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Computer crashes and freezes

Discussion in 'Windows OS' started by subzero20001, Jul 8, 2009.

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  1. subzero20001 Newcomer, in training

    Yeah, I tried testing it three different time, and it froze every time.
  2. snowchick7669 TechSpot Enthusiast

    Is the card still under warranty?.

    Since your just putting stress on your graphics card, and the machine is freezing then I'd suggest either returning the card. Or trying a different card in the machine
  3. subzero20001 Newcomer, in training

    I took the graphics card out for a little and it still crashed. this was a couple of days ago.
  4. snowchick7669 TechSpot Enthusiast

    Then it might be time to move onto the actual system RAM.

    Here is some info on running memtest

    Make sure it passes for at least 7 times. Most people run this test overnight
  5. subzero20001 Newcomer, in training

    How do I know how many sticks of RAM are in my computer?
  6. snowchick7669 TechSpot Enthusiast

    You can take the side off your computer and have a look, don't touch but just look :)

    You can cause damage if you touch components without grounding yourself
  7. subzero20001 Newcomer, in training

    Okay, so I ran the test. after 9% into the test, it got stuck and kept running errors. The scrolling part of the screen was red and scrolling errors like crazy.
  8. snowchick7669 TechSpot Enthusiast

    If you get any errors with memtest then it means your system RAM is faulty. I'd suggest replacing it, as it will be causing multiple issues with your machine
  9. subzero20001 Newcomer, in training

    Thank you so much I really appreciate your help, and now I can finally fix my computer haha.
  10. snowchick7669 TechSpot Enthusiast

  11. subzero20001 Newcomer, in training

    I ran memtest over night again just to make sure that was the problem, and it had absolutely no errors the entire night. I passed every test, but the freezing and crashing is still happening.
  12. snowchick7669 TechSpot Enthusiast

    It may pay to try the system with a different PSU, if its not delivering the correct amount needed then this can cause issues.

    Does it work fine in safemode?
  13. subzero20001 Newcomer, in training

    sorry I didn't get back in a while, no it crashes in safemode. I think what happened is that I had 3 different wow programs running at once, and it overloaded the ram or something but I stayed off wow for a while and it stopped crashing even after I started playing again.
  14. snowchick7669 TechSpot Enthusiast

    3 different wow programs? as in 3 instances of the game?
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