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Old 17th Mar 2009, 11:29
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Hey guys, well basically my computer is constantly crashing what I mean by this is an application will first stop working, followed by every other application then my mouse will freeze and the orange light on my system stay's on (the processor light I think). Then what usually happens is when I reboot the system it will fail to boot by staying stuck on windows loading screen or crash again a short while after I log in, this can usually be stopped by pulling the power and SATA cable out of my hard-drive, blowing on them, and putting them back in (weird?). Now what's even weirder is I have re-installed the OS several times, tried differen't OS's replaced the SATA cable and power cable as well as bought a whole new hard-drive but the problems persist. So im not sure what to do right now as sometimes the crashes cause the boot sector to go corrupt and cause me to have to format and re-install (a friggin pain in the ***). At the moment Im'm using windows XP, I have tried Vista but the same problems occur.

here's my Dxdiag log, im not sure what else I need to post

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System Information
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Time of this report: 3/17/2009, 16:09:08
Machine name: ZAK-011FFF8F490
Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3 (2600.xpsp_sp3_gdr.080814-1236)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
System Model: 939Dual-VSTA
BIOS: Default System BIOS
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3700+, MMX, 3DNow, ~2.2GHz
Memory: 2048MB RAM
Page File: 314MB used, 3626MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.5512 32bit Unicode
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Old 17th Mar 2009, 11:33
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Could be many things, if this happens on a fresh install the hard drive is looking cuprit, got another to try?

Oh and your cpu fan/heatsink is clean?
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  #3  
Old 17th Mar 2009, 11:34
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I have tried different hard-drives it just yields the same results, about the fan's, they look clean enough :/
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Old 17th Mar 2009, 15:59
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Reset the CMOS, fix your memory voltage and timings and try again.
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  #5  
Old 18th Mar 2009, 00:37
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It might be your hardware problem, you have contact your vendor who can check your motherboard and ram may causing the problem.
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Old 18th Mar 2009, 05:36
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I agree that it could be the RAM.
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Old 18th Mar 2009, 09:17
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It defo sounds like a Hardware problem. So you have chnaged your hard drive the next on the list woul be your motherboard; is there a way that you can get that tested? Maybe try it in a friends machine.

I would be surprised if it will be the RAM as this would determine the speed but will constant crashing and also crashing after a new install of the OS leads me to believe that the problem is with the motherboard. But get it tested first cause i could be wrong!!!

What is the Spec of your machine?
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Old 18th Mar 2009, 09:59
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But get it tested first cause i could be wrong!!!
Yes, you are wrong, this has absolutely nothing to do with the motherboard.
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  #9  
Old 18th Mar 2009, 16:29
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Try resetting CMOS chip with jumper switch, if things calm down after you do that, then later on you have the same problem, my guess is that your motherboard is faulty.


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Old 19th Mar 2009, 02:18
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Please do keep us informed of what you do and what the problem is when you find out
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