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Jack B
Guest
Well, did a "stress test" on the pc and it crashed. While Media Player was
going thru a song list it started hiccuping on the 4th song, then all
locked up, then the screen started doing strange things including partial
black out and resetting to 640x 480 (I think) and a non-dithered 36 pt
phrase appeared at the bottom of the screen, "Why are we contacting you?"
By that time the pc was totally frozen and needed a hard shut down. Upon
rebooting, Windows error reporting indicated it was a video device driver
issue. But I just reinstalled that -- the same one that been working fine
for years.
FYI, active programs at time of crash =
.. Explore
.. Windows Viewer looking at a 3 MB photo
.. Word with 2 MB document.
.. PhotoImpact with 2 photos @ 3 MB and each edited 21 times (20 undos each
in memory)
.. Media Player playing a playlist with the MP screen set to Alchemy-Random.
Nothing was being done on the pc when it crashed, except for Media Player
playing the songs.
Irritating!!!!!!!
Anyway, I opened Media Player again and playing the same song list and guess
what -- there is nothing happening on the MP screen, it's blank, but it's
still set to Alchemy-Random!? So, it goes thru the 4th song and I decide
to activate the MP screen by selecting Musical colors - Colors in Motion.
The only active programs are OE and MP. Then, while typing this, the pc
froze before completing the 5th song.
Arrgghhh!!!!!!!
So, now I'm wondering is the graphics card the problem or Media Player!? Or
is the motherboard the problem?
Jack
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"Jack B" wrote in message
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What I'm wondering is whether the replacement of the 1700 cpu with the
Athlon 2100 could have triggered something that would have corrupted any
files.
Of course the reason I got the 2100 is because some programs I'm interested
in (like QuickBooks, Red Shift 5, etc) recommend/require a higher speed.
If I don't get any failures, I'll put the 2100 back in. BTW, the 2100 is the
max supported by the MB.
Jack
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"SC Tom" wrote in message
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Another thing to consider- I don't know where you are located, but it's
getting pretty warm and humid here in SC, not quite enough for the AC, but
enough for the ceiling fan to be left on all the time. Is the room where you
have the PC any warmer now than during the winter; got good circulation
around the PC? Just a thought.
--
SC Tom
"Owning a handgun doesn't make you armed
any more than owning a guitar makes you a musician."
Lt. Col. J.D. "Jeff" Cooper, USMC, Ret.
"Jack B" wrote in message
news:eLs0x1g1KHA.5996@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Tom,
>
> Yes, that's the driver I have now and the same one I've had since I've had
> the MX4000 which I got in 2006 or 2007. It is the driver I removed and
> reinstalled. It is the latest driver for that card. No, I don't have
> another card to use.
>
> Everything seems to be working now, but I haven't attempted to stress the
> system yet. I'll probably do that tomorrow.
>
>
> Jack
>
>
> "SC Tom" wrote in message
> news:evOVP6f1KHA.264@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>
> "Jack B" wrote in message
> news:euoJ17e1KHA.5328@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>
>> It's a GeForce MX 4000
>>
>>
>> Jack
>>
>>
> That's a pretty old card, for sure. Do you, by chance, have another PCI
> video card you could substitute? Or you could get a new MX4000 from Newegg
> for $40: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814139174 .
> Either way, the onboard battery is not going to be the cause of the
> problem
> you're seeing.
> Another thing you might try is uninstalling the latest video driver and
> installing the previous WHQL certified driver. Is this the one you have
> now
> http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_2k_93.71_2.html ?
> --
> SC Tom
>
> "Owning a handgun doesn't make you armed
> any more than owning a guitar makes you a musician."
> Lt. Col. J.D. "Jeff" Cooper, USMC, Ret.
>
>
going thru a song list it started hiccuping on the 4th song, then all
locked up, then the screen started doing strange things including partial
black out and resetting to 640x 480 (I think) and a non-dithered 36 pt
phrase appeared at the bottom of the screen, "Why are we contacting you?"
By that time the pc was totally frozen and needed a hard shut down. Upon
rebooting, Windows error reporting indicated it was a video device driver
issue. But I just reinstalled that -- the same one that been working fine
for years.
FYI, active programs at time of crash =
.. Explore
.. Windows Viewer looking at a 3 MB photo
.. Word with 2 MB document.
.. PhotoImpact with 2 photos @ 3 MB and each edited 21 times (20 undos each
in memory)
.. Media Player playing a playlist with the MP screen set to Alchemy-Random.
Nothing was being done on the pc when it crashed, except for Media Player
playing the songs.
Irritating!!!!!!!
Anyway, I opened Media Player again and playing the same song list and guess
what -- there is nothing happening on the MP screen, it's blank, but it's
still set to Alchemy-Random!? So, it goes thru the 4th song and I decide
to activate the MP screen by selecting Musical colors - Colors in Motion.
The only active programs are OE and MP. Then, while typing this, the pc
froze before completing the 5th song.
Arrgghhh!!!!!!!
So, now I'm wondering is the graphics card the problem or Media Player!? Or
is the motherboard the problem?
Jack
--------------------------------
"Jack B" wrote in message
news:%23Vc5KBm1KHA.4724@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
What I'm wondering is whether the replacement of the 1700 cpu with the
Athlon 2100 could have triggered something that would have corrupted any
files.
Of course the reason I got the 2100 is because some programs I'm interested
in (like QuickBooks, Red Shift 5, etc) recommend/require a higher speed.
If I don't get any failures, I'll put the 2100 back in. BTW, the 2100 is the
max supported by the MB.
Jack
-----------------------------------
"SC Tom" wrote in message
news:O%234IGXk1KHA.220@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
Another thing to consider- I don't know where you are located, but it's
getting pretty warm and humid here in SC, not quite enough for the AC, but
enough for the ceiling fan to be left on all the time. Is the room where you
have the PC any warmer now than during the winter; got good circulation
around the PC? Just a thought.
--
SC Tom
"Owning a handgun doesn't make you armed
any more than owning a guitar makes you a musician."
Lt. Col. J.D. "Jeff" Cooper, USMC, Ret.
"Jack B" wrote in message
news:eLs0x1g1KHA.5996@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Tom,
>
> Yes, that's the driver I have now and the same one I've had since I've had
> the MX4000 which I got in 2006 or 2007. It is the driver I removed and
> reinstalled. It is the latest driver for that card. No, I don't have
> another card to use.
>
> Everything seems to be working now, but I haven't attempted to stress the
> system yet. I'll probably do that tomorrow.
>
>
> Jack
>
>
> "SC Tom" wrote in message
> news:evOVP6f1KHA.264@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>
> "Jack B" wrote in message
> news:euoJ17e1KHA.5328@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>
>> It's a GeForce MX 4000
>>
>>
>> Jack
>>
>>
> That's a pretty old card, for sure. Do you, by chance, have another PCI
> video card you could substitute? Or you could get a new MX4000 from Newegg
> for $40: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814139174 .
> Either way, the onboard battery is not going to be the cause of the
> problem
> you're seeing.
> Another thing you might try is uninstalling the latest video driver and
> installing the previous WHQL certified driver. Is this the one you have
> now
> http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_2k_93.71_2.html ?
> --
> SC Tom
>
> "Owning a handgun doesn't make you armed
> any more than owning a guitar makes you a musician."
> Lt. Col. J.D. "Jeff" Cooper, USMC, Ret.
>
>