I don't really know where to post this because it could be just about any problem, but here it goes.
I am having major problems with my computer. It crashes completely randomly and sometimes even restarts for no reason. I have upgraded it several times in the past year and I am wondering if that could be the problem.
Here are my system specs before I upgraded:
AMD Duron 850 MGz
128 Mb SDRAM
TNT2 Video Card (no fan or anything)
Sound Blaster Live 5.1
Motherboard: unknown (3 PCI slots)
Microsoft Windows ME
I'm not absolutely sure about the video card, but it was really small and had no fan/heatsink and no capacitors... very crappy.
Here are my updated specs:
AMD Duron 1.3 GHz (upgraded)
640 Mb SDRAM (upgraded)
GeForce 4 Ti 4600 Video Card (upgraded)
Sound Blaster Live 5.1
Motherboard: unknown (3 PCI slots)
Microsoft Windows XP (upgraded)
My new video card has a heatsink/fan combo and is much bigger than my last one.
I called a tech support guy at Microsoft and I looked at an error list thingie that said it was a BIOS problem, which it might be, but I am also beginning to think that it is a power supply. I think I have less than 200 watts, and with all the hardware I upgraded, do you think that the new stuff isn't getting enough power and shutting down/freezing? Also, when I upgraded to XP (which was my last upgrade) that's when the problems started... I wasn't having any problems with ME, although my system runs much smoother with XP.
I have been thinking of getting a new motherboard with 6 PCI slots, 512 Mb of PC-3700 DDR-RAM, and a new case with a 450 watt power supply. Do you think that would solve my problems?
Also, I've formatted my hard drive and reinstalled my operating system and video card drivers numerous times, but nothing will fix these crashes and random restarts!
I am soooo frustrated, somebody help me PLEASE!!!!!:cry:
I am having major problems with my computer. It crashes completely randomly and sometimes even restarts for no reason. I have upgraded it several times in the past year and I am wondering if that could be the problem.
Here are my system specs before I upgraded:
AMD Duron 850 MGz
128 Mb SDRAM
TNT2 Video Card (no fan or anything)
Sound Blaster Live 5.1
Motherboard: unknown (3 PCI slots)
Microsoft Windows ME
I'm not absolutely sure about the video card, but it was really small and had no fan/heatsink and no capacitors... very crappy.
Here are my updated specs:
AMD Duron 1.3 GHz (upgraded)
640 Mb SDRAM (upgraded)
GeForce 4 Ti 4600 Video Card (upgraded)
Sound Blaster Live 5.1
Motherboard: unknown (3 PCI slots)
Microsoft Windows XP (upgraded)
My new video card has a heatsink/fan combo and is much bigger than my last one.
I called a tech support guy at Microsoft and I looked at an error list thingie that said it was a BIOS problem, which it might be, but I am also beginning to think that it is a power supply. I think I have less than 200 watts, and with all the hardware I upgraded, do you think that the new stuff isn't getting enough power and shutting down/freezing? Also, when I upgraded to XP (which was my last upgrade) that's when the problems started... I wasn't having any problems with ME, although my system runs much smoother with XP.
I have been thinking of getting a new motherboard with 6 PCI slots, 512 Mb of PC-3700 DDR-RAM, and a new case with a 450 watt power supply. Do you think that would solve my problems?
Also, I've formatted my hard drive and reinstalled my operating system and video card drivers numerous times, but nothing will fix these crashes and random restarts!
I am soooo frustrated, somebody help me PLEASE!!!!!:cry:
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