Computer Problem Driving Me Completely Fucking Insane
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» rawali replied on Thu Mar 8, 2007 @ 1:49am |
 Coolness: 141370 | the problem I have is that everytime I run a "relatively" demanding application, the computer locks up for about 15 second periods at a variable interval (quantity of lock-up time and inteval time variation being based on how demanding the application is)... now I could think that its due to my computer being a peice of crap (see specs below) but thing is, when its not in "lock-up mode" whatever im running runs perfectly smooth... also when i say "demanding application" this acctually includes stepmania and snes emulators... these lock-ups wont occur if im just surfing the net and listening to music, or movies or downloading massive amouts of stuff... the only time I encounter this problem oustide of ableton and the aformentionned "demanding application" is while watching youtube videos...
this problem really came out of the blue... no hardware or major software changes done to provoque the bug... just one day its working fine and the next its complete fucking hell! and never was able to fix it since here is a quick list of what I've tried: -running the computer with the network card unplugged (no internet connection...) -check disk on all hard drives -changing sound drivers -spyware removal -virus scan -formating hard drive and reinstalling windows (non-legit but different version) -adding ram (going from 256 to 512) -tune-up utility -changing wireless network adapter -punching tower (this was not to fix the problem but it did help out vent some frustration) specs: Its a compaq evo model D500 [ www.priceminister.com ] + two 128 mb sdram bars (probably at 133 mhz also) + two ata hard drives added, both are western digital, one is at 80 gb and the other one at 250 gb changed the video card to a radeon 9600 pro added a wireless network adapter (netgear wg311) running win XP sp2 up to date... urgh... fucking help me!!! AAAAAH |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Nuclear replied on Thu Mar 8, 2007 @ 1:52am |
 Coolness: 2749325 | your computer sucks... 1.7ghz is like ancient technology for third world countries... |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» rawali replied on Thu Mar 8, 2007 @ 1:55am |
| Coolness: 141370 | ...thanks for pointing that out noah...
my point being... I KNOW!!! AAAAAAARRRGGGH |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Screwhead replied on Thu Mar 8, 2007 @ 1:56am |
 Coolness: 686275 | could be memory problems, find a memory testing app and try that. |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Nuclear replied on Thu Mar 8, 2007 @ 2:04am |
| Coolness: 2749325 | Well that solves the problem... Buy a low end core 2 duo (if you don't have lots of money), it's worth it... You will be happy you did... You can get a 70$ motherboard, 1gig of ram (70$) and the chip (170$) for about 300$. Personally I think it's worth it to go the extra mile and spend a little more but for 300$ you can pimp your computer and even over clock it a LOT (depending on your motherboard). |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» rawali replied on Thu Mar 8, 2007 @ 2:09am |
| Coolness: 141370 | ....noah, I dont have money... I have debpt, any penny i can find goes to buying process cheese and sliced bread... buying a computer... even if it only costs 300$, is out of the question right now |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» m3lang3 replied on Thu Mar 8, 2007 @ 2:12am |
 Coolness: 83105 | Here's one: [ www.memtest.org ]
Some simple things to check: - disk space (probably not it if you reformatted) - CPU/power supply fans - DMA on all drives; separate them on different cables wherever possible - update video card drivers/try some alternate non-official ATI drivers (google it) - raise RAM timings/disable speculative read in BIOS - drop $200 on mb/cpu combo + RAM already, that thing's even older than my system |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Nuclear replied on Thu Mar 8, 2007 @ 2:16am |
| Coolness: 2749325 | I just paid off 12,000$ of debt :) I know the feeling... I just know that at my work, there is an old P4 1.6 for some reason and I used it once and I thought I was going to have a panic attack from using it. |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» flo replied on Thu Mar 8, 2007 @ 2:28am |
 Coolness: 147010 | rawali you should check your audio/video codecs too... try do remove them all and install CCCP [ www.cccp-project.net ]
also be sure that if you're using several RAM slots they're all EXACTLY of the same type and obviously, check your disk space... you should have at least 1.5 GB of free space on your windows partition also, try to update your chip drivers, like for the motherboard chipset, the videocard, and the soundcard. check [ www.touslesdrivers.com ] if you want this to be quickly and easily done (and if you understand french of course ;) |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Nuclear replied on Thu Mar 8, 2007 @ 2:51am |
| Coolness: 2749325 | vlcplayer - [ www.videolan.org ]
never install codec packages... BTW: Fun facts about 45-nm transistors... - Hundreds could fit on the surface of a single red blood cell - 2,000 fit across a human hair - 30 million fit on the head of a pin - It can switch on and off approximately 300 billion times a second. A beam of light travels less than a tenth of an inch during the time it takes a 45nm transistor to switch on and off. |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» flo replied on Thu Mar 8, 2007 @ 3:02am |
| Coolness: 147010 | Matroska pack and CCCP pack are the only ones worth... i've only needed one or two codecs that weren'tin those packs, and i've never had nor heard of any compatibility problems with those 2 packs |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» MolocH replied on Thu Mar 8, 2007 @ 9:48am |
 Coolness: 226960 | Originally Posted By RAWALI ....NOAH, I DONT HAVE MONEY... I HAVE DEBPT, ANY PENNY I CAN FIND GOES TO BUYING PROCESS CHEESE AND SLICED BREAD... BUYING A COMPUTER... EVEN IF IT ONLY COSTS 300$, IS OUT OF THE QUESTION RIGHT NOW
Ever though of downgrading you os to w2k or sumething, I mean less overhead. I have a 733 mgh dinosaur with 256m ram (worry not, secondary puter;) and it seems okay... xp is okay, but demands a lot more that 2k hardware wise... My two cents |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» rawali replied on Thu Mar 8, 2007 @ 2:11pm |
| Coolness: 141370 | errrr... anyway of finding out exactly what model of motherboard I have? Update » rawali wrote on Thu Mar 8, 2007 @ 2:12pm I know its an intel 845 but I need to get more specific for drivers apparently Update » rawali wrote on Thu Mar 8, 2007 @ 3:57pm changed radeon driver from microsoft defaults to ati catalyst and everything seems to be working fine... I cant understand what my graphic card has to do with running ableton but... thanks guys! |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Samwise replied on Thu Mar 8, 2007 @ 7:48pm |
 Coolness: 133710 | set ur computer on fire... itll fix the problem, i swear!! lol :P |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Screwhead replied on Thu Mar 8, 2007 @ 8:08pm |
| Coolness: 686275 | If your card's drivers aren't being used then the CPU has to handle more of the graphics. |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» moondancer replied on Fri Mar 9, 2007 @ 12:12am |
 Coolness: 92950 | It has to do with running anything that isn't invisible. |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» AlienZeD replied on Fri Mar 9, 2007 @ 12:49am |
 Coolness: 510245 | hard drives are supposed to be 20% empty at all times to avoid fragmenting, which can cause your computer to search for files for a really long time. It does sound like a memory issue though... also, with how old the machine is I would suggest removing any unecessary components like built in modem. power issues are way more important that most people realize. And Windows 2000 is a good idea if you don't NEED XP. To find out what kind of motherboard you have, enter the serial number into a google search... |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» MolocH replied on Fri Mar 9, 2007 @ 12:50pm |
| Coolness: 226960 | I personnally use 2k. Whatever I use is w2k compatible anyways. Update » MolocH wrote on Fri Mar 9, 2007 @ 12:51pm Oh yeah... And Rawali, I`m happy yer problem is solved! :) |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» MURDOCK_ROCK replied on Fri Mar 9, 2007 @ 1:04pm |
 Coolness: 84560 | your computer does this because its from the fuckin' 90's... and you barely have the mininumum requirements for your operating system....
you can have a kick ass processor and a ddr motherboard and xp is still gunna run run like ass with 256megs of ram. |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Screwhead replied on Fri Mar 9, 2007 @ 1:10pm |
| Coolness: 686275 | Yeah, win XP will "run" with 256 ram, but that's while using up some hard drive already for the paging file.. The OS itself takes around 300 megs ram for itself to run smoothly. |
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