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nlwy

14 posts since Apr '08
- 04 Apr `08, 7:31PM
  
  Yup..as stated above..of late my PC has been hanging quite randomly..sometimes when online sometimes when offline..somedays many times somedays hardly... Quite irritating esp when doing work halfway.. I brought it to Sim Lim to repair..the guy ran tests on motherboard and graphics card but all seems to be okay. I just scanned for virus today..almost finished than it hang..but until it hang got no virus. I'm using mio wireless for internet connection. My PC is AMD Athlon XP 1800+, 1.5GHz, 1.5GB RAM. OS is XP Home with Service Pack 2. Anyone there can help or advice..will appreciate it..tks in advance..
eagle

17,963 posts since Aug '01
- 04 Apr `08, 10:31PM
  
  My laptop also like that... The solution suggested by IBM after I sent in my laptop was a fresh install of windows...
  
  Only I haven't do yet cuz I got many things on the hard disk now and no time to back up properly.
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ndmmxiaomayi

53,307 posts since Aug '05
- 04 Apr `08, 10:45PM
  
  1. Have you check for hard disk errors?
  
  2. What programs have been installed and/or uninstalled recently?
  
  3. How much hard disk space is left? What is the total amount of hard disk space you have?
nlwy

14 posts since Apr '08
- 04 Apr `08, 11:06PM
  
  I think the guy at sim lim did check the hard disks..i have two internal hdd..both 70GB and one external 320GB..all got quite alot space left. As for programs i think my PC started having this problem after i installed the mio wireless..is it possible tt tt is the prob?
BrUtUs

13,389 posts since Apr '03
- 04 Apr `08, 11:09PM
  
  Originally posted by nlwy:
  
  Yup..as stated above..of late my PC has been hanging quite randomly..sometimes when online sometimes when offline..somedays many times somedays hardly... Quite irritating esp when doing work halfway.. I brought it to Sim Lim to repair..the guy ran tests on motherboard and graphics card but all seems to be okay. I just scanned for virus today..almost finished than it hang..but until it hang got no virus. I'm using mio wireless for internet connection. My PC is AMD Athlon XP 1800+, 1.5GHz, 1.5GB RAM. OS is XP Home with Service Pack 2. Anyone there can help or advice..will appreciate it..tks in advance..
  
  hdd got sound?
nlwy

14 posts since Apr '08
- 05 Apr `08, 1:55AM
  
  nope...
MyPillowTalks

15,791 posts since Nov '06
- 05 Apr `08, 6:47AM
  
  Best way is to back up everything, reinstall windows
  
  or u can try to do some defragment, or use the free up space on ur harddisk thing
  
  im also on athlon xp, but is 2400+
nlwy

14 posts since Apr '08
- 05 Apr `08, 11:51AM
  
  Just wondering..is my PC's specs considered very slow and outdated? Is it sufficient to do video/photo editing?
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ndmmxiaomayi

53,307 posts since Aug '05
- 05 Apr `08, 12:36PM
  
  Depends on what is your definition of slow... editing photos/videos on that specs will definitely be slow... if normal usage... it can't be as slow as a P2.
  
  Outdated... I hardly call hardware outdated unless they are hard to get in the modern world.
eagle

17,963 posts since Aug '01
- 05 Apr `08, 12:39PM
  
  Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:
  
  Depends on what is your definition of slow... editing photos/videos on that specs will definitely be slow... if normal usage... it can't be as slow as a P2.
  
  Outdated... I hardly call hardware outdated unless they are hard to get in the modern world.
  
  how about the 5 1/4 inch floppy disk drive that's still lying in my house somewhere I think?
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ndmmxiaomayi

53,307 posts since Aug '05
- 05 Apr `08, 12:43PM
  
  Originally posted by eagle:
  
  how about the 5 1/4 inch floppy disk drive that's still lying in my house somewhere I think?
  
  That is old... haha...
eagle

17,963 posts since Aug '01
- 05 Apr `08, 1:06PM
  
  Also cannot remember if I still have the 800mb hard disk
nlwy

14 posts since Apr '08
- 05 Apr `08, 1:08PM
  
  thanks guys..so you dont think that my com's processor is too slow thats why it hang randomly? also..if i'm going to reinstall windows and i got two internal hdd, i only need to backup the hdd that the OS runs on right? 'C' drive..
  
  As for video/photo editing actually i dun do it that much nowadays..scared wait do halfway nv save than hang than waste time..:) haha
eagle

17,963 posts since Aug '01
- 05 Apr `08, 1:10PM
  
  Originally posted by nlwy:
  
  thanks guys..so you dont think that my com's processor is too slow thats why it hang randomly? also..if i'm going to reinstall windows and i got two internal hdd, i only need to backup the hdd that the OS runs on right? 'C' drive..
  
  As for video/photo editing actually i dun do it that much nowadays..scared wait do halfway nv save than hang than waste time..:) haha
  
  should be... but if there's anything extremely important in D drive, back it up too. Don't risk it... Anyway you would need to back up your important documents often, whether you are reinstalling or reformatting a not.
SmaLLDoG

151 posts since Dec '03
- 07 Apr `08, 11:25PM
  
  Hi, recently my computer will suddenly black out and turn off.
  
  any one can help me to identify whether is this an hardware problem or software?
BrUtUs

13,389 posts since Apr '03
- 07 Apr `08, 11:32PM
  
  Originally posted by SmaLLDoG:
  
  Hi, recently my computer will suddenly black out and turn off.
  
  any one can help me to identify whether is this an hardware problem or software?
  
  ur power settings?
manyu882

1,830 posts since Jun '05
- 08 Apr `08, 8:41AM
  
  should be
  
  1. psu faulty
  
  2. usb device(s) causing probs
  
  add on..
thoreldan

3,904 posts since Jun '03
- 08 Apr `08, 7:59PM
  
  could be RAM
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ndmmxiaomayi

53,307 posts since Aug '05
- 09 Apr `08, 1:56PM
  
  Originally posted by SmaLLDoG:
  
  Hi, recently my computer will suddenly black out and turn off.
  
  any one can help me to identify whether is this an hardware problem or software?
  
  Most likely hardware.

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