System Lockup - loss of video output

[Jackmetickler]

P200mmx 64MB - no recent changes. Win98 Office97
Started locking up when using Excel - if I tried to highlight cells that were greater than a page width. Screen would go bland and monitor would loose vidoe input.

When I attemtped to repair-uninstall Office the system would lockup when attempting to find installed files.

When the system locks up I usually get a blank screen and the monitor looses any video input, maybe suggesting a problem with the video card. I have tried another card but the same problem with that one.

I have run Norton fault finding software on all hardware with no indication of any problems

The system will lockup with other programmes but there is no pattern to these. I have run Virus software but sods law states that system locks up while this is running.

Could anyone point me in the right direction

Thanks and Regards
Jackmetickler

 

[grygst76]

Try this for starters take the cover off of your pc and run a fan on your system and try to do what you are doing again indications to me sound like you cpu i sheading for cpu heaven so try and keep it cooler let us know what happened.

 

[Cindy1]

If you have an extra I would try putting a test hard drive to it. You could run a scandisk and a surface scan on the one that locks. Does the mouse lock too? Try what grygst76 said first.
Good Luck and keep us posted
Cindy

 

[Jackmetickler]

Thanks to you both for your assistance. Turned out to be that CPU. I was unable to cool it sufficiently to stop it locking up but I have managed to find a replacement and all is working fine at the moment(touch wood).

Many Thanks and Best Regards