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LakerGod

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Sorry to post this in OT, but i haven't gotten much attention in the other forums.

My computer constantly freezes. When I try to manually reboot, nothing will show up, or the computer will freeze at various parts of the BIOS startup. A lot of times i have to unplug the power cord from the power supply and replug and boot. Even then it always doesn't work.

I've run memtest on each stick of 256MB Crucial PC133 RAM and it froze at various parts for BOTH of them ram. My RAM always boots up fine and reads the correct memory.


MY question is....what is wrong with my computer and what should I replace? PLEASE HELP!

Thanks OT
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bolomite

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your symptoms remind me of when my motherboard had leaking/blown capacitors
 
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LakerGod

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Originally posted by: bolomite
your symptoms remind me of when my motherboard had leaking/blown capacitors
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:Q


One thing I forgot to add...the freeze does occur at random points, but it more often times occurs when i'm playing a big movie file or doing some strenous activities.
 
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cheapgoose

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it's probably because you're a lakers fan.

anyway, clear cmos? maybe one of the setting is wack.

edit: do you know if it's over heating?
 
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LakerGod

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Originally posted by: cheapgoose
it's probably because you're a lakers fan.

anyway, clear cmos? maybe one of the setting is wack.

edit: do you know if it's over heating?
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I've used computers for a while, but i'm embarassed to say that I've never cleared my cmos or checked for overheating.... :eek:
 
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MAME

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Sounds like the valve on the memory bus is loose. Have you been adjusting it recently? This is a common IEEE problem that is easy to fix but hard to diagnose.
 
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LakerGod

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Originally posted by: MAME
Sounds like the valve on the memory bus is loose. Have you been adjusting it recently? This is a common IEEE problem that is easy to fix but hard to diagnose.
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I haven't been adjusting anything, but i may have smacked into my computer or done something to loosten it up. Could you tell me what the valve on the memory bus actually is and how i could fix it?
 
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Could also be the HD, I had a maxtor recently go belly up and it can only be used in PIO mode 90% of the time and it freezes the whole of windows when I access it heavily.
 
Chaotic42

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Originally posted by: MAME
Sounds like the valve on the memory bus is loose. Have you been adjusting it recently? This is a common IEEE problem that is easy to fix but hard to diagnose.
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Don't leak memory fluid everywhere!

Seriously, check your capactiors (they look like cans) to see if the tops of them are leaking or swollen (poking out). That would be the first thing I'd check. If there are leaking caps, you might be in trouble. Getting those fixed can be expensive.
 
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MAME

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Originally posted by: LakerGod
Originally posted by: MAME
Sounds like the valve on the memory bus is loose. Have you been adjusting it recently? This is a common IEEE problem that is easy to fix but hard to diagnose.
Click to expand...

I haven't been adjusting anything, but i may have smacked into my computer or done something to loosten it up. Could you tell me what the valve on the memory bus actually is and how i could fix it?
Click to expand...

Are you sure you haven't been adjusting? Simple commands like "Create New Word Document" and changing the resolution size all get stored in the cache pipeline. If it is not cleared regularly then you WILL see performance problems. This seems to be a severe case in which the data has too many 0's and as such causing your ROM, ROM and BIOS to become unstable. There are many ways to fix this, just google it and I'm sure the first or second link will walk you through it.

And please don't pay any mind to Chaotic42's memory fluid leak theory, that would have different symptoms all together.
 
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LakerGod

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Originally posted by: MAME
Originally posted by: LakerGod
Originally posted by: MAME
Sounds like the valve on the memory bus is loose. Have you been adjusting it recently? This is a common IEEE problem that is easy to fix but hard to diagnose.
Click to expand...

I haven't been adjusting anything, but i may have smacked into my computer or done something to loosten it up. Could you tell me what the valve on the memory bus actually is and how i could fix it?
Click to expand...

Are you sure you haven't been adjusting? Simple commands like "Create New Word Document" and changing the resolution size all get stored in the cache pipeline. If it is not cleared regularly then you WILL see performance problems. This seems to be a severe case in which the data has too many 0's and as such causing your ROM, ROM and BIOS to become unstable. There are many ways to fix this, just google it and I'm sure the first or second link will walk you through it.

And please don't pay any mind to Chaotic42's memory fluid leak theory, that would have different symptoms all together.
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haha you had me going for a while. i was like...wtf is the valve of the memory bus. i'm guessing my PSU is being a b!tch...i'll probably try replacing it and seeing what happens.
 
murphy55d

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Originally posted by: MAME
Sounds like the valve on the memory bus is loose. Have you been adjusting it recently? This is a common IEEE problem that is easy to fix but hard to diagnose.
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:D

sig-worthy!
 
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MAME

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Originally posted by: murphy55d
Originally posted by: MAME
Sounds like the valve on the memory bus is loose. Have you been adjusting it recently? This is a common IEEE problem that is easy to fix but hard to diagnose.
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:D

sig-worthy!
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:) You made my day (well night...studying for database midterm in 5 hours)
 
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MAME

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Originally posted by: LakerGod
Originally posted by: MAME
Originally posted by: LakerGod
Originally posted by: MAME
Sounds like the valve on the memory bus is loose. Have you been adjusting it recently? This is a common IEEE problem that is easy to fix but hard to diagnose.
Click to expand...

I haven't been adjusting anything, but i may have smacked into my computer or done something to loosten it up. Could you tell me what the valve on the memory bus actually is and how i could fix it?
Click to expand...

Are you sure you haven't been adjusting? Simple commands like "Create New Word Document" and changing the resolution size all get stored in the cache pipeline. If it is not cleared regularly then you WILL see performance problems. This seems to be a severe case in which the data has too many 0's and as such causing your ROM, ROM and BIOS to become unstable. There are many ways to fix this, just google it and I'm sure the first or second link will walk you through it.

And please don't pay any mind to Chaotic42's memory fluid leak theory, that would have different symptoms all together.
Click to expand...

haha you had me going for a while. i was like...wtf is the valve of the memory bus. i'm guessing my PSU is being a b!tch...i'll probably try replacing it and seeing what happens.
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I had psu issues as well. Full load stuff will cause problems more often. What's your system specs and PSU wattage?
 
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iwearnosox

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If it's freezing in bios make sure you reset your CMOS, check the card, memory and CPU seating. If it continues then you have bad memory, power supply, cpu, video or other card. Check them in that order.
 
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LakerGod

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I've reset the memory card, video card, and every other card countless times. I guess i'm gonna have to go to Frys and get a replacement for the PSU.

I still don't see how resetting the cmos will help...can somebody explain that to me?
 
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MAME

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resetting the CMOS bat will clear everything out of BIOS so it's kinda like reinstalling an operating system. Couldn't hurt really, give it a go!
 
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iwearnosox

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Originally posted by: MAME
resetting the CMOS bat will clear everything out of BIOS so it's kinda like reinstalling an operating system. Couldn't hurt really, give it a go!
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CMOS and OS are entirely separate things. Maybe your advice was serious after all..

 
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LakerGod

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Well thanks for the help guys. I reset the CMOS for the first time ever. Good thing I kept the motherboard manual..cause i would have had no idea what the cpu frequencies were. I guess I'll update the thread later if it did the trick. Success or not, thanks for all your help. :beer:
 
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MAME

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Originally posted by: iwearnosox
Originally posted by: MAME
resetting the CMOS bat will clear everything out of BIOS so it's kinda like reinstalling an operating system. Couldn't hurt really, give it a go!
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CMOS and OS are entirely separate things. Maybe your advice was serious after all..
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Uh, I meant it like they're both fresh starts (with respect to their own domains), and not like they're both operating systems.
 
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