2 problems that i need help solving

[oX Phenom Xo]

Ok so my systems specs are:

AMD Athlon 64 x2 2.6Ghz

2gb OCZ ram

evga 8800gt

Windows Vista Home Premium

1st Problem:

Sometimes when i am just listening to music and browsing the internet my 2nd core will randomly max out at 100% while Core1 is at 0-10%. Core2 will stay at this until i reboot. I have no clue what is causing it but I'm worried about my system.

2nd Problem:

Less serious but still quite annoying. Sometimes while connected to the internet my Internet connection will go into "Limited Connectivity" for no reason at all and won't come out until i log off and back on or reboot. Its not always Limited Connectivity sometimes it will say just connected to "Local Only".

Hopefully someone can help me out

Thx.

[Mr Winkle]

i have the limited connectivity problem with my vista box, i've always had it and sometimes it will go weeks and weeks without not connecting and then i'll get a run of it happening every single boot.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928233

the above registry fix might solve it for you, it didn't work for me but you may have better luck -it seemed to have been a bit better since sp1.

with regards to your cpu core issue, can you not see using task manager which process is taking up 100% cpu time?

it's more than likely an application you've got running in the background misbehaving.

try using msconfig to disable your start up items and see how you get on. you could try enabling them one by one to see what is causing it.

[oX Phenom Xo]

i have the limited connectivity problem with my vista box, i've always had it and sometimes it will go weeks and weeks without not connecting and then i'll get a run of it happening every single boot.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928233

the above registry fix might solve it for you, it didn't work for me but you may have better luck -it seemed to have been a bit better since sp1.

with regards to your cpu core issue, can you not see using task manager which process is taking up 100% cpu time?

it's more than likely an application you've got running in the background misbehaving.

try using msconfig to disable your start up items and see how you get on. you could try enabling them one by one to see what is causing it.

I just finished the registry fix so i won't know yet on that but hopefully solves my problem.

My cpu tho i will check all the processes in background to pinpoint the problem.

thx for your help.

[BGM]

if its maxed out, find out what process is maxing it out, then come back :)

[oX Phenom Xo]

Heres an image of my desktop when its happening. I don't know whats causing it to peak.

[redvamp128]

What kinds of gadgets are loaded at the time in your side bar? Have you checked your Motherboard Manufacturer for bios/driver updates?

If you can manage a little test run- Turn off the Side Bar to see if one of your gadgets is causing it. Just a thought after looking at the screenshot. I saw one once where the spike on a single cpu (though possible on a dual core) would occur each time a weather update would occur or an RSS reader gadget.

Is the CPU set at Stock or over clocked?

Edited July 20, 2008 by redvamp128

[oX Phenom Xo]

My cpu is completely stock. And i'll check for some updates for my mobo.

[Linkinfamous]

Those task manager numbers don't add up. Your System Idle Process is at 60%, but you have 70% CPU usage? Shouldn't they add up to 100? (Give or take 1 from rounding)

See if there's anything in your event viewer about your network connection.

[oX Phenom Xo]

problem solved

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[CrashG]

problem solved

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What was the problem? Please share the solution, it might be useful to someone else. ;)

[oX Phenom Xo]

well i thought i solved it by turning off some of the processes from start up. But it ends up that "Hardware Interrupts" are what are stealing all of my cpu.. i don't know what to do now

[Eric Veteran]

well i thought i solved it by turning off some of the processes from start up. But it ends up that "Hardware Interrupts" are what are stealing all of my cpu.. i don't know what to do now

What sound card/chip do you have? It could be a driver issue. If you're having interrupt problems you may be able to solve it by moving a PCI card one slot over either way.

[oX Phenom Xo]

well i dont really have a sound card in a pci slot. its built in to my mobo. ASUS M2N-SLi Deluxe is my mobo.

I moved my video card to another slot to see if that would help but no luck there.

I've updated the bios on my mobo and video card and still having the problem. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

[redvamp128]

Any errors or notifications in the Event Log around the time of the Spike up? I am thinking indexing or search indexing....Though it should not 100% one cpu but load bear between both... Just a thought.

I would also try the following... Either temporarily Disable the Side Panel or turn off Gadgets one at a Time. I seem to remember a Weather one that You had to set the Polling interval so it would not update as often. Not to mention there was one with Moving Pictures That Was for MSN(WLM) Messenger. That would load up too many buddies and the solution for that one was to have it list names only. And you may say the video card is what would render it, but it would have to first get processed from the internet through the CPU before it goes to the video card.

Also can you repost your desktop with the tray extended and no windows blocking the Side panel I want to see what programs are currently running.

Edited July 22, 2008 by redvamp128

[oX Phenom Xo]

Well i decided to just reformat for now. I did and no trouble. Hopefully this problem doesnt reoccur.