nothing has worked yet. __________________ [COLOR=red]My eBay Auctions[/COLOR]