[makinde]

Hi this is my first ever thread so be nice :)

I've got a rather annoying issue with my computer. For the past few days my pc has been working extremely slow despite the 2GB ram and whenever I tried to restart, it would not load the startup programs and nothing would work either. Just as a test I disconnected the ethernet cable and bam! PC started working fine again, but this meant no internet... So I plugged it back in and it started freezing up again.

So I restarted with the ethernet still in.. froze up then I unplugged the cable and restarted.. bam worked again so I plugged the cable back in and this time it froze up and gave me the blue screen of death! Fortunately there was a wireless card nearby so I jammed that in and my internet was back along with my computer stability.

The issue is that I'm low on free usb slots so this means that when I need to plug something else in for example my iPod I have to sacrifice another thing for example my external hard drive. Is there any way I can fix this ethernet blue screen of death issue? Thanks

[Hybr!d]

We would need to error code from the blue screen.

[Spencer2004]

omg your computer is one angry bitch on her period!! lol

could be a virus as it may be a spam bot using your internet connection but only from your ethernet port which would explain the slowdown. for i quick solution but a cheap oci ethernet card from ebay and install it on your computer (after you have done a full virus scan obviously). if u r scared to open your computer buy a usb hub so you dont run out of usb ports.

[serverguy]

Yeh, you're onboard ethernet controller could have borked. I've had a couple go bad on me before.

But, it is actually more likely a virus. Visit the malware forums and post a HJT loh and let someone have a look at it.

If that doesnt turn up anything positive, buy a USB hub. Simple!