Re: all stop
- From: "Beemer Biker" <jstateson@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 12:32:57 -0500
"cew" <cewillis2nd@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:w_NWh.57$2r.365@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I have task manager > processes running. When my computer completely stops working, system idle and all other process stop incrementing CPU time.
Any suggestions as to most likely problem? CPU? MB? PS?
intel d865perl, p42.8 1G matched ram. W2K.
Looking at all your posts seems you got a real hardware problem.
Try the following: Remove any cables connected to the motherboard or system that are un-terminated or not necessary:
4 wire Audio CD to motherboard from player/recorder if you are using that.
Any USB or firewire cables (except that usb keyboard and mouse). Should not have any un-terminated usb or firewire hanging off the system.
All audio cables going to/from speakers or line.
Pull cpu fan cable off motherboard and connect to an adapter so the power to the cpu fan comes from the powersupply. Do the same for any other 3 pin fans or just remove them.
The above prevents noise, glitches, etc from being injected into the motherboard. It has been found that faulty fans can cause electrical spikes and some motherboards are more susceptible than others.
You might want to try a non-USB keyboard and mouse.
You couid have a ground loop where not enough metal standoffs are being used and return ground is going thru a screw near a sensitive component. Some motherboard designs required an insulated washer for screws near the back of the case but generally the newer designs should not have this problem. You might want to just pull out the motherboard and see if the problem is repeatable. If it is out of the case then you can gently flex the board to check for cracks. One problem I have seen is a loose 4 pin power connector on a hard drive. Really obvious as the system would hang and/or reset when I jiggled the wireing about or pressed against the drive connector. You could also put a GFI tester on the power outlet to verify the ground is working. I actually had this happen as one room in a house we owned was not properly grounded and we noticed the system would lock up when shuffiling the feet across the room and touching the case.
HTH
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