Please could someone help me out with this problem before i lose my sanity?
We just bought this second hand PC:
Athlon 1900, 1024 DDR, 7500 ATI Video Card with a DVD Rom & DVD Burner.
Basically, we stripped it down to basics and Installed Windows 98SE in place of XP which was on the system (as we don't like XP much)
So, initially i had to repartition the two H/D's to make them FAT32 instead of NTFS. That seemed to work out okay once i knew what i was doing.
Secondly, i formatted the drives, them moved onto installing 98SE, continuing to build the system up (graphics/CD drivers etc.)
Now, the whole reason we bought this second PC was to build a home network. I installed the Blitz 802.11g Wireless Router, which works fine after a little help from technical support regarding IP/tweaking issues.
But, now that most basic setup applications are installed, the system seems to either freeze/lock up, or the monitor goes into an energy saver like response every 5 minutes or so, which gives me no option, but to go for the power button. I can't see any pattern, as it happens whether i'm on the internet, or working within windows itself. The only pattern i see, is the fact it locks up almost every 5 minutes or so after entering windows on boot up.
Feel free to ask me any further technical info on our system, which may shed more light on things for you. Any help would be Very, Very welcomed!!
Thanks.
We just bought this second hand PC:
Athlon 1900, 1024 DDR, 7500 ATI Video Card with a DVD Rom & DVD Burner.
Basically, we stripped it down to basics and Installed Windows 98SE in place of XP which was on the system (as we don't like XP much)
So, initially i had to repartition the two H/D's to make them FAT32 instead of NTFS. That seemed to work out okay once i knew what i was doing.
Secondly, i formatted the drives, them moved onto installing 98SE, continuing to build the system up (graphics/CD drivers etc.)
Now, the whole reason we bought this second PC was to build a home network. I installed the Blitz 802.11g Wireless Router, which works fine after a little help from technical support regarding IP/tweaking issues.
But, now that most basic setup applications are installed, the system seems to either freeze/lock up, or the monitor goes into an energy saver like response every 5 minutes or so, which gives me no option, but to go for the power button. I can't see any pattern, as it happens whether i'm on the internet, or working within windows itself. The only pattern i see, is the fact it locks up almost every 5 minutes or so after entering windows on boot up.
Feel free to ask me any further technical info on our system, which may shed more light on things for you. Any help would be Very, Very welcomed!!
Thanks.