Azusa Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 (edited) ok spec sheet first AMD Phenom 9500 quad core 2GB ram Home Premium 32bit defense apps running A/V Avast spy/adware SpybotSD windows Firewall See attachment for the total list of processes running ok to best describe the freezing is everything stops can't move cursor, can't turn on any of the locks on the keyboard. music stops, and apps such as Utorrent stop too so i restart then everything is fine till some random moment when it freezes again. Thanks for any help spoolsv.exe.txt Edited November 6, 2008 by yurithedragon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azusa Posted June 20, 2008 Author Share Posted June 20, 2008 bump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadishTM Veteran Posted June 20, 2008 Veteran Share Posted June 20, 2008 Ran a Memtest? Radish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azusa Posted June 20, 2008 Author Share Posted June 20, 2008 What would you recommend for doing that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoFyle Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 Could be the memory or the psu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadishTM Veteran Posted June 20, 2008 Veteran Share Posted June 20, 2008 You can use Vista's inbuilt RAM diagnostic utility via the Admin tools in Control Panel (it will restart Vista to do the test) or download a bootable .ISO from Memtest.org. Radish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azusa Posted June 20, 2008 Author Share Posted June 20, 2008 (edited) Could be the memory or the psu Ok just done a memory test and everything is fine there so im now thining its the PSU yeah i one of the fans sounds a bit off if it happens again ill take it to get looked at. Thanks for all the help. Edited June 20, 2008 by yurithedragon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
san.W10 Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 my vista used to hang randomly sometime back, & my problem also ouccured when uTorrent was running. i dont think this is a PSU problem, could be a driver problem. did you try re-installing gfx. drivers? update other drivers/windows as usual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azusa Posted October 26, 2008 Author Share Posted October 26, 2008 my vista used to hang randomly sometime back, & my problem also ouccured when uTorrent was running.i dont think this is a PSU problem, could be a driver problem. did you try re-installing gfx. drivers? update other drivers/windows as usual. Yes everything is up to date.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
san.W10 Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 maybe Avast or SpybotSD causing the problem. is windows defender disabled (service)? try disabling the AV & spybot. some driver conflict. as i'm using KAV09, so avast might not be the problem. btw what type is your Vista. OEM or retail? mine's OEM, when i installed the non OEM SP1, these problems arised. just about a month ago MS released OEM SP1 on windows update, no such problems faced yet on SP1 (updated thru Windows update) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azusa Posted October 26, 2008 Author Share Posted October 26, 2008 i have Windows defender running and it's OEM SP1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
san.W10 Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 dont run two anti-spyware apps. at same time. either disable Defender or spybot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Rambo Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 any bad sector in hdd? The Evil Overlord, Draconian Guppy and LimeMaster 3 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azusa Posted October 26, 2008 Author Share Posted October 26, 2008 any bad sector in hdd? Nope the HDD's are all A OK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPressland Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 Right, Download memtest86+ (google it) burn it onto a CD and boot from it, leave the test running for two/three hours. The Vista memory diagnostic isnt nearly thorough enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azusa Posted October 26, 2008 Author Share Posted October 26, 2008 Right, Download memtest86+ (google it) burn it onto a CD and boot from it, leave the test running for two/three hours. The Vista memory diagnostic isnt nearly thorough enough Ok three tests done and three passes how ever tomorrow i will leave it on when i go out if you think more testing is needed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azusa Posted October 28, 2008 Author Share Posted October 28, 2008 ok a total of 5 tests done with memtest86+ and 5 passes so the memory is A OK if more testing is needed i will do it but is the issue still the PSU? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViZioN Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 Are you running vista x64? I had the a similar issue when I was using only 2GB of RAM on vista 64. Sometimes when the computer was under heavy load, music I had playing would stop and windows would appear to lock up. The start menu would then lock and I'd have to hard reset. The problem occurred almost randomly and almost made me leave vista for XP. I then added another 4GB of RAM to the PC and the problem has completely gone away. While I'm not entirely sure whether the problem was insufficient RAM, or whether it was a quirk with vista, or my RAID setup, adding the extra RAM fixed the problem, and made the PC a lot more responsive as a result :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azusa Posted October 28, 2008 Author Share Posted October 28, 2008 Are you running vista x64?I had the a similar issue when I was using only 2GB of RAM on vista 64. Sometimes when the computer was under heavy load, music I had playing would stop and windows would appear to lock up. The start menu would then lock and I'd have to hard reset. The problem occurred almost randomly and almost made me leave vista for XP. I then added another 4GB of RAM to the PC and the problem has completely gone away. While I'm not entirely sure whether the problem was insufficient RAM, or whether it was a quirk with vista, or my RAID setup, adding the extra RAM fixed the problem, and made the PC a lot more responsive as a result :) im on 32bit vista but i am thinking of adding more ram and getting x64 soon... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViZioN Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 im on 32bit vista but i am thinking of adding more ram and getting x64 soon... I think that's a good idea, especially seeing as RAM is so cheap right now :) Whether RAM is the actual issue I'm not sure as I'm sure lots of people are running vista successfully using 2GB of RAM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApostolicFire Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 Try looking at the capacitors on the motherboard. If they are bulging at the sides or top, or anything else abnormal, then you'll have to get a new motherboard (some people are able to replace them, but i would rather just get a new mobo). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacitor_plague Try switching out a different power supply if you have a spare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azusa Posted November 1, 2008 Author Share Posted November 1, 2008 Ok are people sure it's the PSU as she has just locked up twice within ten minutes of each other? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadishTM Veteran Posted November 1, 2008 Veteran Share Posted November 1, 2008 Nope the HDD's are all A OK What HD tests have you run?, and do you have another PSU you can test or take the PSU out to try in another computer? You also didn't specify which motherboard you have. Radish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azusa Posted November 1, 2008 Author Share Posted November 1, 2008 What HD tests have you run?, and do you have another PSU you can test or take the PSU out to try in another computer?You also didn't specify which motherboard you have. Radish? well i assumed the HDDs are fine and i have no spare PSU and the MoBo is a "ASRock Alive NF5SLI-1394" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadishTM Veteran Posted November 1, 2008 Veteran Share Posted November 1, 2008 I suggest running Seatools for DOS on the HD's to rule out any faults. Get a bootable .ISO from Seagate's website. Those ASRock motherboards are a bit fiddly (had my fair share of issues with them), make sure you have the latest BIOS update. Radish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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