Computer Freezes

reza · Dec 24, 2003, 02:21 AM

Here is some suggestions to try:
1- there might be an application that you installed and has some memory resident files that causes this unstable situation. Check it out, boot in Safe Mode and work with it around to see if it freezes or not. If it doesn't freeze, then you have a driver, memory resident file or something like that which makes you mad.

2- try to change your operating system.

3-if you changed it and still having the problem, check your bios setup settings. Make sure the the cpu frequncy setting is set properly. You can load the default settings to be sure of that. Some motherboards has jumpers to de set. Using the motherboard manual check them to be capable for your cpu.

4- to isolate the cause of the problem, remove all additional cards that are intalled in your matherboard, such as sound card, network adapter, modem, etc.
Now boot your system and see if it freezes.

Good luck

surf243 · Feb 19, 2004, 09:54 AM

First of all e-machines are known to have bad power supplies... They either don't last long or they give off to much or too less power. Of course not all of them are like this must usually they kind of suck.

Another reason is that your proccessor could be overheating... Do you have a heat sink? Or fan? Open your computer case and just put a fan there and turn on your computer. If your bios has a utility in it to monitor the cpu temp then record it. Also you can get a windows program that does the same. Don't remember the name though. Pcchillin or something. I had an AMD once and it kept on freezing. What I did was unhook the power supply to the cd-rom and made sure that the only thing connected was my video card and hard drive (along with motherboard). It didn't freeze anymore... So I just added more fans inside my computer.

If this seems to work out great then close your case because it effects the air flow. Just install some more fans inside your computer. Or you can custom install a watercooled cpu.

So just reply back and say if it worked or not.

psi42 · Feb 19, 2004, 07:21 PM

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author=reza link=board=computer_hardware;num=1070558245;start= 0#1 date=12/24/03 at 02:21:57]
2- try to change your operating system.

Have you tried this?

sammyh1961 · Sep 19, 2004, 03:10 PM

Lots of good answers from people who know way more than I do, but since I have a simple mind and will attack the easy solutions first when mine kept freezing no matter what I was doing, I did the following. I downloaded various spyware and adware programs. I run 5 different ones to keep my problem from coming back. I use adaware(which was recommended to me by the computer repair shop) spybot (search and destroy) xoft which I found by mistake ;D ,spyware be gone and hijackthis. Along with my virus protector norton. My computer no longer freezes. Good luck it is very frustrating.

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