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Computer lockup
Replaced the hard drive, reinstalled windows XP pro and my software. my
computer locks up after being idle for awhile screen goes black fans are running hard, and the only way to get it back is to do a hard restart. any help would be appreciated. |
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Computer lockup
That was only a "fair" decision you made by putting the hd at fault..Do a
in depth chk & clean of video card,memory cards,& processor.Ram memory connecting tabs get glazed after time,clean with #2 pencil eraser.Same with video card tabs,do the same.The processors heat sink gets dirty,remove & clean it,reinstall heat paste when replacing.Do all if able,also,memory can be tested by microsoft memory tester,boot to software once it on a floppy or cd... http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp "garch" wrote: Replaced the hard drive, reinstalled windows XP pro and my software. my computer locks up after being idle for awhile screen goes black fans are running hard, and the only way to get it back is to do a hard restart. any help would be appreciated. |
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Computer lockup
That was only a "fair" decision you made by putting the hd at fault..Do a
in depth chk & clean of video card,memory cards,& processor.Ram memory connecting tabs get glazed after time,clean with #2 pencil eraser.Same with video card tabs,do the same.The processors heat sink gets dirty,remove & clean it,reinstall heat paste when replacing.Do all if able,also,memory can be tested by microsoft memory tester,boot to software once it on a floppy or cd... http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp "garch" wrote: Replaced the hard drive, reinstalled windows XP pro and my software. my computer locks up after being idle for awhile screen goes black fans are running hard, and the only way to get it back is to do a hard restart. any help would be appreciated. |
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Computer lockup
I had the same problem for a while.I was quite inconsistant. For some
reason, I switched the position of my RAM. ie changed banks with the same memory and my problem went away.....For a long time but now its back. Now, I'll clean the tabs as Andrew E suggested. Very cool Idea..... "Andrew E." wrote in message ... That was only a "fair" decision you made by putting the hd at fault..Do a in depth chk & clean of video card,memory cards,& processor.Ram memory connecting tabs get glazed after time,clean with #2 pencil eraser.Same with video card tabs,do the same.The processors heat sink gets dirty,remove & clean it,reinstall heat paste when replacing.Do all if able,also,memory can be tested by microsoft memory tester,boot to software once it on a floppy or cd... http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp "garch" wrote: Replaced the hard drive, reinstalled windows XP pro and my software. my computer locks up after being idle for awhile screen goes black fans are running hard, and the only way to get it back is to do a hard restart. any help would be appreciated. |
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Computer lockup
I had the same problem for a while.I was quite inconsistant. For some
reason, I switched the position of my RAM. ie changed banks with the same memory and my problem went away.....For a long time but now its back. Now, I'll clean the tabs as Andrew E suggested. Very cool Idea..... "Andrew E." wrote in message ... That was only a "fair" decision you made by putting the hd at fault..Do a in depth chk & clean of video card,memory cards,& processor.Ram memory connecting tabs get glazed after time,clean with #2 pencil eraser.Same with video card tabs,do the same.The processors heat sink gets dirty,remove & clean it,reinstall heat paste when replacing.Do all if able,also,memory can be tested by microsoft memory tester,boot to software once it on a floppy or cd... http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp "garch" wrote: Replaced the hard drive, reinstalled windows XP pro and my software. my computer locks up after being idle for awhile screen goes black fans are running hard, and the only way to get it back is to do a hard restart. any help would be appreciated. |
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