Hi there,
Recently I've been having some odd lock-ups on Windows Vista 32-bit.
It started when I was running Resident Evil 1 on PSX emulator (Don't flip people, I own the game, my PS1 just died).
Since then, I've done 3 or 4 complete reformats, but the problem persists.
The problem I can't seem to link to a specific issue, it happens under any type of use, light or heavy. I can stress test fine, yet using Firefox, it can crash (No specific websites), or my TV tuner, where when it locks-up, the sound starts stuttering rapidly.
The lock-up is that the screen freezes, I can't use Keyboard, Mouse, anything, except the Reset/Power button. Harddrive activity ceases.
I've used Seatools DOS Boot Disc to check both my Seagate 500 and 1000 GB HDDs, Short and Long tests passed.
I tried memtest86+ for 6 hours with no errors, and Window's version of a memory check for 6 hours with no errors.
Temps are fine, it isn't overheating, generally CPU is 42-45, and NB is 35-40
There is no rhyme or reason to these lock ups, as I've said, it just stops, if there's sound, it stutters, no mouse/keyboard, and no HDD activity.
It can happen from every few hours to once every few days.
Can anybody please offer some ideas? I'm at wits end here.
Any input/advice appreciated
Here's the specs:
ASUS P5N-D Motherboard
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 (Stock)
2 GB Kingston DDR2 667 (Stock)
Ultra LSP 750 Watt Power Supply
Seagate Barracuda 500 GB (OS)
Seagate BArracuda 1000 GB (Data)
2 XFX 8800 GT Alpha Dog Edition Video Cards (Stock)
Recently I've been having some odd lock-ups on Windows Vista 32-bit.
It started when I was running Resident Evil 1 on PSX emulator (Don't flip people, I own the game, my PS1 just died).
Since then, I've done 3 or 4 complete reformats, but the problem persists.
The problem I can't seem to link to a specific issue, it happens under any type of use, light or heavy. I can stress test fine, yet using Firefox, it can crash (No specific websites), or my TV tuner, where when it locks-up, the sound starts stuttering rapidly.
The lock-up is that the screen freezes, I can't use Keyboard, Mouse, anything, except the Reset/Power button. Harddrive activity ceases.
I've used Seatools DOS Boot Disc to check both my Seagate 500 and 1000 GB HDDs, Short and Long tests passed.
I tried memtest86+ for 6 hours with no errors, and Window's version of a memory check for 6 hours with no errors.
Temps are fine, it isn't overheating, generally CPU is 42-45, and NB is 35-40
There is no rhyme or reason to these lock ups, as I've said, it just stops, if there's sound, it stutters, no mouse/keyboard, and no HDD activity.
It can happen from every few hours to once every few days.
Can anybody please offer some ideas? I'm at wits end here.
Any input/advice appreciated
Here's the specs:
ASUS P5N-D Motherboard
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 (Stock)
2 GB Kingston DDR2 667 (Stock)
Ultra LSP 750 Watt Power Supply
Seagate Barracuda 500 GB (OS)
Seagate BArracuda 1000 GB (Data)
2 XFX 8800 GT Alpha Dog Edition Video Cards (Stock)
