PC Locks up 100% memory

[lab33]

I have USAS PC4e mb. running XP PRO. New Hard drive. 1mb memory. MB 4 yrs old.

Old XP was 4 yrs old and cranky. Started locking up.

After fresh install, runs much better but still occasionally locks up. Have to cold - reboot.

Internal temps within spec.

What are the major issues that might cause it?

-lab33

 

[lab33]

Off-hand, no. I don't know the wattage. And I re-installed the old one as a slave. Neither have exhibited any problems. The voltages are normal. I'll have to check further.

Thanks for all the good info.

-lab33

 

[macten88]

If you've got Adobe Download Mangager in msconfig>startup, uncheck it. It was causing temporary lockups in my system.

 

[lab33]

Yeah, I noticed that too. When I dumped it. my PC behaved better.

Found it in Adobe Photoshop, renamed it xex.

I also updated my video drivers. That made a huge improvement to my problem.

The app had gotten to running herky-jerky but doing that made it run smooth.

Better still, my CPU is now bouncing around 50 - 80% now when I run the app.

Thanks for the tips.

-Larry

 

[TheMacgyver]

Good point from freestone. Inspect the caps near the CPU. If they show leakage on the board or are expanded on the tops they may be the problem.