First of all, I'm in desperate need of affordable computer help. I just put in an ATI 9800 Pro card, and a Zalman HSF. Both items they replaced were giving me serious overheating issues, so I finally bit the bullet and dished out close to $100 for some new stuff. Unfortunately, I now have some mystery issue: The system will start up and run fine for about 10-15 minutes, then just freeze up regardless of what I'm doing. Hitting the restart button will begin the startup process, then it will freeze before getting to Windows. Give it a few minutes after powering off, and I can start the whole process over again. Agony. If you have any suggestions or know of anyone who might, I'd be extremely grateful.
Secondly, while filling my mug of milk with chocolate syrup this evening, the word "Going" distinctly appeared from the thin lines of cocoa, written in a kind of little kid cursive. Interpretations of this vision are also welcome.
Saturday, January 27, 2007
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have you installed any new hardware lately? software?
if no...
try opening windows up, then closing anything that windows opens automatically (antivirus, firewall, realplayer, quicktime, winamp, instant messenger, ati/nvidia control panel, anything like that). just let the ol' computer sit in such a state as a control experiment and see if it locks up after 10-15 minutes. alternately, open windows up in safe mode (hit f8 before the windows boot screen opens; alternately use the system configuration method outlined here)
another thing to try is to unplug anything non-integral, besides not loading any software that is non-integral, then adding the hardware back piece by piece until you've isolated the problem.
my gut says maybe your power supply is inadequate. but guts have been wrong.
I did install the ATI graphics card and Zalman heatsink fan. According to Everest, my CPU temp is fine. Know of any issues that the GPU might be giving me?
not really. but, has it only started freezing since you installed the graphics card? that would lend support to the theory that it's the power supply, and the power supply just can't give enough sustained juice. basically your options are heat, power, or software, so far as I'm enlightened. there's also this you could check to see if it's the memory. if you still have your old video card you could swap that in to see if that's the problem. the heat being fine doesn't eliminate the question that it could be the power supply, btw. if you want to try that go to cactus computer, drop somewhere in the range of $80 for a good, heavy power supply, and see if you still have the problem. if you do, they'll let you return it, mos def.
should have bought an apple.
there... someone said it.
Interpretation: Going - As you go.
It is a reference to the definitive misisonal verse in the new testament, Matthew 28:19. Which many have erroneously interpreted as "GO!!" The more proper interpretation "As you go" is the way the Jesus would have meant it, As you live, while you live, while you work, while you play... make disciples.
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