shaunywhite
09-06-2001, 03:41 AM
I HAVE AN 800 MHz ATHLON ON AN ABIT KA-7 MOBO W/VIA KX133 CHIPSET. WITH 256 MBS RAM. RUNNING WINDOWS 98SE WITH ALL CURRENT UPDATES.
SOUNDBLASTER LIVE
PLEXTOR CD-RW
PIONEER CD W/DVD
2- 20GIG MAXTOR HD
VOODOO-5 5500 VIDEO CARD
IT HAS USB, FIREWIRE AND ETHERNET (FOR CABLE MODEM)
LAST WEEK I INSTALLED PINNICLE STUDIO DV. (WHICH I'VE HAD ON BEFORE AND REMOVED WITHOUT A PROBLEM), BUT SINCE THEN, IT WILL WHILE IN USE STOP....BLACK SCREEN. THE MONITOR GOES INTO SLEEP, NO KEYBOARD, NO MOUSE. FANS RUN, DRIVE LIGHTS ARE ON BUT NO PROCESSING. IT WON'T RESET. I MUST DO 2 COLD BOOTS TO GET IT TO STARTUP. WHEN IT RESTARTS, IT RUNS SCANDISK AND LOOKS NORMAL. IT WILL STAY ON DESKTOP, RUN A SCREENSAVER FOR A HOURS WITHOUT CUTTING OUT. I CAN ACCESS ALL THE PROGRAMS INSTALLED INCLUDING CABLE MODEM, BUT AFTER A VARYING TIME IT WILL JUST STOP, BUT THE POWER STAYS ON. I UNINSTALLED THE STUDIO DV PROGRAM, BUT STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM.
HERE'S WHAT ELSE I DID.
I SUSPECTED RAM, SO I SWAPED OUT THE RAM WITH DIFFERENT RAM, NO DIFFERENCE
SWAPED OUT THE VOODOO CARD FOR AN ATI RAGE PRO CARD. NO DIFFERENCE.
REINSTALLED WINDOWS 98. HAD A TERRIBLE TIME INCLUDING HAVING TO START IT WITH THE STARTUP DISK TO GET IT TO COMPLETE THE INSTALL.
I TRIED TO RUN NORTON AV. AS SOON AS IT STARTED DOING A VIRUS SCAN, IT QUIT. NUMEROUS ATTMEPTS, BUT I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO UPDATE VIRUS DEFINATIONS OR RUN A SCAN . I TRIED RUNNING A VIRUS SCAN FROM PC PITSTOP WEBSITE. SAME THING.
I'M BEGINNING TO THINK IT'S THE PROCESSOR. SEEMS LIKE IT QUITS WHEN THE PROCESSOR STARTS WORKING.
DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEAS?
SOUNDBLASTER LIVE
PLEXTOR CD-RW
PIONEER CD W/DVD
2- 20GIG MAXTOR HD
VOODOO-5 5500 VIDEO CARD
IT HAS USB, FIREWIRE AND ETHERNET (FOR CABLE MODEM)
LAST WEEK I INSTALLED PINNICLE STUDIO DV. (WHICH I'VE HAD ON BEFORE AND REMOVED WITHOUT A PROBLEM), BUT SINCE THEN, IT WILL WHILE IN USE STOP....BLACK SCREEN. THE MONITOR GOES INTO SLEEP, NO KEYBOARD, NO MOUSE. FANS RUN, DRIVE LIGHTS ARE ON BUT NO PROCESSING. IT WON'T RESET. I MUST DO 2 COLD BOOTS TO GET IT TO STARTUP. WHEN IT RESTARTS, IT RUNS SCANDISK AND LOOKS NORMAL. IT WILL STAY ON DESKTOP, RUN A SCREENSAVER FOR A HOURS WITHOUT CUTTING OUT. I CAN ACCESS ALL THE PROGRAMS INSTALLED INCLUDING CABLE MODEM, BUT AFTER A VARYING TIME IT WILL JUST STOP, BUT THE POWER STAYS ON. I UNINSTALLED THE STUDIO DV PROGRAM, BUT STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM.
HERE'S WHAT ELSE I DID.
I SUSPECTED RAM, SO I SWAPED OUT THE RAM WITH DIFFERENT RAM, NO DIFFERENCE
SWAPED OUT THE VOODOO CARD FOR AN ATI RAGE PRO CARD. NO DIFFERENCE.
REINSTALLED WINDOWS 98. HAD A TERRIBLE TIME INCLUDING HAVING TO START IT WITH THE STARTUP DISK TO GET IT TO COMPLETE THE INSTALL.
I TRIED TO RUN NORTON AV. AS SOON AS IT STARTED DOING A VIRUS SCAN, IT QUIT. NUMEROUS ATTMEPTS, BUT I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO UPDATE VIRUS DEFINATIONS OR RUN A SCAN . I TRIED RUNNING A VIRUS SCAN FROM PC PITSTOP WEBSITE. SAME THING.
I'M BEGINNING TO THINK IT'S THE PROCESSOR. SEEMS LIKE IT QUITS WHEN THE PROCESSOR STARTS WORKING.
DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEAS?