Tech-related problems

[ebc]

There's always been a thread http://forum.jphip.com/showthread.php?t=6445 discribing methods to download from JPHiP
 
Although it is in the asshole, I'm pretty sure the majority of people downloading from this forum are in there anyway and if you're not? Well stuff aint always free, so go post a bit and use the forum like everyone else and you will be able to gain access no problem.

[RatBastich]

Hey, all, I have a tech problem that I need some help with.

Basically, my comp froze/hanged/crashed, one of those.
This doesn't happen frequently, but when it does, its a pain.

Within the last week, I'd say it has happened about 3 times, at different intervals.
I wish I had a camera so I could have taken a pic of my monitor when it happened today.

When it does happen, there's lines that appear on screen from top to bottom.
I had updated my video drivers last week, thinking that was the the possible problem and solution, but it wasn't since it has still happened.

I can tell that its not a software conflict, so I believe that only leaves either a hardware or driver problem.........hopefully.

At the times that my comp did freeze up, I was:

1. Watching something.
2. Comp running overnight dling and one encode was going.
3. Today, was playing a game.
4. Previously, at times, it has also happened when I'm just browsing thru sites.

Now, I went to the site for my mobo and dled some drivers, but haven't installed them, yet, since I'm not too sure that if I do it'll solve this issue.

Here's some spec's if that'll help:

MB: Gigabyte i-DNA
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3200+
Ram: 2GB's of DDR
Video: On-Board GeForce 6100
Audio: On-Board Realtek HD Audio Drivers

Oh, none of this is BSOD related.

My comp is clean, no virus's or spyware, I keep my apps up to date.
I'll probably go ahead with installing the new drivers I dled, but I'll hold off for now until those with far more tech knowledge read my post and can hopefully suggest something to me on what I could do fix this issue.

Thanks.

[Happosai]

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When it does happen, there's lines that appear on screen from top to bottom...

A white vertical line in the middle of a blacked out screen ???

[RatBastich]

^No, my screen doesn't blackout.
The lines aren't white.

[Happosai]

Can't be 100% sure, but it looks more like an hardware issue than a driver or stuff...

i'd say defective RAM or something overheating on the mother board.

[RatBastich]

^Is there a way to test RAM?

[Asmodai]

^Is there a way to test RAM?

http://www.memtest.org/

[Happosai]

^^ Wot he said!

[RatBastich]

^Thanks, Asmo.
So I just burn it to disc and boot the disc on startup?

[Asmodai]

Yep. Use the bootable CD ISO.

[RatBastich]

^Cool, thanks again, Asmo.

[arun.yothin]

Something's not working with Image Grabber 'cause it ain't grabbin' images. I load the video, then do "Save..". After I do that, nothing happens. No error message or anything. Anyone know of another program I can use?

[RatBastich]

http://www.memtest.org/

Well, after letting this run for close to 4 hours and 4 test passes, no errors were reported with my RAM.

I went ahead and just updated some drivers for my mobo, but not really sure about what I'll do if it happens again.

[frblckstr1]

^ It still can be a heat related problem judging from your describtion, maybe a hair fracture in the video card or the motherboard, very difficult to test for.

You can try an old trick: re-seat all cables and cards, CPU will probably more difficult but I have seen CPU's without termal paste that should have it.

[RatBastich]

^I'm gonna get some more of those air cans tomorrow.
Its very possible that after the last time I cleaned my comp of dust, that I might not have got all the dust from the heatsink.

Once I get into it tomorrow, I'll also try that re-seating you're talking about.

[Mugen]

HELP! when i srestarted my comp I got this!!

Windows cannot load the locally stored profile. Possible causes of this error include insufficient security rights or a corrupt local profile. If this problem persists, contact your network administrator.


DETAIL - An I/O operation initiated by the registry failed unrecoverably. The registry could not read in, or write out, or flush, one of the files that contain the system's image of the registry.

It couldnt load my profile now and im now on a temproray profile. and all of my files arnt here@!!!

[LaJon]

HELP! when i srestarted my comp I got this!!

It couldnt load my profile now and im now on a temproray profile. and all of my files arnt here@!!!

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/812339

If that doesn't help, then go through the different websites linked in the google search for the error message:

Google Search Results

[RatBastich]

Today I replaced my fan/heatsink with a Venus 7+ fan/heatsink.
Can't really say if this will fix my comp problem, but only time will tell.
Since its a brass heatsink, I was told that it'll deal with the cpu heat better.....here's hoping.

[ebc]

I really hope it's not brass, do you mean copper?
Reason being:
Aluminium thermal conductivity 205
Copper thermal conductivity 385
Brass thermal conductivity 109
 
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/tables/thrcn.html
Although different tables vary in results they're all farely similar
But imagine a diamond heatsink

[RatBastich]

^Yea, its copper, my fault on that, just double checked it.
Haven't put any load on my cpu, like playing a game or encoding, with this new heatsink, yet.
I'll probably run an encode overnight to see how it goes.