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98 locks up
I am confused and need help. My 98 SE seems to just freeze and nothing is
operational. The power on switch doesn't work Cntrl + ALT + Delete doesn't work, the mouse doesn't work and the key board doesn't work. I have to unplug the power supply and and wait a few minutes to plug back in. I have installed new fans thinking it was a heating issue not. I have new harddrives installed. Once it is turned back on all is well for a while. I have ran every possible program and all results are normal. Sometimes I will also get the message CAN NOT WRITE TO THE C DRIVE. Can anyone help |
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Tim wrote:
I am confused and need help. My 98 SE seems to just freeze and nothing is operational. The power on switch doesn't work Hold it in for a few seconds ________________ Sometimes I will also get the message CAN NOT WRITE TO THE C DRIVE. Can anyone help Go to the drive manufacturer's site and get a drive diagnostic program...the drive may be failing. However, also be sure that both the power and IDE cables are firmly plugged into the drive. Might try a different power connector too. -- dadiOH ____________________________ dadiOH's dandies v3.05... ....a help file of info about MP3s, recording from LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that. Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico |
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Tim wrote:
I am confused and need help. My 98 SE seems to just freeze and nothing is operational. The power on switch doesn't work Hold it in for a few seconds ________________ Sometimes I will also get the message CAN NOT WRITE TO THE C DRIVE. Can anyone help Go to the drive manufacturer's site and get a drive diagnostic program...the drive may be failing. However, also be sure that both the power and IDE cables are firmly plugged into the drive. Might try a different power connector too. -- dadiOH ____________________________ dadiOH's dandies v3.05... ....a help file of info about MP3s, recording from LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that. Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico |
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"Tim" Tim @discussions.microsoft.com wrote in message ... I am confused and need help. My 98 SE seems to just freeze and nothing is operational. The power on switch doesn't work Cntrl + ALT + Delete doesn't work, the mouse doesn't work and the key board doesn't work. I have to unplug the power supply and and wait a few minutes to plug back in. I have installed new fans thinking it was a heating issue not. I have new harddrives installed. Once it is turned back on all is well for a while. I have ran every possible program and all results are normal. Sometimes I will also get the message CAN NOT WRITE TO THE C DRIVE. Can anyone help With the machine off and the power disconnected: Make sure the jumpers on the HDDs are set correctly. Reseat the cable connectors on the motherboard and the HDDs. Reseat the power cable connectors also. Remove and reseat the ram sticks. When did the problem start? |
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"Tim" Tim @discussions.microsoft.com wrote in message ... I am confused and need help. My 98 SE seems to just freeze and nothing is operational. The power on switch doesn't work Cntrl + ALT + Delete doesn't work, the mouse doesn't work and the key board doesn't work. I have to unplug the power supply and and wait a few minutes to plug back in. I have installed new fans thinking it was a heating issue not. I have new harddrives installed. Once it is turned back on all is well for a while. I have ran every possible program and all results are normal. Sometimes I will also get the message CAN NOT WRITE TO THE C DRIVE. Can anyone help With the machine off and the power disconnected: Make sure the jumpers on the HDDs are set correctly. Reseat the cable connectors on the motherboard and the HDDs. Reseat the power cable connectors also. Remove and reseat the ram sticks. When did the problem start? |
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Hi Tim,
Random System Lockups Here are some possible causes for system Freeze/Lockups Overheating do to: Dirty of faulty cooling fans. Check the fan(s) to make sure they are clean and operating. Faulty or mis-matched memory modules (RAM). Test the RAM using MemTest. Memtest86 - Memory Diagnostic Page: http://www.memtest86.com/#download1 Download link for - Pre-Compiled Memtest86 v3.1 installable from Windows and DOS: http://www.memtest86.com/memt31.zip Computer virus. Perform a virus scan with up to date virus software Spyware should also be a concern. Try switching RAM sticks if there is more than one Use one stick, then another. Only one at a time, of course. If both sticks work alone but will not work when combined, that almost certainly indicates an incompatibility between the two sticks. If one stick works but the other does not, then that would indicate the one that doesn't work is either faulty, will not get along with the other stick, or is not the correct type for your system. Other less common causes: A faulty power supply. A Faulty or un-grounded household outlet. Athlon based computer with less than a 300W power supply Outdated video drive. Download the latest driver from the manufactures web sit, and install it as per manufactures instructions Over clocking of the CPU Incorrect voltage setting on the motherboard Improperly configured BIOS setting Loose power connectors or cables Regards, Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS] http://dts-l.org/ "Tim" wrote I am confused and need help. My 98 SE seems to just freeze and nothing is operational. The power on switch doesn't work Cntrl + ALT + Delete doesn't work, the mouse doesn't work and the key board doesn't work. I have to unplug the power supply and and wait a few minutes to plug back in. I have installed new fans thinking it was a heating issue not. I have new harddrives installed. Once it is turned back on all is well for a while. I have ran every possible program and all results are normal. Sometimes I will also get the message CAN NOT WRITE TO THE C DRIVE. Can anyone help |
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98 locks up
Hi Tim,
Random System Lockups Here are some possible causes for system Freeze/Lockups Overheating do to: Dirty of faulty cooling fans. Check the fan(s) to make sure they are clean and operating. Faulty or mis-matched memory modules (RAM). Test the RAM using MemTest. Memtest86 - Memory Diagnostic Page: http://www.memtest86.com/#download1 Download link for - Pre-Compiled Memtest86 v3.1 installable from Windows and DOS: http://www.memtest86.com/memt31.zip Computer virus. Perform a virus scan with up to date virus software Spyware should also be a concern. Try switching RAM sticks if there is more than one Use one stick, then another. Only one at a time, of course. If both sticks work alone but will not work when combined, that almost certainly indicates an incompatibility between the two sticks. If one stick works but the other does not, then that would indicate the one that doesn't work is either faulty, will not get along with the other stick, or is not the correct type for your system. Other less common causes: A faulty power supply. A Faulty or un-grounded household outlet. Athlon based computer with less than a 300W power supply Outdated video drive. Download the latest driver from the manufactures web sit, and install it as per manufactures instructions Over clocking of the CPU Incorrect voltage setting on the motherboard Improperly configured BIOS setting Loose power connectors or cables Regards, Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS] http://dts-l.org/ "Tim" wrote I am confused and need help. My 98 SE seems to just freeze and nothing is operational. The power on switch doesn't work Cntrl + ALT + Delete doesn't work, the mouse doesn't work and the key board doesn't work. I have to unplug the power supply and and wait a few minutes to plug back in. I have installed new fans thinking it was a heating issue not. I have new harddrives installed. Once it is turned back on all is well for a while. I have ran every possible program and all results are normal. Sometimes I will also get the message CAN NOT WRITE TO THE C DRIVE. Can anyone help |
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