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To: mr.mark who wrote (16273)2/13/2001 9:43:22 PM
From: Proud_Infidel  Read Replies (3) of 110626
 
check all your power connections to the drives. be sure they are in good and tight. ill fitting power connections on a hard drive or cd-rom or elsewhere can be troublesome. while you're inside the case, reseat the cards and make sure everything fits snug.


Everything is nice and tight. I forgot to add that I also checked this.

in case you've added memory, make sure your memory matches in spec. no manufacturer has recommended mixing memory. most want you to have matched memory. it is better not to mix two different types of ram. stay with one type.

I added memory that matches, although this problem occurred even before I added it.

check device manager for conflicts.


None whatsoever.

whenever a problem such as your occurs, you could try to get the system to run stable by removing everything but cpu ram and video card on the board, then adding one device until you find the culprit. i have not gone this route myself, but have read of others having success doing so.

Isolating it this way should find the culprit, although it seems like too much effort for a 5 second freeze. The wires I have in and around my computer make me only do steps like this when absolutely necessary. This is not yet one of those times, especially since I will probably be upgrading to a P4 in the next 12 months.

Let me know if you think of any other "non-obtrusive" methods for troubleshooting:-)

Regards,

Brian
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