I have been having an issue with my system for a while where it will completely lock up. Whatever is on the screen stays there, screensaver, task manager, whatever.. No keyboard, no mouse. Even the NumLock key will not light on the keyboard.
I suspect hardware. Maybe a motherboard, CPU or powersupply. I have changed the cooling, underclocked, used different power sources, removed unneeded boards... etc. Its so random though that its hard to tell if what you did made an impact. It could run for a couple of days all day and not have an issue or it could lockup every 30 minutes to an hour. Reboot always solves the problem until the next one. No significant changes on the system except the wireless network board which has been removed and the problem still occurs.
I am kind of leaning toward a powersupply or mainboard at this point. Any input would be appreciated.
Asus A7N8X Deluxe w/2100+
1gig memory in sync
80gb harddrive and 60 gb harddrive
Antec 350w PS
XP Pro
I suspect hardware. Maybe a motherboard, CPU or powersupply. I have changed the cooling, underclocked, used different power sources, removed unneeded boards... etc. Its so random though that its hard to tell if what you did made an impact. It could run for a couple of days all day and not have an issue or it could lockup every 30 minutes to an hour. Reboot always solves the problem until the next one. No significant changes on the system except the wireless network board which has been removed and the problem still occurs.
I am kind of leaning toward a powersupply or mainboard at this point. Any input would be appreciated.
Asus A7N8X Deluxe w/2100+
1gig memory in sync
80gb harddrive and 60 gb harddrive
Antec 350w PS
XP Pro