Windows Freezing Up...

[Robert Bodling]

I have been having a problem with my 500mhz desktop freezing up. It
is running Windows XP home Edition SP2. The processor is a AMD-K6. The
screen will show AMD-K6 2/500 CPU found and will run the testing
memory two or three times before it drops down to reporting the 2 hard
drives and 2 CD drives, boot up and after it runs for a period of
time, the system will lock up. Several times I'm seen it lock up with
the Window XP screen (the one with the blue bar moving, like the KITT
car thing). The memory test will show 327mb both times and restart
the memory test, then drop down to the drives... etc. Does this sound
like the memory is failing or what?

(e-mail address removed)

 

[Rock]

I have been having a problem with my 500mhz desktop freezing up. It
is running Windows XP home Edition SP2. The processor is a AMD-K6. The
screen will show AMD-K6 2/500 CPU found and will run the testing
memory two or three times before it drops down to reporting the 2 hard
drives and 2 CD drives, boot up and after it runs for a period of
time, the system will lock up. Several times I'm seen it lock up with
the Window XP screen (the one with the blue bar moving, like the KITT
car thing). The memory test will show 327mb both times and restart
the memory test, then drop down to the drives... etc. Does this sound
like the memory is failing or what?

(e-mail address removed)

Download memtest86+ from www.memtest86.org to test the memory.

 

[Guest]

The meory could be failing, or your PC is just suffering from too much of a
workload. I had an 800MHz PC with Windows XP Home SP1, and sometimes it
CRAWLED ALONG. Sounds like your PC is moaning and groaning about the XP on
it's 500MHz Processor.

BMR777

 

[Malke]

Download memtest86+ from www.memtest86.org to test the memory.

It's www.memtest.org. And yes, Robert - some of your old hardware is
probably on its last legs. Certainly test the memory, check out that
the power supply isn't failing (if it is the original one, consider
replacing it), but keep all your data backed up because you know up
front this is an elderly machine.

Malke

 

[Rock]

Rock wrote:


It's www.memtest.org. And yes, Robert - some of your old hardware is
probably on its last legs. Certainly test the memory, check out that
the power supply isn't failing (if it is the original one, consider
replacing it), but keep all your data backed up because you know up
front this is an elderly machine.

Malke

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