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dino1

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Since: Jul 27, 2004
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2004 12:31 am
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Help needed!!!!!!!!!

I have an intermittent crashing problem. It roughly happens when I start to
stretch the machine doing this like video conversion AVI to MPG etc. Or
alternatively it sometimes crashes when left alone with no programs running.
It may be after 10 minutes or 5 days when left with nothing running but is
usually 10% into converting a video file 700Mb.



Everything usually freezes and a red band appears at the top of the screen.



I have recently installed a second HD and thought this may be the cause of
the problem. However, it still happens when I disconnect the second drive.
Just in case I have just installed a 500 watt PSU.



System

Athlon XP 2000+

512Mb DDR

80Gb HDD

120Gb HDD

DVD

DVDR

NVIDIA GeForce2 MX/MX400

Windows XP 5.1 build 2600

500 watt PSU



Any help would be appreciated. I don't really want to replace every
component.



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John McGaw1

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2004 12:31 am
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"dino" <dean.DeleteThis@dino07.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message
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 > Help needed!!!!!!!!!
 >
 > I have an intermittent crashing problem. It roughly happens when I start
to
 > stretch the machine doing this like video conversion AVI to MPG etc. Or
 > alternatively it sometimes crashes when left alone with no programs
running.
 > It may be after 10 minutes or 5 days when left with nothing running but is
 > usually 10% into converting a video file 700Mb.
 >
 >
 >
 > Everything usually freezes and a red band appears at the top of the
screen.
 >
 >
 >
 > I have recently installed a second HD and thought this may be the cause of
 > the problem. However, it still happens when I disconnect the second drive.
 > Just in case I have just installed a 500 watt PSU.
 >
 >
 >
 > System
 >
 > Athlon XP 2000+
 >
 > 512Mb DDR
 >
 > 80Gb HDD
 >
 > 120Gb HDD
 >
 > DVD
 >
 > DVDR
 >
 > NVIDIA GeForce2 MX/MX400
 >
 > Windows XP 5.1 build 2600
 >
 > 500 watt PSU
 >
 >
 >
 > Any help would be appreciated. I don't really want to replace every
 > component.
 >
 >
 >
 > HELP
 >
 >
It could be almost anything. Or it might be more than one problem. But my
first guess would be temperature problems. Are you monitoring your CPU
temperature?
--
John McGaw
[Knoxville, TN, USA]
<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://johnmcgaw.com" target="_blank">http://johnmcgaw.com</a><!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->

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mrlipring

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2004 2:26 am
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"dino" <dean RemoveThis @dino07.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message
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 >
 > Everything usually freezes and a red band appears at the top of the
screen.
 >

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dino1

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(Msg. 4) Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2004 11:54 pm
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"John McGaw" <nowhere RemoveThis @at.all> wrote in message
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 > "dino" <dean RemoveThis @dino07.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message
 > news:ce6e2d$mvf$1@newsg3.svr.pol.co.uk...
  > > Help needed!!!!!!!!!
  > >
  > > I have an intermittent crashing problem. It roughly happens when I start
 > to
  > > stretch the machine doing this like video conversion AVI to MPG etc. Or
  > > alternatively it sometimes crashes when left alone with no programs
 > running.
  > > It may be after 10 minutes or 5 days when left with nothing running but
is
  > > usually 10% into converting a video file 700Mb.
  > >
  > >
  > >
  > > Everything usually freezes and a red band appears at the top of the
 > screen.
  > >
  > >
  > >
  > > I have recently installed a second HD and thought this may be the cause
of
  > > the problem. However, it still happens when I disconnect the second
drive.
  > > Just in case I have just installed a 500 watt PSU.
  > >
  > >
  > >
  > > System
  > >
  > > Athlon XP 2000+
  > >
  > > 512Mb DDR
  > >
  > > 80Gb HDD
  > >
  > > 120Gb HDD
  > >
  > > DVD
  > >
  > > DVDR
  > >
  > > NVIDIA GeForce2 MX/MX400
  > >
  > > Windows XP 5.1 build 2600
  > >
  > > 500 watt PSU
  > >
  > >
  > >
  > > Any help would be appreciated. I don't really want to replace every
  > > component.
  > >
  > >
  > >
  > > HELP
  > >
  > >
 > It could be almost anything. Or it might be more than one problem. But my
 > first guess would be temperature problems. Are you monitoring your CPU
 > temperature?
 > --
 > John McGaw
 > [Knoxville, TN, USA]
<font color=purple> > <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://johnmcgaw.com</font" target="_blank">http://johnmcgaw.com</font</a>>
 >
 > CPU 46 deg C
Motherboard 30 deg C
HD1 41 deg C
HD2 39 deg C

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John McGaw1

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(Msg. 5) Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2004 11:54 pm
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"dino" <dean.RemoveThis@dino07.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message
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 >
 > "John McGaw" <nowhere.RemoveThis@at.all> wrote in message
 > news:dSzNc.23424$QO.12495@bignews5.bellsouth.net...
  > > "dino" <dean.RemoveThis@dino07.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message
  > > news:ce6e2d$mvf$1@newsg3.svr.pol.co.uk...
snip...
  > > It could be almost anything. Or it might be more than one problem. But
my
  > > first guess would be temperature problems. Are you monitoring your CPU
  > > temperature?
  > > --
  > > John McGaw
  > > [Knoxville, TN, USA]
<font color=green>  > > <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://johnmcgaw.com</font" target="_blank">http://johnmcgaw.com</font</a>>
  > >
  > > CPU 46 deg C
 > Motherboard 30 deg C
 > HD1 41 deg C
 > HD2 39 deg C
 >
 > I have tried running with case off with no luck
 >
46C while doing what? Sitting idle or encoding that dangerous 700mB video
file? Makes a big difference, believe be. My CPU temperature shoots up 10
degrees between idle and fully loaded and my system's cooling is quite
efficient. A system with an inadequate or badly-installed CPU cooler could
shoot up far more than that.
--
John McGaw
[Knoxville, TN, USA]
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2004 11:55 pm
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"mrlipring" <mrlipring@@@@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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 >
 > "dino" <dean DeleteThis @dino07.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message
 > news:ce6e2d$mvf$1@newsg3.svr.pol.co.uk...
  > >
  > > Everything usually freezes and a red band appears at the top of the
 > screen.
  > >
 >
 > Guru meditation error?
 >
 > Dont understand!!!!<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2004 12:07 am
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"dino" <dean.RemoveThis@dino07.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message
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 >
 > "mrlipring" <mrlipring@@@@hotmail.com> wrote in message
 > news:ce6kpu$vpp$1@news.freedom2surf.net...
  > >
  > > "dino" <dean.RemoveThis@dino07.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message
  > > news:ce6e2d$mvf$1@newsg3.svr.pol.co.uk...
   > > >
   > > > Everything usually freezes and a red band appears at the top of the
  > > screen.
   > > >
  > >
  > > Guru meditation error?
  > >
  > > Dont understand!!!!
 >
 >

Then you're not old school, can't do punctuation, and replied in a quoted
area. Smile<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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(Msg. 8) Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2004 12:07 am
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mrlipring wrote:

 > "dino" <dean DeleteThis @dino07.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message
 > news:ce90an$3q4$1@news8.svr.pol.co.uk...
 >
  >>"mrlipring" <mrlipring@@@@hotmail.com> wrote in message
  >>news:ce6kpu$vpp$1@news.freedom2surf.net...
  >>
   >>>"dino" <dean DeleteThis @dino07.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message
   >>>news:ce6e2d$mvf$1@newsg3.svr.pol.co.uk...
   >>>
   >>>>Everything usually freezes and a red band appears at the top of the
   >>>
   >>>screen.
   >>>
   >>>Guru meditation error?
   >>>
   >>>Dont understand!!!!
  >>
  >>
 >
 > Then you're not old school, can't do punctuation, and replied in a quoted
 > area. Smile


LOL

Not to mention speaking in the indefinite voice. I.E. 'He' doesn't
understand? 'You' don't understand? The 'computer' doesn't understand? 'The
Man' doesn't understand? The 'guru' doesn't understand? The 'universe'
doesn't understand?

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dino1

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(Msg. 9) Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2004 11:55 pm
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"David Maynard" <dNOTmayn.DeleteThis@ev1.net> wrote in message
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 > mrlipring wrote:
 >
  > > "dino" <dean.DeleteThis@dino07.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message
  > > news:ce90an$3q4$1@news8.svr.pol.co.uk...
  > >
   > >>"mrlipring" <mrlipring@@@@hotmail.com> wrote in message
   > >>news:ce6kpu$vpp$1@news.freedom2surf.net...
   > >>
   > >>>"dino" <dean.DeleteThis@dino07.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message
   > >>>news:ce6e2d$mvf$1@newsg3.svr.pol.co.uk...
   > >>>
   > >>>>Everything usually freezes and a red band appears at the top of the
   > >>>
   > >>>screen.
   > >>>
   > >>>Guru meditation error?
   > >>>
   > >>>Dont understand!!!!
   > >>
   > >>
  > >
  > > Then you're not old school, can't do punctuation, and replied in a
quoted
  > > area. Smile
 >
 >
 > LOL
 >
 > Not to mention speaking in the indefinite voice. I.E. 'He' doesn't
 > understand? 'You' don't understand? The 'computer' doesn't understand?
'The
 > Man' doesn't understand? The 'guru' doesn't understand? The 'universe'
 > doesn't understand?
 >
 > Bad Karma.
 >

Thanks for the help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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