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flat5 · 05-31-2005, 11:59 AM

The computer freezes first so I don't think it's the monitor.
It might be almost any of the hardware so you really need to remove the video card and try any simple AGP or IDE video card for awhile, like soccerchamp76 says.

If you don't have access to another video card then swap what you do have.

If you have two ram chips installed, remove one. problem still there, put it back and remove the other ram chip.
Run the machine with one hard drive only. no sound card, etc.

Is the cooling ok?

05-31-2005, 11:59 AM	#4 (permalink)
flat5 Very Insignificant Pawn Location: Amsterdam, NL	The computer freezes first so I don't think it's the monitor. It might be almost any of the hardware so you really need to remove the video card and try any simple AGP or IDE video card for awhile, like soccerchamp76 says. If you don't have access to another video card then swap what you do have. If you have two ram chips installed, remove one. problem still there, put it back and remove the other ram chip. Run the machine with one hard drive only. no sound card, etc. Is the cooling ok? Last edited by flat5; 05-31-2005 at 12:05 PM..