I've been having problems with Windows 7 freezing for quite a while now. I can move my mouse and use most of the open applications but I can't open new apps and some application (especially games) freeze. It happens quite infrequently (a few time a month) but is annoying nevertheless.
It all started when my computer got hit by a lightning through Ethernet port. I swapped out the broken motherboard for a new one (not exactly the same model, but similar one) and reinstalled OS. After reinstalling the OS I got a few freezes and reinstalled again, it didn't help.
To me it seems like a hard drive problem. However, I checked my hard drive S.M.A.R.T. info and it looks all good. I've also updated my BIOS.
What I could do to troubleshoot this problem?
My system:
Western Digital, Caviar Blue, 1 TB
Some random 320 GB drive
OCZ Agility 3 120 GB (system drive, purchased on 04.07.2012)
Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P
AMD FX-4170
Kingston HyperX 4 x 4GB, DDR3 1600 MHz, CL9
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 660 2 GB
OCZ 500W ModXStream Pro Power Supply
It all started when my computer got hit by a lightning through Ethernet port. I swapped out the broken motherboard for a new one (not exactly the same model, but similar one) and reinstalled OS. After reinstalling the OS I got a few freezes and reinstalled again, it didn't help.
To me it seems like a hard drive problem. However, I checked my hard drive S.M.A.R.T. info and it looks all good. I've also updated my BIOS.
What I could do to troubleshoot this problem?
My system:
Western Digital, Caviar Blue, 1 TB
Some random 320 GB drive
OCZ Agility 3 120 GB (system drive, purchased on 04.07.2012)
Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P
AMD FX-4170
Kingston HyperX 4 x 4GB, DDR3 1600 MHz, CL9
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 660 2 GB
OCZ 500W ModXStream Pro Power Supply
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