Which Diganositc Post card should I get?

ironk

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I have a very strange and annoying problem with my mobo (well, i think its the mobo). The whole monitor screen just freezes. No errors, nothing. Nothing in the event viewer after reboot. This only happens once a day or once every two days. Everything goes back to normal after a reboot. Also, it only occurs when I am using a web browser: Firefox or opera, and I have noticed that when I try to highlight something with the usb mouse by holding the left button, then that is when it happens (not always though, maybe once a day, sometimes it happens when I am not even higlighting). Problem is that I dunno if the mouse is the issue or the usb port or the mobo. The only hint I ever got was one long continous beep when it happened, that was it. The beep never happened again when it frooze, I just got it once. So, I am looking to purchase a diagnostic card, but am not sure which one. I found this on ebay:

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I mean, I am not getting any errors, so I have to get a card, right? I have already done spyware/virus scans and checked out the ram and Hard drive with diagnostic software. Also, the temperatures seem fine too and it doesn't freeze when running orthos or prime95.

Mobo: K8N neo4 platinum
3800+ X2
1GB DDR ram
6600GT

 

ch33zw1z

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Those diags cards are going to give you what hardware errors you have, yours sounds like it could be either hardware or software. If you think it's the mouse, try a different mouse...maybe a PS/2.
 

JustaGeek

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I agree with the possible mouse problem - had to un-install SetPoint by Logitech interfering with my IDE drivers.

The errors would show in the Event Viewer as the "IDE drive bad controller".