What can be the problem!?

[Matt2]

Athlon XP 1700+
Epox 8RDA+
512MB PC3200
Radeon 9700
80GB WD Caviar SE
350watt Raidmax (POS)

Ok, so this system has been running rock solid OC'd to 2.2 GHZ for over 2 years now.

Just recently I started having major problems with it.

50% of the time it fails to boot. It just hangs after the POST.

I get random reboots, random hard locks.

There is absolutely ZERO OC headroom now.

I can open the A: drive and look inside, but the computer hard locks when trying to transfer a file in either direction.

All of this happens with the comp at stock speeds.

The PSU has been making a weird screeching noise, so I'm guessing the PSU is about to take a dump, but some of these symptoms don't seem to be PSU related, well they could be, but I dunno. Such as the hard lock when transfering a file to or from a floppy.

Is it for sure PSU or could it be the hard drive? What else could cause such catastrophic instability?

I'm just fishin for ideas here cause I don;t have an extra PSU to throw into it.

Thanks

 

[Matt2]

goodnight bump

 

[Viiper]

What Voltages you getting?

 

[xsilver]

too much OC can make the CPU behave funny after a certain amount of time
people that OCed the 1700+ to 2500/3200+ speeds at 1.7+ volts reported a lifespan of only 6-9 months with their cpu's
that's some people, not all people

but then again - if it only hard locks when transferring files it may not be the cpu
I also recall that epox had a spell where they had exploding caps on their mobo's -- but since your mobo has performed fine for 2 years I dont know if its going to be that either

 

[JustAnAverageGuy]

Originally posted by: xsilver
people that OCed the 1700+ to 2500/3200+ speeds at 1.7+ volts reported a lifespan of only 6-9 months with their cpu's

My 2500+ has been at 1.7V since July of 2003. Aside from being a dud overclocker, it's still going stable.

 

[Topweasel]

Honestly the problem you refer to sound almost PSU issue for all of them. If you hear a screaching sound that didn't exist earlier I would recommened exchanging that no matter what and if it still doesn't take care of the problems work from their.

Step 1. Get new PSU
Step 3. Profit

 

[xsilver]

Originally posted by: JustAnAverageGuy

Originally posted by: xsilver
people that OCed the 1700+ to 2500/3200+ speeds at 1.7+ volts reported a lifespan of only 6-9 months with their cpu's

My 2500+ has been at 1.7V since July of 2003. Aside from being a dud overclocker, it's still going stable.

sorry, I meant 1.9v+ ... forgot that stock is 1.55v
anyways my point is that too much overclock can affect your system if funny ways

Originally posted by: Topweasel
Honestly the problem you refer to sound almost PSU issue for all of them. If you hear a screaching sound that didn't exist earlier I would recommened exchanging that no matter what and if it still doesn't take care of the problems work from their.

Step 1. Get new PSU
Step 3. Profit

you messed up the joke
its meant to be

Step 1. Get a new PSU
Step 2. ???????
Step 3. Profit
--- yeah it could be the PSU but dont go crying when u replace it and the problem is still there