IT just Locks up!!! NeOne HELP!

#1 sacho

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Posted 20 April 2000 - 06:49 PM

I installed Windows 2000 on my system multiple times, and when I start using it moments after I get in it just locks up...
the mouse stops moving and the graphics just distort for a sec and it locks up. I nkow epople with pretty much same hardware running it fine, but here is what I have:

AMD 700 on 1st Mainboard
GeForce DDR (Creative 3d Annhilator Pro) Video
128 MB RAM, forgot company
Adaptec 2940 SCSI Card and HP 9100i SCSI CD-RW
Pioneer 10x DVD
Maxtor 7200 RPM 29 GB HD
3COM NIC Card

If anyone knows how i can tery and resolve this ....PLEASE HELP!

#2 Ge0ph

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Posted 21 April 2000 - 12:50 AM

Do you have a high quality power supply? I don't have an Athalon but I have read that the power supply can be the root of a lot of these problems.

#3 DosFreak

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Posted 21 April 2000 - 03:51 AM

Could be the RAM...........Try stickin' yo' RAM in a different slot. Also adjust the memory settings in the bios.

#4 80sgamer

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Posted 01 May 2000 - 04:27 AM

You have to use the driver set at 3.66 or below the new ones lock up your system i just went thru that it sux

#5 TheCyberFreak

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Posted 02 May 2000 - 08:33 AM

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Originally posted by 80sgamer:
[b]You have to use the driver set at 3.66 or below the new ones lock up your system i just went thru that it sux

What driver are you talking about please ???

I have the same problem : my w2k freeze and my conf is :
chaintech ct-6ata4 (chipset via pro)
celeron 500
128mb
elsa erazor III
maxtor 20gb udma66

What i found , it's that the system always freeze as soon as i make big transfert on disk

I tried all : fat32, ntfs, changing the size of partitions, pio, dma , udma etc ...

If anyone have sugestions ....