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Posted on 8/20/14 at 2:47 pm to
Posted by Codythetiger
Arkansas
Member since Nov 2006
28473 posts
Posted on 8/20/14 at 2:47 pm to
Locked up again.

Pulled one chip out.

Also running. Disc check.

Keep an eye on the thread.. I'll let you guys know my report


Edit-- andddd it went down again while checking disk
This post was edited on 8/20/14 at 2:49 pm
Posted by Murtagh
Metairie, La
Member since Feb 2008
2044 posts
Posted on 8/20/14 at 2:50 pm to
if all else fails, download hiren's boot cd and run a memory checker.

(if you have another computer that's working, that is.)
Posted by DoUrden
UnderDark
Member since Oct 2011
25965 posts
Posted on 8/20/14 at 2:51 pm to
Don't boot all the way to safe mode

Restart your computer. As the computer boots up, repeatedly hit the F8 key until the Advanced Boot Options appear. This menu allows you to boot to a command prompt without loading Windows.

Select “Safe Mode with Command Prompt.” The computer will continue booting and you will see a list of drivers being loaded. After they finish loading you will be presented with a command prompt.

Run chkdsk. Type “chkdsk” and press enter to run a check on the current drive without fixing any errors.
To run chkdsk and fix errors, type “chkdsk c:/f” Replace “c” with the drive letter you would like to fix.
To run chkdsk and fix errors, locate sectors and retrieve data, type “chkdsk c:/r” Replace “c” with the drive letter you would like to fix.
You may be prompted to restart if the drive is in use. If prompted, press Y to accept.
Posted by Spock's Eyebrow
Member since May 2012
12300 posts
Posted on 8/20/14 at 2:54 pm to
You originally weren't even getting past the BIOS boot screen. I would have focused on making that reliable, by removing things until it was possible, and I could get into the BIOS. Then I would have added things back one by one until hopefully it broke again. If that part is working fine now, and Windows is what is freezing, you should be able to approach the Windows issue in the same way. However, I would first try running Memtest86+ to see if it can coax out a memory error.
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