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| Thread ID: 112285 | 2010-08-30 20:23:00 | Micro freezes - sorted, but why? | sarel (2490) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 1133195 | 2010-09-08 00:22:00 | A faulty hard drive could cause that problem, if it was having trouble reading and writing. | Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1133196 | 2010-09-08 02:40:00 | No trouble reading/writing (that I can see - and I had a few HD's fail in the past). Will check it out though. sarel |
sarel (2490) | ||
| 1133197 | 2010-09-08 02:43:00 | SWMBO is currently of the opinion that the fault(s) there are due to the cr*p PC I bought a few years ago. She thought at the time I'm trying to save too much. So I said can I buy a new one. After a bit of blood, swelling and pain the message was clear : "NO". lol sarel |
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| 1133198 | 2010-09-08 02:56:00 | Buddy, unless you need windows specific programs, go and try a linux distro. No shitty windows updates, no silly virii. And you won't need to spend dough on a new computer. |
Cato (6936) | ||
| 1133199 | 2010-09-08 03:02:00 | What PSU do you have now? I wonder if the new one has started causing problems? (if it's el-cheapo) I went through two crappy PSUs on one of my PCs, was getting random hard lockups, eventually got a decent Corsair 400CX, should solve the problems for a long time! |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1133200 | 2010-09-08 04:24:00 | B*ggered if I know, I'll check tonight. I bought a cheap Compaq at a special at Warehouse Stationary a few years ago so that should give you an indication. I am therefore very envious when I read all the posts with the nice stuff that our PF1 members buy these days. But, I did not need anything better, it suited me fine. sarel |
sarel (2490) | ||
| 1133201 | 2010-12-02 18:41:00 | Well, it has been some time now since I reinstalled XP clean, but did not install anything else - no SP3, no games, nothing. The micro-freezes reported earlier have not yet returned, and it would seem that both my DVD-drives are working OK. Virus and malware checks come back clean every time I do them (once per week). I'm really getting bored with Solitaire, and would like to load a game or two. *Shiver*. So I'll install one oldie, wait and see, and so on. Myth, I will contact you regarding Linux - no urgency though. sarel |
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