Computer Freezing/Blanking out

[eugene188]

Hi everybody. i have a really annoying problem.
up until a couple of weeks ago my computer was working great. i havent installed any hardware for a long long time..so its definitely not a new hardware problem. here's my problem
after running the computer for a while (amt of time is quite random) the screen will just freeze. or the screen will go blank and my monitor will show the "No Video Input" sign. when i reboot the computer, it will almost always say "CMOS/GVNP Bad Checksum" ..something like that.

after doing a little research i found out that its most likely the battery on my mobo. so i changed that. but it still happens. i didnt clear the CMOS after installing the new battery, but is that really necessary?

Thnx for the Help

Eugene

 

[KipDurran]

Should be pretty simple fix. Happened to me before. Take out the battery for about 30 secs to a min and plcae t back in.

 

[zephead]

follow your manual to reset the cmos fully or take the battery out for something upwards of 10 minutes. you may benefit from a bios update...

 

[zephead]

you should leave the system running for awhile in your bios setup menu (overnight perhaps?) and see if your problem recurrs. if so, you've got a hardware problem on your hands.

 

[eugene188]

Thanks for them replies!

looks like i definitely have a hardware problem!

i took the battery out, and cleared the CMOS. when i rebooted, the thing tells me CMOS battery low..which is definitely not the case since i just bought a new battery. so whatever, i left it at the CMOS configurations screen overnight to see if it works. when i got back from work, i rebooted and it my CMOS lost its memory again. i had to setup some things to get it running again.

but anyways, i took my vid card out and put my dad's ATI in..mine was also an ATI. i boot it up, and the PC freezes in XP within minutes of being loaded. so now i'm guessing that its the motherbrd problem. not to mention that when i put my dad's vid card in, my original keyboard no longer worked. and im using my brother's keyboard at the moment.

the only other cards i have in there are my wireless and my LAN card.

so chances are its the motherbrd rite?
...althought i havent had a second freeze on my dad's ATI yet. if it doesnt freeze again while using his ATI then i'm gonna be totally clueless.

 

[eugene188]

ha! just after posting my last message. the screen blanked out within minutes. nothing i could do but reboot.

once again i got the CMOS/GPNV Checksum Bad message again.

looks like the motherbrd rite? im almost sure its not the ram. i have 2 sticks in there. and i tried using both separately..but still the same problem.

 

[zephead]

based on the information given thus far, i'd say the motherboard is bad and needs to be replaced.