I have an Asus A7V Motherboard with a VIA 133a chipset and thunderbird proccessor. It hangs up all the time. I have replaced parts (including Motherboard), tried different settings and written to Asus 3 times (With no Answer). Any suggestions? It seems to get worse when on for an extended time.
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Asus V7/KT133a
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Jakespeare
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You list a problem that has Hundreds of root problems,
that could be hardware and software.
If you would post complete , and I mean COMPLETE system information, including info on hardware and Software, I would spend some time.
> All you can do now is check CPU temp, and report that back.
> In MSCONFIG,,,,, supply a list of programs that load up at Windows Startup.
that could be hardware and software.
If you would post complete , and I mean COMPLETE system information, including info on hardware and Software, I would spend some time.
> All you can do now is check CPU temp, and report that back.
> In MSCONFIG,,,,, supply a list of programs that load up at Windows Startup.
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Asus Probe reports that the Proccessor is running at 56 deg and the motherboard at 33 Deg C.
I have an Asus A7V133/550/SWA-UAY motherboard with an AMD thunderbird 750 Mhz proccessor and 256 MB of PC133 ram. The motherboard has a built in VIA AC'97 Audio Controller and a WinME Promise Ultra100 IDE Controller. The Hard disk is a Western digital WDC30 0BB-00AUA1, 30 GB. I have a DVD made by I/O Magic, model DVD-16X OEM316B and a Hewlett Packard CD-Rom Writer, model +9700. There is a Road Runner Cable ethernet card, CNET PRO200 PCI Fast Ethernet Adaptor. The mouse is a logitech Rollerball USB and the keyboard is a generic PC2 style. The video card id an ATI Radeon 32MB PCI.
The software is mostly Office 2000, Quicken 2000,Encore Music Notation; Pretty Good Solitaire, Power DVD and Adaptek CD writer apps.
I would be happy to send the MScOnfig file. Where should I send it?
Thanks
I have an Asus A7V133/550/SWA-UAY motherboard with an AMD thunderbird 750 Mhz proccessor and 256 MB of PC133 ram. The motherboard has a built in VIA AC'97 Audio Controller and a WinME Promise Ultra100 IDE Controller. The Hard disk is a Western digital WDC30 0BB-00AUA1, 30 GB. I have a DVD made by I/O Magic, model DVD-16X OEM316B and a Hewlett Packard CD-Rom Writer, model +9700. There is a Road Runner Cable ethernet card, CNET PRO200 PCI Fast Ethernet Adaptor. The mouse is a logitech Rollerball USB and the keyboard is a generic PC2 style. The video card id an ATI Radeon 32MB PCI.
The software is mostly Office 2000, Quicken 2000,Encore Music Notation; Pretty Good Solitaire, Power DVD and Adaptek CD writer apps.
I would be happy to send the MScOnfig file. Where should I send it?
Thanks
Jakespeare
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First, I would start by trying to cool down the CPU.
133% F, isn't cooking, but it can cause problems.
I don't like to see anything over 125 F. Also, that temp may have been when the system wasn't working hard, so the temp can go up.
> I would order a NEW FAN,,,,,, for the CPU, + at least ONE CASE fan,,,,, a front bottom one.
........ COOLER MASTER,
and also find the CASE Fans,,,,, they are $5 each.
Cooler Master makes nice fans,,,,,,, and offers you a variety. Get some Overkill,,,,, one that is rated higher than the 1 GHz.
MSCONFIG ----- just type out the results here.....
What programs are loading up with Windows startup ?
What OS ?
> Also, what AntiVirus software are you running ?
* Do you have the latest drivers for that Video card ?
Be sure and update your DIRECTX - to 8.0a or 8.1 before updating.
Did you ever install VIA CHIPSET drivers ? (the 4in1, or the AGP)
Enough for now.
133% F, isn't cooking, but it can cause problems.
I don't like to see anything over 125 F. Also, that temp may have been when the system wasn't working hard, so the temp can go up.
> I would order a NEW FAN,,,,,, for the CPU, + at least ONE CASE fan,,,,, a front bottom one.
........ COOLER MASTER,
and also find the CASE Fans,,,,, they are $5 each.
Cooler Master makes nice fans,,,,,,, and offers you a variety. Get some Overkill,,,,, one that is rated higher than the 1 GHz.
MSCONFIG ----- just type out the results here.....
What programs are loading up with Windows startup ?
What OS ?
> Also, what AntiVirus software are you running ?
* Do you have the latest drivers for that Video card ?
Be sure and update your DIRECTX - to 8.0a or 8.1 before updating.
Did you ever install VIA CHIPSET drivers ? (the 4in1, or the AGP)
Enough for now.
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One other sympton. Whenever I boot the computer, I get the message "Detected an impropper shutdown." I usually skip the scan disk because it takes forever and never finds anything wrong. Besides, the shutdown is normal!
Thanks, Bill H
Thanks, Bill H
Jakespeare
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Well, from the way this is going, this could take six months.
I would say, buy the fans like I suggested.
> Wipe your hard drive CLEAN and reinstall Win98 SE.
> Load the VIA chipset drivers
> Directx8
> Video card
then the other drivers, but do it in that order.
> * Before you take that method, which isn't dractic by any means,,,,,,, because your having big problems.
1) UNINSTALL McAfee,,,,,, totally.
> reboot
> RUN - REGCLEAN
. you can find REGCLEAN easy. Use Google search to download it and then run it.
MSCONFIG - UNCHECK ......
> Office start fast
> Auto Sync
> Direct CD
The 2 software, D-CD, and office Fast start,,,,, do NOT need to run on startup.
> McAfee ,,,, I have been uninstalling it off of computers for a year now,,,,,, it has caused so many problems. I won't even think about buying it.
If you gave it to me, I wouldn't use it.
I would say, buy the fans like I suggested.
> Wipe your hard drive CLEAN and reinstall Win98 SE.
> Load the VIA chipset drivers
> Directx8
> Video card
then the other drivers, but do it in that order.
> * Before you take that method, which isn't dractic by any means,,,,,,, because your having big problems.
1) UNINSTALL McAfee,,,,,, totally.
> reboot
> RUN - REGCLEAN
. you can find REGCLEAN easy. Use Google search to download it and then run it.
MSCONFIG - UNCHECK ......
> Office start fast
> Auto Sync
> Direct CD
The 2 software, D-CD, and office Fast start,,,,, do NOT need to run on startup.
> McAfee ,,,, I have been uninstalling it off of computers for a year now,,,,,, it has caused so many problems. I won't even think about buying it.
If you gave it to me, I wouldn't use it.
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Jakespeare
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I use Norton AntiVirus. It's the only one that I will install on Customer computers.
While it isn't trouble free, Norton 2002 works with Windows XP, and also has some great features, including email protection.
I can't tell about the voltages you post, but a Hi-Quality *AMD* APPROVED P/S would be a good investment.
$34.00 + $10.00 shipping
SPARKLE 300 WATTS ATX UL APPROVED POWER SUPPLY MODEL # FSP300-60BTVS - OEM AMD Approved & Intel Pentium 4 Ready - One Year Warranty Model#: FSP300-60BTVS FedEx Saver Shipping $10.00
While it isn't trouble free, Norton 2002 works with Windows XP, and also has some great features, including email protection.
I can't tell about the voltages you post, but a Hi-Quality *AMD* APPROVED P/S would be a good investment.
$34.00 + $10.00 shipping
SPARKLE 300 WATTS ATX UL APPROVED POWER SUPPLY MODEL # FSP300-60BTVS - OEM AMD Approved & Intel Pentium 4 Ready - One Year Warranty Model#: FSP300-60BTVS FedEx Saver Shipping $10.00
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