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Name: ibigfire
Date: February 20, 2007 at 16:53:33 Pacific
OS: Windows Vista Ultimate 64
CPU/Ram: DualCore AMD Opteron 165,
Product: Me
Comment:

*sigh* I finally have to make my own thread, this issue has really got me stuck.

Ok, here's the system I'm working on:[url=http://members.shaw.ca/kevindw/Report.mht]link[/url]

And here's the problem. I was having almost completely random freezes back when I was running windows xp. I figured that maybe it was a software issue, and Vista has just come out, so I decided to upgrade to Vista and do a reformat of my main hard drive at the same time. I did so, and it fixed nothing. I have done all the updates as of a week ago and had gotten the newest drivers for eveything that had 64 bit Vista drivers as well. Which makes me think it's probably a hardware issue. Here's what I've tried to no avail:

1. Memtest86 overnight. No errors.
2. Unplugged and replugged every cord.
3. Unplugged everything unnecessary externally, and my sound card.
4. Swapped Vid Cards with my brother's.
5. Popped off heatsink and CPU, cleaned thermal grease, reapplied.
6. Reset CMOS. Reset BIOS settings to default. To the best of my knowledge, they're all good.
7. Popped RAM out, popped RAM back in.
8. Swapped Surge Protector bar with my brother's. Why? I don't know, I was getting desperate.
9. Posted on Tom's Hardware Forumz.

It just started happening randomly and infrequently, so I didn't pay it too much attention. It's been over a month now though, and I'm starting to die a little inside. I should point out that the PSU is new, 530 Watts, by Antec, and the Motherboard is decently new as well. Doesn't mean they're not broken, just means it's not all that likely. According to my Mobo H/W monitor, my cpu is running at about 60 degrees celsius, which seems hot, but I donno if that's the issue. If you believe it might be, what could I do to cool it down? The heatsink fan is spinning, and the thermal grease is good.
Oh, I should also point out that it only seems to happen either when I'm using it, not necessarily for anything intensive, or just after I use it. If it succesfully stays from freezing up until about half an hour after I'm done with it, it will generally stay not frozen till when I get back. Not always, but usually.
Umm... Any ideas? Please?


iNfeRnO



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Response Number 1
Name: Grok Lobster
Date: February 21, 2007 at 20:45:22 Pacific
Reply:

Were you running 64 bit XP previously?
If so, try loading a 32 bit o/s and see if that helps.


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Response Number 2
Name: ibigfire
Date: February 23, 2007 at 02:50:15 Pacific
Reply:

I wasn't, actually. I was running 32 bit Windows XP...

iNfeRnO


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Response Number 3
Name: ibigfire
Date: February 23, 2007 at 02:55:38 Pacific
Reply:

Just to keep the Computer Specs brief, here's an overview.

Motherboard: ASRock 939Dual-VSTA
Video Card: ATI Radeon X850 XT Platinum AGP
Sound Card: Creative Audigy 2 ZS
Power Supply: Antec Neo HE550
Processor: DualCore AMD Opteron 165, 1800 MHz
Ram: 1024 MB (PC3200 DDR SDRAM) (2x512)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 64bit

iNfeRnO


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