Random Computer Problems - need more expertise

[nate83]

Posted this in the General Hardware Forum, thought I could get some help here quicker.

My computer's been messing up of late, and its problem has got me baffled. It freezes mainly during two situations 1) 3D games, such as Q3 and UT, 2) web pages with windows media content, such as windowsmedia.com. However, it has no problems playing windows media content normally. It also freezes/slows down during other multimedia content. My system is a P3 750 on an ASUS CUBX, Maxtor 12 GB HDD, 96 MB Micron RAM, Diamond V770 TNT2, Soundblaster Live! Value, Creative 8x DVD drive w/ Encore3 decoder, generic CD burner. I tested the video drivers, switched between Nvidia reference and unofficial and Diamond dirvers, and even switched the video card for another from my other comp that I know works with no results. Anyone have any suggestions or testing programs which could help me identify the problem, I tried Sandra 2001 and it locked up when querying my video card. Thanks!

If you even have a guess I could try, help me out!

 

[nate83]

Thought I might list my hardware conflicts, seems like a long list to me, maybe this is the problem, here ya go...

[Conflicts/Sharing]

Resource Device
IRQ 10 ACPI IRQ Holder for PCI IRQ Steering
IRQ 10 ACPI IRQ Holder for PCI IRQ Steering
IRQ 10 Intel 82371AB/EB PCI to USB Universal Host Controller
IRQ 10 Creative SB Live! Value
IRQ 10 Texas Instruments OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller
IRQ 10 Creative PC-DVD Encore Dxr3

I/O Port 0x03F6-0x03F6 Intel 82371AB/EB PCI Bus Master IDE Controller
I/O Port 0x03F6-0x03F6 Primary IDE controller (dual fifo)

I/O Port 0x01F0-0x01F7 Intel 82371AB/EB PCI Bus Master IDE Controller
I/O Port 0x01F0-0x01F7 Primary IDE controller (dual fifo)

IRQ 11 ACPI IRQ Holder for PCI IRQ Steering
IRQ 11 Diamond Viper V770/Viper V770 Ultra
IRQ 11 Realtek RTL8139(A) PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter

IRQ 14 Intel 82371AB/EB PCI Bus Master IDE Controller
IRQ 14 Primary IDE controller (dual fifo)

IRQ 15 Intel 82371AB/EB PCI Bus Master IDE Controller
IRQ 15 Secondary IDE controller (dual fifo)

I/O Port 0xD800-0xD80F Intel 82371AB/EB PCI Bus Master IDE Controller
I/O Port 0xD800-0xD80F Primary IDE controller (dual fifo)

Memory Address 0xE0000000-0xE1EFFFFF Intel 82443BX Pentium(r) II Processor to AGP controller
Memory Address 0xE0000000-0xE1EFFFFF Diamond Viper V770/Viper V770 Ultra

I/O Port 0x0376-0x0376 Intel 82371AB/EB PCI Bus Master IDE Controller
I/O Port 0x0376-0x0376 Secondary IDE controller (dual fifo)

I/O Port 0x0170-0x0177 Intel 82371AB/EB PCI Bus Master IDE Controller
I/O Port 0x0170-0x0177 Secondary IDE controller (dual fifo)

 

[AC]

go to device manager >> system devices >> pci bus >> irq steering and disable acpi irq steering

 

[gogeeta13]

This may not have anything to do with your problem. But anyway, Make sure all your drivers are updated and you have the most recent Directx build. This usually fixs gaming problems.

 

[brainyass]

Try checking your startup programs to see if they are robbing too much memory from your other apps. I checked mine and it said I was dedicating 60MB of ram to behind the scene apps. Like Disk utilities, RealPlayer, RealJukebox, or other nonsence apps like that. Go to Start, Programs, Accessories, Sys Tools, System information, tools, system configuration utilities, startup and disable things you don't need. I freed up about 20 MB of junk. If you download a trial of PKZIP it has a tracking program in it too! Disable that one for sure. It should be listed as TimeSink. It sends info about where you have been on the net to big brother or who ever the hell else.

 

[TumBO]

Get the latest BIOS for your motherboard. It can fix some stabilitiy issues.