Re: Computer hard locks

Humm you maybe right with this new PS I may be drawing more power,
I'll go get a ups and see if that helps. one person said the marvell
nic drivers form win update are flaky and I should try a roll back

Thanks for your help
Scott
On Mon, 19 Sep 2005 08:19:14 GMT, "Roger Hamlett"
<rogerspamignored@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>
>"SonicMonkey" <not@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>news:40bsi1pni08qk4r4vesecjbpcohefg920s@xxxxxxxxxx
>>
>> Hi I'm having some lock up problems and I have had it into 2 shops but
>> it doesn't seem to lock when it's there. It locks at random times. I
>> have taken every thing with it but the monitor. Here's what I have and
>> have had done to it.
>>
>> Newly installed on the system
>>
>> AMD 3200 XP (400 MHz FSB) with older Volcano 9 heat sink and new OZ
>> Thermal paste
>>
>> Ultra 500W Power Supply
>>
>> Maxtor 200GB SATA HD
>>
>> And 2 case fans
>>
>> I couldn't get my old copy of xp to install no matter what I tried. I
>> tried the f6 install and I just wouldn't work. So I took it in to the
>> first shop and got a new copy of xp with sp2 and they installed it and
>> did all the updates. I take the computer home and notice my ATI
>> control panel is not in the advance options tab and that the catalyst
>> center won't launch. So I figure whatever and start surfing the web,
>> then it just locks up. I start to partition the drive and I get
>> another lock up. So I run asus probe and so I can monitor voltage and
>> cpu temps. Voltage seems fine but the +5 rating flops around a bit
>> between 4.90 and 4.98. The Cpu temp is about 49-52'C and the mobo temp
>> is about 28-30'C. Now have tons of air running in my case. So it not
>> for the lack of fans
>><snipped>
>Is the network connctor used?. One possible 'difference', is if you are
>using the network connection, and the shops weren't. Even if you are not
>actually using the network at the time, some traffic can occur with the
>various 'polling' events, and this sort of hang, has happened in the past
>with faulty network drivers.
>The other obvious thing is power. The difference in reliability between a
>PC on a UPS, and cnnected to the normal mains in some buildings, has to be
>seen to be believed.
>
>Best Wishes
>

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