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StuntZero
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17. May 2012 @ 15:10 |
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Alright guys, this problem has been going on a few days now...
Pretty much what happens is, when I'm browsing the net, doesn't matter what I'm doing, I'll either randomly freeze, or blue screen. I can't figure out what the problem is.
Any ideas?
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17. May 2012 @ 17:40 |
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what kind of equipment are you using.what operating system.any software,hardware added recently?any questionable downloads?do you regularly do maintainance on it?
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StuntZero
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17. May 2012 @ 18:31 |
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AMD 64x2 Dual processor 6000+ 3.0 GHz
3.50 RAM
Windows 7 32 bit
Nothing has been added to recently, I would do a full out format, but when I boot from disc at startup, it says something like "A USB device is unplugged" or unplugged wrong... Or something like that, and won't go into setup. :\ Dunno what caused that, I haven't added and USB devices for a LONG time.
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17. May 2012 @ 18:46 |
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what does it say in your device manager?this might come down to a hardware problem.
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StuntZero
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17. May 2012 @ 20:00 |
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Umm... I have no idea what I'm looking for in Device Manager. I know how to open it and such, but that's about it. :\
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17. May 2012 @ 20:32 |
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click on each device and look for an exclamation mark beside it.means something wrong.if you right click on a device and click properties it will give information on its operation.if you find a problem you can try updating the driver or uninstalling it.if you uninstall it it will reinstall the next time you start windows.post back with any hardware problems.
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StuntZero
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17. May 2012 @ 20:40 |
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Well I don't see any exclamation marks beside anything, should I maybe uninstall all my usb stuff and try a format again?
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ddp
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17. May 2012 @ 20:58 |
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do you have 4gigs of ram which is why only 3.5gigs is showing with your 32bit windows? try 1 stick of ram at a time to see what happens as ran into that with a customer's laptop & it had a bad stick of ram.
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StuntZero
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17. May 2012 @ 21:03 |
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Well I had one bad when I upgraded a while back, but the store I took it to said he fixed it, I don't remember if I had got 3.5 or 4 though, that might be it, but would that cause it to crash like this?
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ddp
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17. May 2012 @ 22:26 |
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the only way he can fix it is to replace the bad stick. try 1 stick at a time to see what happens.
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 17. May 2012 @ 22:33
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StuntZero
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17. May 2012 @ 22:30 |
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Well that's lame, I haven o money right now.. Would taking it out be an option?
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ddp
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17. May 2012 @ 22:35 |
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you should have 2 2gig sticks of ram so take 1 out & try reloading windows.
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StuntZero
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18. May 2012 @ 14:40 |
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Well I don't think it's the RAM, I have 4 sticks, 3 are 1 GB the other is half a gig, I played around with them for a bit and I'm still crashing.
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ddp
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18. May 2012 @ 20:48 |
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what is your cpu temp at the time of the freeze?
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StuntZero
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18. May 2012 @ 21:33 |
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I have no idea. :\
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ddp
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18. May 2012 @ 21:41 |
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if have to restart computer when it freezes or blue screen, go into the bios to hardware monitor or health monitor to see the cpu temp.
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StuntZero
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19. May 2012 @ 15:40 |
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CPU tcontrol was 95-96 C
System temp was 40c
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ddp
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19. May 2012 @ 15:55 |
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cpu temp is your problem as about double what it should be as should be in the 30's to mid 50's. clean your cpu heat sink & reseat it after replacing old heatsink compound with new. namebrand or clone computer?
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StuntZero
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19. May 2012 @ 16:54 |
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I have no idea how to do any of that, but it's a Gateway
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ddp
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19. May 2012 @ 17:13 |
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do you have a friend who knows his\her way around in computer hardware? has this problem being going on since visit to computer store or way after?
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StuntZero
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19. May 2012 @ 17:34 |
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Nope, I'm pretty much the most computer knowagable person I know, as for when it started just a couple days ago, last time I was in a computer store was prolly like 2 years ago
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ddp
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19. May 2012 @ 17:37 |
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what is the make & model# of the gateway to see if there is a manual for it?
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StuntZero
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19. May 2012 @ 18:27 |
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JST1946
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19. May 2012 @ 19:53 |
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ddp
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19. May 2012 @ 20:00 |
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