Hi Guys. here's the problem:
my computer has been working brilliant for the last year. then suddenly, it started freezing when I loaded any application up after windows had started. the nothing would happen at all and so I would have to turn it off and back on again.
thinking this may have just been a small problem, I did a system restore, started it back up and the same thing happened. so I went to the next stage. I restored it to a system image I had made of the computer a few months ago. I was confident at this point but it still didn't work. so then I reinstalled windows.
the first few times, windows reported an error on installation that there were some files missing and so the installation could not proceed. so I did another disc of windows and installed that. the problem was still there.
I then decided to try Linux. so I've put my ubuntu disc in, loaded it up and it freezes on loading the live version up.
I now know that this is nothing to do with the OS. I have also tried a spare hard drive that I know was working and the problem still carries on
there has been no overclocking or anything changed
the details are:
Asus M4A78lt-M LE
AMD Phenom II x4
4GB DDR3 @1333MHz
3x250GB HDD
thanks and please someone help! I'm thinking it might be the processor or motherboard? :S
my computer has been working brilliant for the last year. then suddenly, it started freezing when I loaded any application up after windows had started. the nothing would happen at all and so I would have to turn it off and back on again.
thinking this may have just been a small problem, I did a system restore, started it back up and the same thing happened. so I went to the next stage. I restored it to a system image I had made of the computer a few months ago. I was confident at this point but it still didn't work. so then I reinstalled windows.
the first few times, windows reported an error on installation that there were some files missing and so the installation could not proceed. so I did another disc of windows and installed that. the problem was still there.
I then decided to try Linux. so I've put my ubuntu disc in, loaded it up and it freezes on loading the live version up.
I now know that this is nothing to do with the OS. I have also tried a spare hard drive that I know was working and the problem still carries on
there has been no overclocking or anything changed
the details are:
Asus M4A78lt-M LE
AMD Phenom II x4
4GB DDR3 @1333MHz
3x250GB HDD
thanks and please someone help! I'm thinking it might be the processor or motherboard? :S