computer locking up

[jeffham222]

I have been experiencing my computer locking up today. The light that lights up when the computer is "thinking" is always on after about the computer being on for about 10-30 minutes, and it locks up completely every 30-60 seconds or so. I have to re-register my WINXP with in 4 days--does this have anything to do with it? I don't think so, it's is almost like the computer is getting overloaded with info, like my old 366mhz celeron. Ran (it is up to date!!) Norton Virus scan and found nothing, no "new" programs downloaded that would cause problems...

Thanks,
Jeff

P4 3.06mhz
asus p4p800 deluxe
1024mb ram
antec 350w blue led PSU

PS--all hardware seems to be working fine.

[JFrizzle]

Hmm... have you tryed a system restore? Only thing I can think of at the moment.

[Panama Red]

Try downloading Adaware and Spybot and run both. You can get them here.


http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/col...id,1247,00.asp

[jeffham222]

yeah did system restore. also shiut computer down and turned switch off on PSU. actually computer just locked and had constant tone from case speaker, and also when computer starts I have two different beeps/tones--one type of beep twice and one type of beep once

[Panama Red]

What does your mobo manual say about the beeps?

[jeffham222]

I don't find anything on the beeps in the manual just the vocal POST messages--which I have not gotten any of those...

[jeffham222]

no info on the website concerning this either

[Panama Red]

Check here for beep codes

http://www.spurdens.freeserve.co.uk/pc/postbeeps.htm

[jeffham222]

ok so this site does not have my MOBO listed--or which one is this I do not understand what I shoulf be looking for exactly either, I have 1 hi beep and 2 low pitched beeps on start up

[jeffham222]

disabled my rw drive, this also had it's LED on and turned to red color, but device manager said it was working fine... I dunno

[Panama Red]

Well, we have the same board and my tired brain says it uses Award bios. And now that I look on the page I linked you to, it's not there! I'm sorry, my mistake. Lets's try again.

http://www.bioscentral.com/beepcodes/awardbeep.htm

According to this page, your problem seems to be with the video card. Try removing it and reinstalling. If that doesn't work, do you have access to another video card? AGP or PCI will work.

[jeffham222]

cool thanks man
video card is working fine as well according to device manager, no noted display problems either

[jeffham222]

also I have 1 hi beep followed by 2 low beeps, all same length

[Panama Red]

Does it run long enough to run Adaware and Spybot? Or is it not booting at all now, just giving the beep codes?

[jeffham222]

oh yeah it boots, I ran both of those programs, not too familiar with either of them, but they apparently found some bad stuff. have been relying on Norton '03 internet security to find that crap, but as i said I disabled that drive and will be able to tell if that did it in the next 10-15 minutes. it is only and IDE R/RW 8x4x32, so I should get a better one anyway (ya think?) thanks for the help again bro

[Panama Red]

No sweat, glad to help. Just for info, an anti virus program won't pick up the ad ware and spy ware that the other two will find. Good idea to run them both weekly as well as a defrag just as part of routine maintenance.

[jeffham222]

cool man, I think that drive crapped out, any ideas for a good drive that I can burn stuff with? also the skinny on cd+rw and cd-rw (difference)? I really don't know, what I should upgrade to but would like to copy dvd's too....

[Panama Red]

Think we'll continue this in the other thread, eh?

[jeffham222]

sure