-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Computer freeze

How much memory do you have?

Christine
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From: "cajun12" <cajun12@xxxxxxx>
To: "PCTechTalk" <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 6:19 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Computer freeze


> Question about the possible source of a computer freeze.
> Six year old AMD Athlon XP 1700+
> AmiBios dated Oct. 4, 2001
> ATI Radeon 7200 video card
> integrated AC97 Audio for VIA
> 30GB hard drive, 6GB used (lots of free space)
> Windows 98
>
> Computer has not frozen in Safe Mode, but it has frozen at the Windows 
> splash screen, as soon as it boots into Windows, during ScanDisk while 
> booting (after having to force a reboot while in Windows), and sometimes 
> after moving around in Windows for up to 5 minutes tops.  When it freezes, 
> CTRL-ALT-DEL does nothing.  AVG antivirus is installed and a complete 
> virus scan shows no viruses.  ScanDisk froze at 92%.  Disk is defragged. 
> I ran a memory test from DOS and it passed.  AdAware and Spybot have been 
> run and it's clean.  There's not a lot of software loaded on this 
> computer, and nothing new has been added recently.  There are no extra 
> toolbars in the browser.  The whole overall cast to the video is very 
> greenish.  I can't stay in Normal Mode long enough to check anything out 
> in-depth.  There's a little dust in the machine, but no huge dust bunnies. 
> The CPU fan and exhaust fans are working fine.  CPU temperature in the 
> BIOS registers anywhere from 35-42 degrees when checked
> .  I am not getting any error messages of any kind while operating.
>
> Does this sound like a hardware problem?
>
> Thanks.
>
> dj
>
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