Darkplanner Posted May 23, 2010 Share Posted May 23, 2010 Hey Guys, My computer freezes/has been freezing for about 6 months now. I can't fix it, please help. SPECS! Currently Windows Vista x864GB RAM Intel ® Pentium® D CPU 3.40GHz. 3400 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 2 Logical Processor(s) VIA Intergrated GFX BIOS: Award Software Inc. F4 11/01/2007 Mother Board: GIGABYTE GA-8VM800PMD-775-RH GA-8VM800PMD-775-RH - GIGABYTE - Product - Motherboard - Overview Things Ive Tried: Reinstall Windows (Went from vista to xp to win7 back to vista) (currently vista) Reformat C Drive Delete all programs, leave computer clean for a while. Remove seperate pieces of hardware. Update BIOS My friend even took a look at it and done some troubleshooting, heat tests. Thinks I havn't tried: Formating All Drives I dont know! So please help. Note this is an old computer but I have no idea why its not working. Hardware/software is intact. It sometimes freezes (rare) at BIOS so I did BIOS update with same problem. Usually freezes in the boot cycle. Sometimes boots, runs for a minute then freezes. But if you boot and run it for longer than a minute then it wont freeze until you reboot. Hope you can Help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJK Posted May 23, 2010 Share Posted May 23, 2010 may i suggest runnign a memtest or swap our ram sticks if you have extra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkplanner Posted May 23, 2010 Author Share Posted May 23, 2010 may i suggest runnign a memtest or swap our ram sticks if you have extra Thanks for help bro. Will do a memtest soon. (Ill also experiment with the ram sticks to check if its a ram issue) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Love Lamp Posted May 23, 2010 Share Posted May 23, 2010 Freezing as in a total lockup? Is your computer a custom build or manufactured? Also, what's the wattage on your PSU? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingless Posted May 23, 2010 Share Posted May 23, 2010 may i suggest runnign a memtest or swap our ram sticks if you have extra Seconded. Bad RAM can fsk everything up at random intervals. You might also want to run a CPU/GPU testing app to get it nice and hot. I'm having problems with my airflow after putting a second video card in. I have to cool the case with an industrial fan or it will seize after a bit in game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n1ckkkkk Posted May 23, 2010 Share Posted May 23, 2010 Sounds like either power or heat pronlem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sk1llz Posted May 23, 2010 Share Posted May 23, 2010 Dang dude your Pentium® D is old damn. I have had this problem before but it was 3 years ago and I think I bought a new motherboard and a video card that fixed the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Red Posted May 23, 2010 Share Posted May 23, 2010 Mobos seem touchy lately. Try mem test. A fresh install would have solved problems. Sounds like memory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkplanner Posted May 24, 2010 Author Share Posted May 24, 2010 Memtest returned positive result. (no errors) Ill play around with ram later. When it freezes its a total lockup. Custom built. 550W PSU. This is not my gaming computer btw. Just a second desktop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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