I just installed windows XP on a new build. And I got a BSOD in 30 minutes.
That is all. I'll let you know if the problem happens again, but what shall I do to avoid another one?
EDIT: Now it just froze after I posted the thread. (I think I'm a failure with building now.:sigh
SECOND EDIT: It froze again! [This time it was after about 15-30 minutes.]
so it is booting into xp fine but then has a BSOD what error messages are you seeing. seems like you probably have a device driver problem...have you checked in device manager to see if there are any yellow exclamation marks?? are you using onboard video or do you have a video card installed? what about sound onboard or install sound card?
cpu is tied up and causes the freezes somethings are running in the background tying up processor. is this a brand new harddrive? maybe a sign your harddrive is bad also the power supply wattage seems very low ...clearly more Ram will help but all these BSODs and freezing are not normal even for your specs. and the RAm is new or old
I'm not sure about the HD, I got it from a friend. Same thing with the ram. The computer hasn't frozen when I left i DLing a game for about 1 hour. When I install it, I'm going to try and playign for a while and give you the results.
Understood, that is the most important thing in your life right now....I am a retired Principal, so do know about those first days in school. Good luck on your school year.
When you get time, double check those voltages and post them. They should list what each one is right beside the +12. For example +12 = 11.87 or something like that.
BTW, the CPU temp while not out of control is a little high for the CPU you are running IMHO. The MB temp looks fine. If this were mine, I would most likely change the thermal paste to cool it down a bit. However, I don't think that is why it is shutting down at the moment under normal use. Are you overclocking or running a strenuous game when it shuts down?
By the way, on my last year of middle school my principal also retried. It might be you.
Another thing, my computer just froze again playing a game called Runescape on maxed out HD settings. The case for this computer is an antec 900 with 5 fans inside it, so it shouldn't be over-heating.
Do you have a friend that can loan you a good power supply to try in there. That model of Antec supplies are really weak and that might be an issue for you. That way, we could rule that out as your problem.
I got it!!! It was my Graphics Card, I started testing each part, one by one. But, anyone know how I can make my graphics card work? It's an Nvidia Quadro NVS 280. Now I have to use Nvidia TNT RIVA. My brother is using his geforce atm.
GRRR!!!!! : I spoke too soon. It froze on the Riva.
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