Computer freezing.

[kiddy]

Hi all,

I've been experiencing this for a while now, then it was fine for two days, and the problem came back today. u.u;
What happens is...my computer just freezes when I try to play anything.
Sometimes it restarts by itself, just hangs, and some other time the screen goes black, the monitor led starts to flash, and when I try to restart, my mobo starts to beep.

At first I thought my vga was overheating...so I got another cooller for it...but the problem continues nonetheless.

Anyone have any clue on what's happening, and how to fix this? -.-''


My specs: Mobo ECS K75sa, Athlon 2100+, 512 MB DDR, Radeon 8500.

Thanks.

 

[amdskip]

What power supply (brand/model) are you using? Also, download and run memtest86 to test your memory.

 

[Troas]

youre hearing beeps right? Check your mobo's manual or someplace about the POST beeps, and thatll help narrow down whats wrong.

 

[kiddy]

Originally posted by: amdskip
What power supply (brand/model) are you using? Also, download and run memtest86 to test your memory.

It's a Maxtro 500w...I'll try this memtest thing, and checking the manual too, thanks guys. ^^

 

[amdskip]

What is the rating on the +12 line?

 

[daveybrat]

I'll bet money it's the ECS motherboard. I've had nothing but issues with the K7S5A's.
Examine the motherboard carefully and see if any of the capacitor's look puffed. That will mean
that your motherboard is going bad. I've just replaced one for a customer who couldn't play any games as well. After replacing motherboard with a Gigabyte, worked fine.

 

[kiddy]

So uh...I ran the memtest82...and...eh...the test just kept repeating it self...it done like 3 times...so I just canceled it. >_>
Anyway, there was no errors at all....
And that rating...I couldn't see anything like that. o_o;

Relevant info: My motherboard burnt out once...I accidentally spilled some conductive fluid on it *cough*...and all capacitors went poof. Needless to say, my comp stopped working.
After changing all capacitors, and it came back to normal. I don't know, maybe it has something to do with it? Maybe something didn't go right while I was fixing this mobo, hehe.
This happened like a month ago.

 

[daveybrat]

Nice.............information we could have used earlier.....jeeez.

ummm, hello, MCFLY....your motherboard is TOAST.

Replace it, i can't believe you are actually asking us what the problem is??

 

[kiddy]

Originally posted by: daveybrat
Nice.............information we could have used earlier.....jeeez.

ummm, hello, MCFLY....your motherboard is TOAST.

Replace it, i can't believe you are actually asking us what the problem is??

Well, it's working isn't it?
I just can't play games at all. >_>

 

[resStealth]

lets see, first your mobo is history. you also should get a better psu. get yourself an antec and that will save you future problems

 

[Navid]

Run prime95 and while it is running, measure the voltages of your supply with a digital volt meter. Make sure that they do not drop too much.
Let memtest run overnight. If there are no errors, run prime95 overnight.
If there are no errors, run ATItool and set it to scan for artifacts. Measure the voltages again.

 

[kiddy]

Originally posted by: Navid
Run prime95 and while it is running, measure the voltages of your supply with a digital volt meter. Make sure that they do not drop too much.
Let memtest run overnight. If there are no errors, run prime95 overnight.
If there are no errors, run ATItool and set it to scan for artifacts. Measure the voltages again.

Ok...this Prime95 is a no go.
My computer keeps freezing when this program runs a self-test to check the Lucas-Lehmer code or something...
I'll try memtest overnight...

 

[Navid]

How did you replace the capacitors? Did you replace each cap with an identical one (capacitance and maximum voltage)?

Download and install Motherboard Monitor. Hopefully, it has your motherboard supported.
Set it up to log its measurements.
Run prime95.
After prime95 fails, open the MBM log and see what happened to the voltages including the core voltage.