Topic: computer crashes
started by: Rhydant
ever since i got this computer, it crashes almost every 6 hours. its completely nuts! ive downloaded all the win98 patches, upgrades, and bug fixes, but it crashes a helluva lot
for some reason, running a game and leaving it idle (ie, UT, homeworld, ect) keeps it from freezing so much
anyone else have this problem/know how to fix it?
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UT 0wnz j00 all!
but what kinda everything are you running?
(how much RAM....etc)
does it ONLY lock when you're doing something, or if you leave a screen saver running it will lock too ?
Anyway, i was using a Sony CDU4821 and i had the bios version S0.M. I flashed the bios up to S0.P and it's worked great ever since. My computer rarely crashes anymore and even when it does, it's only due to the crazy graphics apps I run.
apart from that, i've had way better luck with win98 first edition. se sux0rs.
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PEBKAC: Problem exists between keyboard and chair.
Samsung CD-ROM SC-140
Rae Pro TurboAGP 2X
Crystal SoungFusion sound card thingy
im not sure which kind of HD.... a 6.4 gig one, though
Celeron running at 466
64 megs-o-ram
what else?
no, not over clocked
no, cant find a copy of win2k 
plus, doesnt that take more space that win 98? my HD isnt big enough (1.2 gigs left)
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UT 0wnz j00 all!
it would be sketchy if >1 year..
im suspecting hard drive (age) or video card (drivers)
how old is the HD, and which video drivers are you running?
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aventari
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You might not want to consider this but if you have all your original software disks, try reinstalling Windows 98 and your software. If you don't have a backup device, move your important stuff to a single folder on your computer and delete everything else first, then do a fresh install.
Also, you might want to check your power management settings: if it is set to go to standby or idle harddisks after 5 hours that could be causing crashes. APM for Win98 rarely has worked properly for me, except to turn off the monitor when I am not using my computer. If you want to have something running all the time to keep it from crashing, try getting the SETI@home client from < http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu > and set it up to run as your screensaver. This way, your CPU and harddrive will be active whenever you are not using your computer, and might prevent crashes in the future.
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Something about those updates, because it was both of our computers, and he built his where I bought mine.
Grrrrrrr. We reloaded 98, don't do those security updates, and are saving our pennies for win2k.
bastards all.
xoxoxox
not the nene
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[This message has been edited by Nene (edited July 18, 2000).]
its the first thing i always try because you dont loose any data. (just run the install on the cdrom)
if you have 1 64meg RAM chip, borrow from someone some RAM and try it out.. if you have like 2 32megs, try taking them out one at a time.
(if it happens rarely it may be a problem with you high mem thinga-majiga's)
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Seems quite a few of the scientists involved have grown pessimistic about finding ETs (although they admit that only a small fraction of the sky has been searched so far). Here's a < press release > that talks about reasons for the pessimism, and about the improbability of the earth-like conditions needed to foster life (as we know it).
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Originally posted by jptech:
Power management could definately be a big problem, if you've got it turned on. Also, how is your processor cooled? If it's using a heatsink w/o a fan it may be overheating, that would cause it to freeze up (Cyrix procs. are really good at that)
The only problem with that idea is that he says he leaves a game running to prevent crashes. With a game running, the proc would be more likely to overheat than just idling.
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another thing, do you have any conflicts in device manager, or any unknown hardware? I've seen problems occur with the PCI bridge before. check your irq's - see what's being shared and what's conflicting. mouse vs. modem is common on older systems, but since you've got a relatively newer one that likely is ATX form with a ps/2 mouse, you shouldn't be encountering that problem.
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PEBKAC: Problem exists between keyboard and chair.