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"Paul" <nospam@needed.com> schreef in bericht
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> In article <41191006$0$295$ba620e4c@news.skynet.be>, "Hasj Pee"
> <hasjpee*NOSPAM*@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > "Paul" <nospam@needed.com> schreef in bericht
> > news:nospam-0908041456420001@192.168.1.177...
> > > In article <41177f0b$0$293$ba620e4c@news.skynet.be>, "Hasj Pee"
> > > <hasjpee*NOSPAM*@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hello!
> > > >
> > > > I have an Asus A7N8X Deluxe rev. 2.0 system which has worked
PERFECTLY
> > for
> > > > over 6 months. Three months ago the problems begun: I had random
lockups
> > > > while ripping music, defragging my hard disk, playing a game,
checking
> > my
> > > > e-mail...
> > > > The system just hangs and the HDD LED shows activity (though I don't
> > hear
> > > > the hard disk).
> > > > I swapped my ram, my hard disk, formatted and did a clean install,
but
> > the
> > > > problem is still here.
> > > > I installed a new CPU cooler which has made my CPU go from 58 to 48
C.
> > > > AMD ATHLON XP 1800+
> > > > APACER 256MB DDR
> > > >
> > > > I have done NO CHANGES since I the lockups came, so it "just
begun"...
> > > >
> > > > Any suggestions? Broken board?
> > > >
> > > > Thank you very much!!!
> > > >
> > > > Kind regards,
> > > >
> > > > Hasj Pee
> > >
> > > Have you run memtest86 from memtest.org lately ?
> > >
> > > Can you run Prime95 in torture test mode for any length of time ?
> > > (http://www.mersenne.org)
> > >
> > > Is the problem much worse when running 3DMark2001 in demo mode ?
> > >
> > > These three tests will help identify whether it is memory, processor,
> > > or video card, as long as you run the tests in the order specified
> > > above. I don't have a good hard disk test, except for you to download
> > > whatever diagnostic is available on your hard drive manufacturer's
> > > web site.
> > >
> > > Paul
> >
> > Memtest 86 gave no errors
> > I survived 3D Mark 2003 perfectly (1040 3D marks)
> > Now I'll try the other program.
> >
> > I got one while my screensaver was on (standard windows xp screensaver)
and
> > after that I reset I got one lockup while installing 3D Mark 2003, but
> > during 3D mark 2003 not one strange problem...
> >
> > Any other suggestions?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Hasj Pee
>
> If you are using a SATA drive connected to the Sil3112, there
> were some problems with earlier versions of the BIOS. There
> were disk errors, and they were fixed when a new Sil BIOS was
> added to the Asus BIOS. You don't say whether you are connected
> to the SATA or to a PATA IDE cable.
>
> Ben keeps a FAQ, and he recommends Forceware 4.27 for drivers.
>
http://www.ben.pope.name/a7n8x_faq.html
>
> Perhaps a new set of drivers will help. When it comes to IDE
> drivers, I trust Microsoft generic IDE drivers over any
> manufacturer provided IDE drivers, if it is possible to run
> with the Microsoft ones.
>
> Another possible source of IDE problems, is if you purchased
> some CD/DVD burner software recently. Sometimes burner software
> conflicts with the normal IDE drivers.
>
> Other than that, it could be a hardware problem, but I don't
> know how to verify that for you.
>
> Try searching on "disk freeze" (click the "Search for all terms")
>
http://nforcershq.com/forum/search.php
>
>
http://nforcershq.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=19484&postorder=asc&start=75
> "The only solution is to use MS IDE drivers, they are a bit slow
> but work perfectly. Please give us a Nvidia UltraATA working
> driver!"
>
> HTH,
> Paul
Hello!
I use IDE, Nvidia Forceware 4.27 (a Maxtor 120 Gb, 8Mb cache)
Thanks for the help! I'll check out those forums.
Kind regards,
Hasj Pee
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