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Sounds like 1 of 4 things:
1. Bad memory stick. People often skimp here and buy from anyone. Most
vendors have no clue how to safely handle PC hardware. The only vendor I
use is Crucial. I may pay $10 more per stick, but I know I won't have any
problems and they also back their warranty. REMEDY: Buy software which
tests your hardware. Email me for info.
2. Static electricity damage. You may not have followed precautions by
using an anti-static wrist-strap. This is a common mistake among newbie
system builders.
3. Cheap PSU. The only PSU brands you should purchase are Antec and
Enermax. A dual AMD CPU system uses a large amount of power. I use a
hefty 430 watt Enermax PSU for my single Athlon 1400 CPU system and it runs
rock stable. My previous AMD K6-2 350 MHz uses a 330 watt Enermax PSU.
Barring any complications, Enermax PSU's should last forever (good enough
to give as hand-me-downs or transfer to a new PC). If you have a cheap
PSU, pushing it beyond its specs can cause difficult-to-track problems.
This happened to me in 1997. Buy a 550 watt Enermax for any dual system.
4. Software or hardware conflict in Windows. Try using PartitionMagic 7
to "hide" your active partitions, create new partitions with a new Win2K or
XP install, and use some sort of benchmark to push the hardware to its
limits. You can use a commandline SETI for each CPU. Have Win2K assign
each SETI to each CPU. Use another benchmark, such as WinBench or
SiSoft Sandra to test the video.
Good Luck,
Daniel.
Ernie Bonugli wrote:
> Eric,
>
> Well, here's something to chew on. I have a dual processor
> ASUS, running AMDs. Runs very fast. It ran fine for about 1
> mth. At first I loved it, but now I hate it.
>
> It is locking up about twice a day. For real trading I am
> depending on my old DELL reliable NT box. It has never
> crashed, relatively speaking.
>
> My son, jokes and tell me, "You should've gotten a Dell!"
>
> So much for these home grown deals.
>
> If anybody has ideas as to why my system just freezes, I'd love to
> hear from. I am running 2000. I have started to slowly
> remove non essential hardware, drivers, and software in an attempt to
> find the problem. It's not a heating problem, as I have huge
> fan blowing on its opened side now. Could it be a virus?
>
> So, Eric, I am sticking to Intels in boxes produced for
> commerical applications. No more rink-a-dink junk for me.
>
> Regards,
> Ernie
> ebonugli@xxxxxxxx
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