Hello, .. could somebody please help.. I just recently reformatted my comouter to rid some nasty viruses/trojans, but since have had some serious probs with my computer freezing and crashing. Everything was working great after the format for a week or so and then I opened the case to check one one of my memory sticks (old school Rambus type) to see about upgrading and ever since putting it back my computer crashes. At least, it seems that is when it started. I'm pretty sure I seated it correctly (I did it a couple of times) and I used air to blow everything out.
THE PROBLEM I boot up my computer and most of the time it will work fine for about 10-15 mins. and then all of the sudden everything just freezes!! sometimes the screen distorts/slurs to the side. I then have to unplug it then plug it back in just to get it restarted!.. I've tried reinstalling the Windows XP Service Pack 2 and as soon as it gets to the "checking configuration" step, it will freeze up there..
--I've ran several test, and it is clear of any viruses, etc...
my guess is it is a hardware issue, but I can't figure out what??? (RAM??)
a couple of general specs about my system (I know it's old, working on a new one):
Pentium III 800 MHz
Memory: 256MB
Windows XP Pro
ATI Rage 128 GL AGP graphics card
I would savior anyone that could please help out!! Thanks
THE PROBLEM I boot up my computer and most of the time it will work fine for about 10-15 mins. and then all of the sudden everything just freezes!! sometimes the screen distorts/slurs to the side. I then have to unplug it then plug it back in just to get it restarted!.. I've tried reinstalling the Windows XP Service Pack 2 and as soon as it gets to the "checking configuration" step, it will freeze up there..
--I've ran several test, and it is clear of any viruses, etc...
my guess is it is a hardware issue, but I can't figure out what??? (RAM??)
a couple of general specs about my system (I know it's old, working on a new one):
Pentium III 800 MHz
Memory: 256MB
Windows XP Pro
ATI Rage 128 GL AGP graphics card
I would savior anyone that could please help out!! Thanks