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Yes, Windows XP random freezes on my comp. I'll be playin a game, downloading songs, listenin to music, typing on AIM, etc. It will just freeze up and i cant even hit cntrl+alt+delete. Can anyone help me out with this one, its very annoying?
AMD Athlon XP 1900 ABiT-KG7Lite Motherboard 256 MB DDR/266 MHz RAM 20GB 7200RPM ATA100 Hardrive 52X CD ROM ATi Radeon 7500 64 MB DDR dual Windows XP Home Edition
Name: AndySD Date: June 9, 2002 at 21:20:39 Pacific
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Check that you have the latest drivers for your graphics and sound cards installed.
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Name: Richard S. Date: June 9, 2002 at 22:19:27 Pacific
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It also may be heat. AMD claims that a large majority of erratic system behavior with their processors is due to overhetaing.
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Name: saatana Date: June 10, 2002 at 08:42:20 Pacific
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Goto www.tomshardware.com and search for heat sink and fans.. and well i'd buy a pair that is copper heat sink and a good fan for around $100!!! anythingin the$10-50 range is just JUNK!
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Name: John Date: June 10, 2002 at 09:47:07 Pacific
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Well i think I fixed it. I changed some BIOs settings around.. I upped my Vcore and my I/O voltage a bit and it stopped freezing.. thanks for all ur suggestions neway :)
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