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~2 weeks ago I turn on my mid-tower PC that's nowadays relegated solely for HTPC duties. Couldn't get it to get past sudden unexplained lockups. 1 week ago I turn it on again to see if I can fix the issue and there's no issue. I used the machine all weekend to record and watch (i.e. timeshift) all 6 NFL Wildcard Weekend games. Not a hint of a problem.
Today, i.e. one week after everything fine, I want to again watch NFL playoffs, and I can't get the machine to not lockup almost immediately like it did 2 weeks ago. No clue what's wrong. Sometimes Windows freezes before it's loaded. Sometimes it loads but a second or two after I open my HTPC's DVR application, complete lockup. Mouse cursor freezes, nothing to do but turn off or hit reset button.
There are 3 boot partitions on the machine, all Windows XP (I do this in case one installation goes bad for some reason, I can generally then boot to a different OS/apps partition in the interim). The HTPC application is MIT's MyHD PCI card and app. I have its data go to onboard 2TB WD HD but the machine boots off a 120GB HD, with it's 3 bootable partitions. Doesn't matter which partition I try to boot into, I get the same problems, not just on the customary E drive, IOW happens to C and D too.
I booted into Safe Mode, looked in Device Manager and everything appears OK, no obviously borky device.
What do you make of this? What can I try?
Machine specs:
GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3R LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard
Q8200 (2.33Ghz 45nm Core2Quad), copper core stock heatsink/fan
PNY GeForce GT 620 1GB DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Video Card VCGGT620XPB
2x2GB GSkill blue DDR2-667 RAM
EVGA SuperNOVA 550 G2 550W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply
MIT MyHD-130 HDTV PCI + daughterboard
Hercules Game Theater XP (GTXP) PCI sound card + breakout box
120GB IDE HDD for OS/Apps
Western Digital 2TB Red 5400 SATA III HDD for secondary storage
Midtower case
2x 120mm fans
Today, i.e. one week after everything fine, I want to again watch NFL playoffs, and I can't get the machine to not lockup almost immediately like it did 2 weeks ago. No clue what's wrong. Sometimes Windows freezes before it's loaded. Sometimes it loads but a second or two after I open my HTPC's DVR application, complete lockup. Mouse cursor freezes, nothing to do but turn off or hit reset button.
There are 3 boot partitions on the machine, all Windows XP (I do this in case one installation goes bad for some reason, I can generally then boot to a different OS/apps partition in the interim). The HTPC application is MIT's MyHD PCI card and app. I have its data go to onboard 2TB WD HD but the machine boots off a 120GB HD, with it's 3 bootable partitions. Doesn't matter which partition I try to boot into, I get the same problems, not just on the customary E drive, IOW happens to C and D too.
I booted into Safe Mode, looked in Device Manager and everything appears OK, no obviously borky device.
What do you make of this? What can I try?
Machine specs:
GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3R LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard
Q8200 (2.33Ghz 45nm Core2Quad), copper core stock heatsink/fan
PNY GeForce GT 620 1GB DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Video Card VCGGT620XPB
2x2GB GSkill blue DDR2-667 RAM
EVGA SuperNOVA 550 G2 550W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply
MIT MyHD-130 HDTV PCI + daughterboard
Hercules Game Theater XP (GTXP) PCI sound card + breakout box
120GB IDE HDD for OS/Apps
Western Digital 2TB Red 5400 SATA III HDD for secondary storage
Midtower case
2x 120mm fans
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