System Specs Currently
ASUS M2A-VM - Motherboard
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ Windsor 2.4GHz Socket AM2 - Processor
ePOWER EP-ZU-450W ATX12V 450W - Power Supply
OCZ Platinum 1GB DDR2-800 Dual Channel - Memory
No internal or external vid or sounds cards, using onboard
This is my first system I have ever built and it seems I'm having problem after problem. First motherboard I received was bad, exchanged that only to find out that 1gb ram stick of the two i purchased was also bad. My current issue is although I have got XP installed, im running into it freezing, causing me to have to cold restart the system. I do notice two types of freezing, one will just lock the screen up (cant do anything, mouse keyboard, crtl+alt+del, nothing) or the other the monitor will also the sudden go black and say no signal, although it appears everything is running in both cases.
There does not seem to be a time period for which it will happen, although it seems to happen more so when im trying to use it instead of idle. It does also just happen during idle though. Using PC Probe II I can monitor the temperatures of CPU & Motherboard. CPU seems to be around 35-42C & CPU at 34-35C. According to PC Probe CPU is fine however Motherboard is in red.
I tried updating bios a few times, first trying a final release update and after a more current beta update. Neither seemed to change for the good or the bad. I'm just fresh out of ideas and on wits end. Would appreciate it very much for any help that could be offered up.
Thanks,
Jay <email removed>
ASUS M2A-VM - Motherboard
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ Windsor 2.4GHz Socket AM2 - Processor
ePOWER EP-ZU-450W ATX12V 450W - Power Supply
OCZ Platinum 1GB DDR2-800 Dual Channel - Memory
No internal or external vid or sounds cards, using onboard
This is my first system I have ever built and it seems I'm having problem after problem. First motherboard I received was bad, exchanged that only to find out that 1gb ram stick of the two i purchased was also bad. My current issue is although I have got XP installed, im running into it freezing, causing me to have to cold restart the system. I do notice two types of freezing, one will just lock the screen up (cant do anything, mouse keyboard, crtl+alt+del, nothing) or the other the monitor will also the sudden go black and say no signal, although it appears everything is running in both cases.
There does not seem to be a time period for which it will happen, although it seems to happen more so when im trying to use it instead of idle. It does also just happen during idle though. Using PC Probe II I can monitor the temperatures of CPU & Motherboard. CPU seems to be around 35-42C & CPU at 34-35C. According to PC Probe CPU is fine however Motherboard is in red.
I tried updating bios a few times, first trying a final release update and after a more current beta update. Neither seemed to change for the good or the bad. I'm just fresh out of ideas and on wits end. Would appreciate it very much for any help that could be offered up.
Thanks,
Jay <email removed>