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[Bão]

Basically, this problem started about a week ago after I reformated the computer to start off fresh. Windows XP with the SP2 update has been installed and pretty much all of the other security updates. The computer will randomly freeze and reboot. I have no clue why. I have tried disconnecting everything besides the mouse, keyboard, and monitor but problems have cease to exist. I have little experience in the hardware area but I believe this is either my RAM or video card. At first, I thought it was a CPU fan problem but I have opened the case for air to cool it down, which hasn't worked. The graphics card I'm using is NVIDIA Geforce4 MX440 with AGP8x. I touched the small square chip and it gets really hot. As for RAM, I'm on 512MB. It can't be an application problem as this has happened in almost any program I have ran.

Any suggestions? Thanks.

Edited by Bão, 15 January 2007 - 04:40 PM.

[cx323]

run memtest86 for awhile and see if any errors come up

http://www.memtest86.com/

[Insanedragonz]

Any particular program you ran before it started to freezing ?

[Random]

Same thing happens to me, I'll be playing WoW and boom, sudden shutdown.

Probably because my laptop is overheating though.

[Gargar]

Basically, this problem started about a week ago after I reformated the computer to start off fresh. Windows XP with the SP2 update has been installed and pretty much all of the other security updates. The computer will randomly freeze and reboot. I have no clue why. I have tried disconnecting everything besides the mouse, keyboard, and monitor but problems have cease to exist. I have little experience in the hardware area but I believe this is either my RAM or video card. At first, I thought it was a CPU fan problem but I have opened the case for air to cool it down, which hasn't worked. The graphics card I'm using is NVIDIA Geforce4 MX440 with AGP8x. I touched the small square chip and it gets really hot. As for RAM, I'm on 512MB. It can't be an application problem as this has happened in almost any program I have ran.

Any suggestions? Thanks.

As far as i know it could be one of the following:
Bad instillation of windows or a corrupted hard drive
Bad motherboard
Bad processor
Your processor fan is running right?

Wouldn't be your graphics card as far as i would think.
I would assume its a hardware problem unless you did something odd when you reformated.

[Insanedragonz]

Maybe try to reformat one more time. If still doesnt work try your hardware recovery program.

[Tetiel]

Uh huh... was happening to me as well on my laptop and Windows says it's a failing component which really is total bullshit seeing as how my laptop is a Vaio and is only 6 months old. Circuit City will get hell from me now

[Cory]

As far as i know it could be one of the following:
Bad instillation of windows or a corrupted hard drive
Bad motherboard
Bad processor
Your processor fan is running right?

Wouldn't be your graphics card as far as i would think.
I would assume its a hardware problem unless you did something odd when you reformated.

As far as I know it could be one of the following:
Bad user.
Bad user.
Bad memory.
Bad user.

Uh huh... was happening to me as well on my laptop and Windows says it's a failing component which really is total bullshit seeing as how my laptop is a Vaio and is only 6 months old. Circuit City will get hell from me now

You ain't gonna do shit.

[Tetiel]

You ain't gonna do shit.

No, you're right. I'm just saying that to make my e-penis larger. Sorry everyone

[houseonfire]

I say get an Air Compressor and bring your computer outside and blow it out.

[Bão]

run memtest86 for awhile and see if any errors come up
http://www.memtest86.com/

I've already tried that. It never gets to 100%.

Any particular program you ran before it started to freezing ?

Nope, which is why it's weird.

As far as i know it could be one of the following:
Bad instillation of windows or a corrupted hard drive
Bad motherboard
Bad processor
Your processor fan is running right?
I would assume its a hardware problem unless you did something odd when you reformated.

I believe it's one of my drivers. In safe mode, my computer doesn't freeze or reboot on me at all. I'll have to disable one by one to check it out.

Maybe try to reformat one more time. If still doesnt work try your hardware recovery program.

I won't try reformating, yet...

As far as I know it could be one of the following:
Bad user.
Bad user.
Bad memory.
Bad user.

I'm a good user, or try to be.

I say get an Air Compressor and bring your computer outside and blow it out.

I've tried that last weekend. There was a lot of dust but nothing helped.

[Cript]

I'm pretty confident it's your mother board. I've had the same problem with 2 previous laptops and both ended up having bad mother boards...freezing is a good indication of it. When you say reboot, are you getting blue screens or is it just shutting down?

[Tetiel]

I'm pretty confident it's your mother board. I've had the same problem with 2 previous laptops and both ended up having bad mother boards...freezing is a good indication of it. When you say reboot, are you getting blue screens or is it just shutting down?

Well not to steal your topic Bao... I have a feeling you have the same problems I do But I get a BSOD and then it reboots without letting me even have enough time to see the error message. It flashes for a fraction of a second and then comes the windows loading screen. It sucks. Hasn't done it as much recently though which is fortunate.

[XenoCyde]

Basically, this problem started about a week ago after I reformated the computer to start off fresh. Windows XP with the SP2 update has been installed and pretty much all of the other security updates. The computer will randomly freeze and reboot. I have no clue why. I have tried disconnecting everything besides the mouse, keyboard, and monitor but problems have cease to exist. I have little experience in the hardware area but I believe this is either my RAM or video card. At first, I thought it was a CPU fan problem but I have opened the case for air to cool it down, which hasn't worked. The graphics card I'm using is NVIDIA Geforce4 MX440 with AGP8x. I touched the small square chip and it gets really hot. As for RAM, I'm on 512MB. It can't be an application problem as this has happened in almost any program I have ran.

Any suggestions? Thanks.

It did that to me forever i cant remember how i fixed it, was either buying a new powersupply or new ram.

[Frizzle]

Get a new computer.

[Bão]

I'm pretty confident it's your mother board. I've had the same problem with 2 previous laptops and both ended up having bad mother boards...freezing is a good indication of it. When you say reboot, are you getting blue screens or is it just shutting down?

No BSOD at all.

Well not to steal your topic Bao... I have a feeling you have the same problems I do But I get a BSOD and then it reboots without letting me even have enough time to see the error message. It flashes for a fraction of a second and then comes the windows loading screen. It sucks. Hasn't done it as much recently though which is fortunate.

Two birds with one stone.

Get a new computer.

No money.