Computer freezes

ashwanth · 10-17-2006, 07:37 AM

My computer freezes repeatedly and not at anyspecific time. I have re-installed windows, all my drivers are up-to-date, I bought a new CPU fan since previously the CPU temp was 60C (pretty high), I ran memtest and that gave me NO errors. I've run virus scans and haven't found anything yet. I have also cleaned up my registry, etc. When I run defrag, it would run most of it and then freeze up which doesn't help too much. From the memtest, the memory seems to be working fine, my hard-drive is in good condition. I'm not sure what the problem could be. Has anyone come across this before? Any suggestions on what can be done next?

**Terrister** · 10-17-2006, 07:49 AM

Please post make and model of the computer or motherboard. Also other system specs would be helpful.

Inactive · 10-17-2006, 07:54 AM

i have an athlon1800 that freezes at 60°. on a hot day it could be running at 54°, but under load it'd hit 60° and lock. when i reboot it would be okay, but i had to put in 2 case fans to keep it cooler. i put one at the rear drawing air out and there was one on the side which i pointed in and put a cardboard duct around it to point directly at the heatsink over the cpu.

in your case you should be able to put a fan in the front drawing air in and one at the rear drawing air out. if there are fans there, make sure they are dust free and spinning.

if you've assembled the cpu and heatsink make sure you have enough thermal compound applied. the last 5 i put together have come with the correct thermal compound already applied to the heatsink and i've never had temperature problems with those.

post the system specs and the cpu temps when under load.

ashwanth · 10-17-2006, 08:16 AM

The thermal compound was already pasted on the heat sink. My temp with the old fan was 60C, now it's 48C which is OK. So I don't think that the problem.

Shuttle AK32E Socket A Motherboard w/ XP 2200+ (MBM-AK32E-2200)
768MB SD-RAM
250GB HD
600W Power Supply
eVGA nVidia GeForce FX 5200 Chipset 128MB DDR AGP 8X w/ CRT & TV-Out
Creative Lab Sound Blaster Audigy 2 6.1 PCI

Need any more information?
It has been working perfectly normal for the past 3 years but this problem started a few weeks ago.

dai · 10-17-2006, 12:09 PM

when you disturb the heatsink you have to renew the paste
http://www.arcticsilver.com/arctic_s...structions.htm
run
chkdsk /r

10-17-2006, 07:37 AM	#1 (permalink)
ashwanth Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3 OS: XP	Computer freezes My computer freezes repeatedly and not at anyspecific time. I have re-installed windows, all my drivers are up-to-date, I bought a new CPU fan since previously the CPU temp was 60C (pretty high), I ran memtest and that gave me NO errors. I've run virus scans and haven't found anything yet. I have also cleaned up my registry, etc. When I run defrag, it would run most of it and then freeze up which doesn't help too much. From the memtest, the memory seems to be working fine, my hard-drive is in good condition. I'm not sure what the problem could be. Has anyone come across this before? Any suggestions on what can be done next?

10-17-2006, 07:49 AM	#2 (permalink)
Terrister Moderator Hardware Forum Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: West Georgia, USA Posts: 7,098 OS: Xp	Please post make and model of the computer or motherboard. Also other system specs would be helpful. __________________

10-17-2006, 07:54 AM	#3 (permalink)
Inactive Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,704 OS: ~	i have an athlon1800 that freezes at 60°. on a hot day it could be running at 54°, but under load it'd hit 60° and lock. when i reboot it would be okay, but i had to put in 2 case fans to keep it cooler. i put one at the rear drawing air out and there was one on the side which i pointed in and put a cardboard duct around it to point directly at the heatsink over the cpu. in your case you should be able to put a fan in the front drawing air in and one at the rear drawing air out. if there are fans there, make sure they are dust free and spinning. if you've assembled the cpu and heatsink make sure you have enough thermal compound applied. the last 5 i put together have come with the correct thermal compound already applied to the heatsink and i've never had temperature problems with those. post the system specs and the cpu temps when under load. __________________ "it takes two to lie, one to lie and one to listen" Homer

10-17-2006, 12:09 PM	#5 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,548 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	when you disturb the heatsink you have to renew the paste http://www.arcticsilver.com/arctic_s...structions.htm run chkdsk /r __________________

10-17-2006, 08:16 AM	#4 (permalink)
ashwanth Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3 OS: XP	The thermal compound was already pasted on the heat sink. My temp with the old fan was 60C, now it's 48C which is OK. So I don't think that the problem. Shuttle AK32E Socket A Motherboard w/ XP 2200+ (MBM-AK32E-2200) 768MB SD-RAM 250GB HD 600W Power Supply eVGA nVidia GeForce FX 5200 Chipset 128MB DDR AGP 8X w/ CRT & TV-Out Creative Lab Sound Blaster Audigy 2 6.1 PCI Need any more information? It has been working perfectly normal for the past 3 years but this problem started a few weeks ago.