I have an AsusA7V mobo, Radeon Le, Athlon 1ghz 200 not overclocked, WD 30gb hd, sb live value, intel chip modem, generic floppy...windows 98 (i think SE cuz the SE cd key works)
i have 2 fans, one over the athlon chip and one that pulls air out...
I've used mobo monitor and the first sensor is at 41, the 2nd sensor is at 66 and the 3rd sensor is at -32(???)...
I get crazy errors, sometimes i install applications and it screws up...namely, it freezes or the blue screen comes up, i try to reboot and either i get multiple errors (kernel, msvgr illegal operations, the dreaded blue screen), or the registry fixer comes up (reverts back to where i had nothing installed, and i have to reinstall my hardware) and i have to reinstall windows..or even format the hard drive(i've done this maybe 10 times over the summer)...during windows installtion, when it checks for plug 'n play items, it would get crazy errors also and i'll have to repeatedly reboot until amazingly it will install thru the errors....it's a cycle, i tried using a new HD but i got the same errors during installtion of windows...could it be the heat? i tried using a cheaper 8mb video card (whic doesn't get as hot) and i get teh same errors...can't play anything....I try to run Unreal Tourn. it'll either close by itself or i get an error and it closes...same thing for other games....I just pretty much get errors everywhere, especially when i try to play games or install them...in one really bad instance, i tried to play BG2 and the screen freezes, i try to reboot and i get windows protection errors, and other craziness, finally had to reformat...
i haven't touched my motherboard or anything physical either. It worked fine till i came back home from college. Any help will be appreciated
i have 2 fans, one over the athlon chip and one that pulls air out...
I've used mobo monitor and the first sensor is at 41, the 2nd sensor is at 66 and the 3rd sensor is at -32(???)...
I get crazy errors, sometimes i install applications and it screws up...namely, it freezes or the blue screen comes up, i try to reboot and either i get multiple errors (kernel, msvgr illegal operations, the dreaded blue screen), or the registry fixer comes up (reverts back to where i had nothing installed, and i have to reinstall my hardware) and i have to reinstall windows..or even format the hard drive(i've done this maybe 10 times over the summer)...during windows installtion, when it checks for plug 'n play items, it would get crazy errors also and i'll have to repeatedly reboot until amazingly it will install thru the errors....it's a cycle, i tried using a new HD but i got the same errors during installtion of windows...could it be the heat? i tried using a cheaper 8mb video card (whic doesn't get as hot) and i get teh same errors...can't play anything....I try to run Unreal Tourn. it'll either close by itself or i get an error and it closes...same thing for other games....I just pretty much get errors everywhere, especially when i try to play games or install them...in one really bad instance, i tried to play BG2 and the screen freezes, i try to reboot and i get windows protection errors, and other craziness, finally had to reformat...
i haven't touched my motherboard or anything physical either. It worked fine till i came back home from college. Any help will be appreciated