System Hang..

PC_Inquisitor · Oct 2, 2009, 04:45 AM

Hi guys, since some time ago I have a curious problem, when I open some folders in windows explorer, the computer uses all of its installed ram and the system became unstable... The folders use to contain documents. I thought it was the HDD, but some times the same ocurr when I save a document in Word 2007 or when I browse the contents of my pen drive.

My HDD is a Maxtor 250 Gb SATA, I use Windows vista ultimate x64 with 2 gigs of ram (one stick, kingston value).

I tried windows 7 beta and I had the same problem. Any ideas? Thanks

isaak · Oct 20, 2009, 12:38 PM

are you saying that your system locks up because (you suspect) you don't have enough ram for browsing?

i found that on my old laptop (HP dv9000, 2gb ram, 320gb hdd, vista ultimate) vista used around 65% on idle blank desktop...try ctrl + alt + dlt and check task manager processes to see if anything is chewing up more RAM than it should.

~~CitySlicker~~ · Oct 20, 2009, 10:45 PM

you probably have a memory leak problem. I would do a ram test first

Oct 2, 2009, 04:45 AM	#1
PC_Inquisitor HardwareHeaven Junior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Mexico City Posts: 91 Rep Power: 0	System Hang.. Hi guys, since some time ago I have a curious problem, when I open some folders in windows explorer, the computer uses all of its installed ram and the system became unstable... The folders use to contain documents. I thought it was the HDD, but some times the same ocurr when I save a document in Word 2007 or when I browse the contents of my pen drive. My HDD is a Maxtor 250 Gb SATA, I use Windows vista ultimate x64 with 2 gigs of ram (one stick, kingston value). I tried windows 7 beta and I had the same problem. Any ideas? Thanks

Oct 20, 2009, 12:38 PM	#2
isaak HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 2,286 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	Re: System Hang.. are you saying that your system locks up because (you suspect) you don't have enough ram for browsing? i found that on my old laptop (HP dv9000, 2gb ram, 320gb hdd, vista ultimate) vista used around 65% on idle blank desktop...try ctrl + alt + dlt and check task manager processes to see if anything is chewing up more RAM than it should. __________________ The first step... shall be to lose the way. - Galway Kinnell

Oct 20, 2009, 10:45 PM	#3
~~CitySlicker~~ Banned Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Brisbane Australia Posts: 183 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Re: System Hang.. you probably have a memory leak problem. I would do a ram test first