What the F*ck is wrong with my system??

[Mule]

I've got some problems here. When I'm using my computer(default speed) I get alot of errors just using my computer. I get alot of page faults, IE crashing and the such. My downloads(large files) always seem to be currupt expecially zip and rar files. I have reformatted my computer before and I don't know what's going on or what the problem is.

I run Need For Speed 5, and when loading the tracks it sometimes craps out, then I reinstall the track and it works fine, and tracks that were working before don't seem to work anymore????

I've scanned my comp for viruses many times using different software, nothing yet.

Here's my setup:
P3 450@450 Retail
Tekram P6Pro-A5 VIA Pro Chipset
192MB PC100, 64 Micron; 128 Toshiba.
Guillemot Voodoo Banshee 16MB AGP
SB 64PCI
30.7 GB 5400 Maxtor HD
Acer Ethernet
AverMedia TV98

Does anyone know about any compatability issues with any of these products?

CPU running at 28-30C, so heat is not a problem.

 

[mrbios]

Have you installed the Via 4-in-1's? Without those alot of problems can occur. Other than that, about the only thing I can think of is that some of your RAM is going down the crapper.

Russell "Mr.Bios" Sampson

 

[compuwiz1]

Ram or CPU could be at fault. I'd fresh install the operating system, load the VIA 4 in 1 drivers and see if that helps. If not, try swapping out the ram or a different cpu.

 

[Mule]

I did install the 4in1 drivers, but I had some trouble while installing them, I could try reinstalling them.

I've also flashed the latest BIOS

I also tried overclocking before but my system didn't seem at all stable at 112FSB at 504

 

[squirrel dog]

did you load the os in an overclocked mode?

 

[Mule]

Yes, I could load at 112FSB(504) and 124FSB(558) on Win98, but when I ran 3DMark it would lock up within a minute.

Sometimes 124FSB(558) wouldn't load Win98

133FSB(600) wouldn't even post in dos.

 

[FordLorider]

is the hard drive ok? maybe damaged?

 

[Mule]

HD is fine, it's 2 months old, and scandisk checked out fine. This also happened to me on my older 8.4GB HD. The probability is low that both HD would be messed up and be causing the same problems.

I was thinking maybe my video card may be the problem. I had tried overclocking it before and it did some weird stuff, it's at default clock now though. I also don't like my motherboard, the older VIA chipsets did seem to have problems, but I don't know.

 

[Taz4158]

I'd look at the MB.

 

[Dark4ng3l]

do a clean install and if you have the problems after it then you have a problem.

 

[Bignate603]

I'd do a drive wipe and start from scratch. You couldn't install the 4 in 1? strange stuff...

 

[Budman]

It might be 1 of your ram sticks going bad on you,try running with the 128 alone & if it still does it swap the 64 in.

If it still does it then it's not your ram.

This will eliminate 1 possibility. Good luck.

 

[Tominator]

Make sure your fan on the processor is running. I had a fan crap out on me and got all kinds of weird crashes that ended up being the processor overheating. I would not trust any hardware monitoring unless we are talking one in BIOS.

 

[Lord Evermore]

The problem is you're using an Intel processor...

The problem may actually be you're using an Intel processor FAN (and heatsink)...those things suck ass...

My roommate had a dual motherboard with a single P2 in it and had occasional problems but he couldn't figure out what caused it. Then someone wanted him to put together the biggest and best system he could to be used for graphics design stuff, so he upgraded the CPU's to 600 Dual with stock fan and heatsink and an Asus Geforce 256 Deluxe (whatever the model number was). The system wasn't totally stable, but the guy took it. He found that he couldn't ever put the sides on the case and had to have a small room fan blowing into it at all times, otherwise it would crash. Supposedly the hardware monitoring never showed it getting extremely hot, and the case had several cooling fans in it (it actually blew cool air most of the time, and we made sure it was getting cycled throughout).

After a month or so of that, I got back into my hardware and started getting larger heatsinks and better thermal compound, and discovered what a boon the stuff was. Then I also built a Celeron system for someone and noticed how little airflow the fan put out and how hot the CPU got. So I mounted a much larger heatsink and fan on it and it ran much cooler. So I suggested my roommate tell his friend about that. The next week he heard back from him that once the guy'd mounted larger heatsinks and fans, he was able to run the case completely closed and without any lockups.

It does sound a lot like your CPU is overheating or your memory is failing. Swapping them out one by one and testing is the best bet (and also trying a larger fan and heatsink, or even just leaving the case open and maybe blowing a small fan into it).