Re: Computer freezes occasionally

Hi,

The problem was traced to the nVidia FX5500 256MB graphics adapter installed
last week. It turned out that this unit, very impressive though its
performance may be, consumes a lot of power - even the 450 watt PS cannot
deal with it. There are five hard drives on this machine besides!

Replacing another "lesser power" graphics card solved the issue. The newer
FX5500 card will be reinstalled after a 600W power supply is fitted on this
unit!

Thanks for reading this post.

Regards.

Mobius




"Mobius" <Mobius@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:q9i_e.181$4h2.178@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
: Hi,
:
: One of the PCs here has recently developed this rather mystifying habit of
: freezing sometimes.
:
: It happens randomly and lasts for about ten seconds or so. Also, it can
: happen anywhere from a few times within an hour to a few times in a day.
And
: it happens no matter what the application running on the machine at that
: time. It was observed that even the screensaver freezes!
:
: Virus, malware, trojans, spyware, adware...... were checked for. Also SFC
: /scannow was run without any problems. So was chkdsk /r.
:
: The hard drive was swapped with its "mirror" (a simple restoring the
: standard back-up to a fresh drive) - the phenomenon still persisted. The
: memory was swapped out too, to no avail.
:
: Occasionally a clicking noise can be heard, like that of a hard drive
: "waking up". This happened on both the original drive as well as the
: replacement one. Motherboard power and drive time-out settings are
selected
: properly.
:
: Someone suggested replacing the power supply.
:
: Any suggestions on what to look for very much welcome.
:
: Regards and thanks in anticipation.
:
: Mobius
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