Re: Random system freezing
A solution is not what I was after (last paragraph of my initial post) but the amount of bullshit advice I had received it was worth posting again when it was evident that there are truly some people in the know at badcap.net. I guess I was looking for a confirmation of what I knew was going to happen, and yet I did get a little smarter posting here. Thanks for efforts and help.
Mark...
Exacta
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Re: Random system freezing
Zippo.....and I'm sort of glad it didn't do a thing. Had I heard mobo beep and then know the drivers were loading I would have been tempted to hook up the VGA only to be disappointed once again. I really do appreciate the try though.
One power cable hooked up and one LAN operational and I'm good.
thanks for your help.
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Re: Random system freezing
Gariarto -
"....I must remind you of the fact that all these "improper shutdowns' from lockups and whatever else is done to the system to turn it off can potentially corrupt the drive." I realize that and cringe when the system has frozen because of that very thing. I will state this now so that there is no confusion, I AM going to replace the mobo or get another computer. nVidia death is at the doorstep and accepted as reality. Because you spent a great deal of time and thought into your post I think it only fair to clear...Leave a comment:
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Re: Random system freezing
Thank Gariarto. Sorry I left out critical info initially, I just didn't want to derail the thread. Upon looking closer at one capacitor it looked as though there COULD be some leakage. It is right next to the heat sink. It is one of those heat sinks that is spring held. So I shut it down, carefully remove the heat sink and checked the capacitor. Looked OK so I replaced the heat sink. Now I have the following conditions:
1. This PC is hard wired to the network, but the network no longer recognizes it.
2. When I plug in the VGA monitor cable...Last edited by Exacta; 09-03-2012, 02:14 PM.Leave a comment:
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Re: Random system freezing
I think something has really gone wrong at this point. But before I report that I'll try the hard reset. When you say EVERTHING....does that include power cable as well?...Leave a comment:
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Haven't tried that, but I've done the clean restart procedure. I'll give it a try. What the hell!!
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I'm guessing cooked chip myself. Thanks for the reply....Leave a comment:
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1. Yes on both.
2. The fan has to be remove to get the PSU out so I took that opportunity to clean and replace the heat transfer compound.
3. The problem was occurring even before I changed the compound.
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Re: Asus M2N-X recap job
@gariarto - Very good response and I appreciate the info. As I said in my original post that I would start other threads to address other issues with the problem. I would like to state, however, that I checked the mobo you posted and first of all it would fit and the insertion dimensions are the same. I'd never run across this as my searches have always bee mini-ITX vs. mini-ATA. So thank you!! The new thread that addresses your points can be found here: [url]http://tinyurl.com/cbcklmn[/url]Re: Asus M2N-X recap job<br /> <br ... good responseLeave a comment:
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Random system freezing
Have a four year old HP s3700y w/Vista Home Premium SP2 found here: [URL="http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&objectID=c01636220"]HP s3700y Support Doc[/URL]. I know I should get a new computer with Win 7 or 8, but I happen to be one of those that really prefers the Vista OS vs. Win 7 that I'm using now on my laptop. This isn't a debate over OS's, just a problem with my current PC which I believe to be a hardware issue.
In another thread ([url]http://tinyurl.com/966oacm[/url]) member @Gariarto raised issues about diagnostics and... -
Re: Asus M2N-X recap job
Great info....thanks. A [I]NEW[/I] Mini-ITX board with an AM2 socket are a near impossibility to find. I fear that the many used boards available would be chasing good money after bad.
Thanks for the quick response.Re: Asus M2N-X recap job
Great info....thanks. A [I]NEW[/I] Mini-ITX board with an AM2 socket are a near impossibility to find. I fear that the many used boards available would be chasing good money after bad.
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Re: Asus M2N-X recap job
I was just sent here from the folks at bleepingcomputer.com and the first thing I see is this thread title. I've got a m2n61-ar and am getting "random and frequent" system freezes (just like your description) on my HP s3700y. Even when the onboard graphics is disabled in BIOS and I use a low end PCI-e graphics card with a fan, I still get the system freezing. When using the graphics card the heat sink for the onboard gets blistering hot. Although I cannot detect any leakage or bulging is it possible that the excessive heat could make the/a capacitor(s)...Leave a comment:
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