OS Freezing when many applications are running

tonycm1 · 02-09-2008, 06:12 PM

A little bit of an odd problem i'm having here... whenever i have many applications running (regardless of OS), my system freezes (Blue Screen's with Windows) and freezes in linux.

I suspected that this would have been a memory problem since I had many programs open at once so I ran memtest86 from my Ubuntu 7.10 livecd and let it run for a good 24 hours... came back and noticed that it hadn't produced a single error :(

It seems as though my computer runs fine as long as i don't "push it" by running many applications.... this, however, is a real nuissance. Is there a way of inducing one of these "freezes/BSOD's" in Windows and tracking the event viewer or some other application to see what was the cause of it??

Tumbleweed36 · 02-09-2008, 07:22 PM

I would suggest you post your complete specs for us (motherboard, video card, CPU, etc), so we know what we are dealing with. Also, include your power supply brand name and wattage.

tonycm1 · 02-09-2008, 08:36 PM

Oddly enough, just as I was replying to this post, the system froze again :(

This time, I was in Windows Vista 64bit when it happened and the "technical info" in the blue screen of death was the following:

Technical Information:

*** STOP: 0x0000007F (0x0000000000000008,0x0000000080050031,0x000000000000006F8,0XFFFFF800018534C2)

Collecting data for crash dump ...
Initializing disk for crash dump ...

Anyways, as requested, here are my PC's specs copied from PC Wizard 2008:

===================================================
Mainboard : Asus M2A-VM
Chipset : AMD RS690G
Processor : AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ @ 2600 MHz
Physical Memory : 2048 MB (2 x 1024 DDR2-SDRAM )
Video Card : ATI Technologies Inc Radeon X1200 Series
Hard Disk : ST3320620A (320 GB)
Hard Disk : WDC (500 GB)
DVD-Rom Drive : HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-4165B ATA Device
Network Card : Realtek Semiconductor RTL8168/8111 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC
Operating System : Windows (TM) Vista Ultimate Professional 6.00.6000
DirectX : Version 10.00
===================================================

Power Supply:
Speed Switching Power Supply 450ATX (450W/MAX)

Tumbleweed36 · 02-10-2008, 05:42 AM

Take a read HERE,

tonycm1 · 02-10-2008, 02:57 PM

I think that article is strictly for x86 systems, not AMD Athlon x64's, like mine.

What would you guys suggest I do?

02-09-2008, 06:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
tonycm1 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 4 OS: Windows XP SP3 (32bit), Windows Vista (64bit), Linux (Ubuntu 7.10 64-bit)	OS Freezing when many applications are running A little bit of an odd problem i'm having here... whenever i have many applications running (regardless of OS), my system freezes (Blue Screen's with Windows) and freezes in linux. I suspected that this would have been a memory problem since I had many programs open at once so I ran memtest86 from my Ubuntu 7.10 livecd and let it run for a good 24 hours... came back and noticed that it hadn't produced a single error :( It seems as though my computer runs fine as long as i don't "push it" by running many applications.... this, however, is a real nuissance. Is there a way of inducing one of these "freezes/BSOD's" in Windows and tracking the event viewer or some other application to see what was the cause of it??

02-09-2008, 07:22 PM	#2 (permalink)
Tumbleweed36 Asst Manager Hardware Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Posts: 19,638 OS: XP Professional	Re: OS Freezing when many applications are running I would suggest you post your complete specs for us (motherboard, video card, CPU, etc), so we know what we are dealing with. Also, include your power supply brand name and wattage. __________________ ---------- I don't receive email notifications of replies to subscribed threads. (Internet provider policy) Therefore, if I don't respond to your post within 24 hours, please send me a reminder PM and include the link to your thread.

02-09-2008, 08:36 PM	#3 (permalink)
tonycm1 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 4 OS: Windows XP SP3 (32bit), Windows Vista (64bit), Linux (Ubuntu 7.10 64-bit)	Re: OS Freezing when many applications are running Oddly enough, just as I was replying to this post, the system froze again :( This time, I was in Windows Vista 64bit when it happened and the "technical info" in the blue screen of death was the following: Technical Information: *** STOP: 0x0000007F (0x0000000000000008,0x0000000080050031,0x000000000000006F8,0XFFFFF800018534C2) Collecting data for crash dump ... Initializing disk for crash dump ... Anyways, as requested, here are my PC's specs copied from PC Wizard 2008: =================================================== Mainboard : Asus M2A-VM Chipset : AMD RS690G Processor : AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ @ 2600 MHz Physical Memory : 2048 MB (2 x 1024 DDR2-SDRAM ) Video Card : ATI Technologies Inc Radeon X1200 Series Hard Disk : ST3320620A (320 GB) Hard Disk : WDC (500 GB) DVD-Rom Drive : HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-4165B ATA Device Network Card : Realtek Semiconductor RTL8168/8111 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC Operating System : Windows (TM) Vista Ultimate Professional 6.00.6000 DirectX : Version 10.00 =================================================== Power Supply: Speed Switching Power Supply 450ATX (450W/MAX)

02-10-2008, 05:42 AM	#4 (permalink)
Tumbleweed36 Asst Manager Hardware Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Posts: 19,638 OS: XP Professional	Re: OS Freezing when many applications are running Take a read HERE, __________________ ---------- I don't receive email notifications of replies to subscribed threads. (Internet provider policy) Therefore, if I don't respond to your post within 24 hours, please send me a reminder PM and include the link to your thread.

02-10-2008, 02:57 PM	#5 (permalink)
tonycm1 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 4 OS: Windows XP SP3 (32bit), Windows Vista (64bit), Linux (Ubuntu 7.10 64-bit)	Re: OS Freezing when many applications are running I think that article is strictly for x86 systems, not AMD Athlon x64's, like mine. What would you guys suggest I do?