Computer Problem!
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12 Jan 2011, 20:39
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Hey,
Since a couple of weeks i keep having computer problems while gaming.
For some reason while gaming my computer locks up and the only way out is rebooting. If i keep the computer on for 5-10 in the 'locked up' position it reboots automaticially.
This i tried to fix it:
- Update Drivers
- System Restore
- Reinstall games
- Cleaning up the inside of my computer to lower the temp
- Reinstalling Windows XP
- Small things like: Running in lower details, cleaning up lots of space, run antivirusscans, turning off Firewall, disabling all the stuff in the background
Sometimes one of those options extending my game-experience for a couple of hours but in the end it will crash/
Basicially i'm clueless and the only option left is asking other for help
If you know any possible solution please reply or PM me, if you want to talk to me through xfire : f2krockskin
Additional info:
- Temp of Graphics card
- Running a stability-test (two times) of my graphic card made my computer freeze up aswell, after around 4-5 min. (Same effect as ingame)
Since a couple of weeks i keep having computer problems while gaming.
For some reason while gaming my computer locks up and the only way out is rebooting. If i keep the computer on for 5-10 in the 'locked up' position it reboots automaticially.
This i tried to fix it:
- Update Drivers
- System Restore
- Reinstall games
- Cleaning up the inside of my computer to lower the temp
[/img]- Reinstalling Windows XP
- Small things like: Running in lower details, cleaning up lots of space, run antivirusscans, turning off Firewall, disabling all the stuff in the background
Sometimes one of those options extending my game-experience for a couple of hours but in the end it will crash/
Basicially i'm clueless and the only option left is asking other for help
If you know any possible solution please reply or PM me, if you want to talk to me through xfire : f2krockskin
Additional info:
- Temp of Graphics card
- Running a stability-test (two times) of my graphic card made my computer freeze up aswell, after around 4-5 min. (Same effect as ingame)
Then download BlueScreen Viewer...
Problem solved.
Next?
Crashes again
those temps arent really accurate, as the sensor to pick the temps up cannot be placed right on the core itself (sounds logic to me, lol). so adding 15-20 degrees to the displayed temp should be somewhere near the exact temp.
Because it used to be 50-60 degrees which was in the phase of "hot", and lowering it to this was "safe" (grey letters) so if i had to add 20 degrees its still in the phase of "hot"
but i just checked my temps with the same program u used, and i looks like its displaying correctly (at least i have almost the same :D)
but 50-60 degrees wouldnt be too hot anyway, critical temps are over 90°
Any help is appreciated ;)
You should also test your memory modules, perhaps with Memtest 86+ (www.memtest.org) or some similiar app.
You should also disable automatic rebooting, so that you can catch bluescreen messeges in case they appear (http://vistasupport.mvps.org/disable_automatic_restart_to_read_blue_screen_messages.htm -- similar for Win7 I suppose.)
And if you want to check what module is causing the hangs, you could use the microsoft debug tool. If it's always the same module, the fault is probably there. If it's random modules, you may have a hardware problem. The debug tool, WinDbg, can be downloaded from Microsoft, and additional help and tips are available from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WinDbg
cheeers. Hope you'll solve the problem.