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| Thread ID: 67099 | 2006-03-16 23:22:00 | Pc freezing during Win Xp installation | taly (5956) | Press F1 |
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| 438786 | 2006-03-16 23:22:00 | Hi there! My PC started to freez and I finely decided to reinstall Win. But after it was formatted and loaded, it froze when only 32 min left to the end. Any ideas? Thanks |
taly (5956) | ||
| 438787 | 2006-03-17 00:04:00 | That's usually the point where hardware detection is happening. I'd recommend removing / disabling any "unnecessary" hardware. Your video card would be high on the list on suspects. If your motherboard supports on-board video, use it. If not, beg / borrow / steal a different video card. In BIOS, you can frequently disable on-board sound and LAN. Assuming you get the install to run to completion, you can re-enable / re-install anything that was removed. It might be worth checking the RAM before you start: http://www.memtest86.com |
kingdragonfly (309) | ||
| 438788 | 2006-03-17 00:46:00 | I would try swapping the RAM first. | CYaBro (73) | ||
| 438789 | 2006-03-17 19:50:00 | Im with CYaBro, the ram would be the first thing I would check also goldmem or memtest86 are good free ram testing software both work from a boot disk. | beama (111) | ||
| 438790 | 2006-03-17 20:08:00 | I think downloading and using The Ultimate Boot CD (http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/) to test CPU, RAM, and any other hardware in your PC might be a good idea. HTH :thumbs: |
The_End_Of_Reality (334) | ||
| 438791 | 2006-03-17 21:18:00 | In order of suspicion... graphics card then RAM. Quite often the OS install will lock if it doesn't like the card, if you have a card installed, take it out and use the integrated graphics for the install. If that works, then install the card afterwards. But seeing as how the OS is freezing even when installed (your previous install), I would say the card is almost shot |
Myth (110) | ||
| 438792 | 2006-03-18 04:10:00 | Hi guys! I fixed it, but there is a problem. the culprit was ...power supply. how do I knew it? My son had this mother board that I used to build Pc. AOpen AK73 with Athlon 1.2 Gigs. And he had the same problem while power supply failed. He upgraded his mobo and gave me that one. I used it for a year, with brand new power supply Thermaltake, 420w Purpower. People said it is very reliable. Now it looks as this mobo blows poer supplies! Any comments? Cheers |
taly (5956) | ||
| 438793 | 2006-03-18 09:56:00 | Power supply :stare: .. well they say you learn something new every day, this was it. I remember reading somewhere late last year (maybe January this year) that a certain batch of Thermaltake 420W were known to be problematic. Is the PSU still under warranty? I personally own an Enermax 420W and haven't had any problems with it |
Myth (110) | ||
| 438794 | 2006-03-19 10:46:00 | Psu worranty expired just a month ago. But the previous PSU with the same mobo was of a different make. Is my mobo doing this that is the question? |
taly (5956) | ||
| 438795 | 2006-03-19 11:33:00 | Very doubtful | Myth (110) | ||
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