Hi, I had a problem with my old PC in that it would repeatedly freeze, ie the screen would stop and it would do nothing until I reset it, so when I had the money and wanting to upgrade anyway I bought a new one.
I now have a new PC and have the same problem, it freezes occasionally and last night even reset itself. Also when I try and defrag the main drive it says it cant due to inconsistancies with the file system and to run CHKDSK which I do and that doesnt show any problems. I did have diskeeper installed and that wouldnt run so I removed it.
The only things I have kept from the old PC are the monitor (changed not long before I got the new one so ruled out as a cause of the problem), The modem a D-Link DSL504T, and the extension cable to the mains outlet. Can anyone suggest some possible reasons for this or maybe something on the new PC that might cause it?
This is the system report form Sandra 2007 if it helps
System
Host Name : SENOTE
User : Owner
Workgroup : WORKGROUP
Processor
Model : Intel® Core2 CPU 6300 @ 1.86GHz
Speed : 1.86GHz
Performance Rating : PR6330 (estimated)
Cores per Processor : 2 Unit(s)
Threads per Core : 1 Unit(s)
Type : Dual-Core
Internal Data Cache : 2x 32kB Synchronous, Write-Thru, 8-way set, 64 byte line size
L2 On-board Cache : 2MB ECC Synchronous, ATC, 8-way set, 64 byte line size, 2 threads sharing
Mainboard
Bus(es) : ISA PCI PCIe IMB USB i2c/SMBus
MP Support : 1 Processor(s)
MP APIC : Yes
System BIOS : Phoenix Technologies, LTD 6.00 PG
Mainboard : ELITEGROUP COMPUTER SYSTEM CO.,LTD. P965T-A
Total Memory : 2GB
Chipset 1
Model : Elitegroup Computer Sys ??? (29A0)
Front Side Bus Speed : 4x 266MHz (1064MHz data rate)
Video System
Monitor/Panel : Dell E173FP
Adapter : NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS
Physical Storage Devices
Removable Drive : Floppy disk drive
Hard Disk : WDC WD2500JS-58NCB1 (233GB)
Hard Disk : WDC WD3200JS-00PDB0 (298GB)
Hard Disk : Generic USB CF Reader USB Device
Hard Disk : Generic USB MS Reader USB Device
Hard Disk : Generic USB SD Reader USB Device
Hard Disk : Generic USB SM Reader USB Device
CD-ROM/DVD : LITE-ON DVDRW SHM-165P6S SCSI CdRom Device
Logical Storage Devices
Hard Disk (C:) : 298GB (287GB, 96% Free Space) (NTFS)
Local Disk (D:) : 233GB (167GB, 72% Free Space) (NTFS)
CD-ROM/DVD (E:) : N/A
3.5" 1.44MB (A:) : N/A
Removable Drive (F:) : N/A
Removable Drive (G:) : N/A
Removable Drive (H:) : N/A
Removable Drive (I:) : N/A
Peripherals
Serial/Parallel Port(s) : 1 COM / 1 LPT
USB Controller/Hub : Intel® ICH8 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2830
USB Controller/Hub : Intel® ICH8 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2831
USB Controller/Hub : Intel® ICH8 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2832
USB Controller/Hub : Intel® ICH8 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2834
USB Controller/Hub : Intel® ICH8 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2835
USB Controller/Hub : Intel® ICH8 Family USB2 Enhanced Host Controller - 2836
USB Controller/Hub : Intel® ICH8 Family USB2 Enhanced Host Controller - 283A
USB Controller/Hub : USB Root Hub
USB Controller/Hub : USB Root Hub
USB Controller/Hub : USB Root Hub
USB Controller/Hub : USB Root Hub
USB Controller/Hub : USB Root Hub
USB Controller/Hub : USB Root Hub
USB Controller/Hub : USB Root Hub
USB Controller/Hub : USB Mass Storage Device
Keyboard : Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse : HID-compliant mouse
Human Interface : USB Human Interface Device
MultiMedia Device(s)
Device : DTV-DVB 3056, Hybrid Capture Device
Communication Device(s)
Device : PCI SoftV92 Modem
Printers and Faxes
Model : SnagIt 8
Power Management
AC Line Status : On-Line
Operating System(s)
Windows System : Microsoft Windows XP/2002 Professional Media Center 5.01.2600 (Service Pack 2)
Network Services
Adapter : Realtek RTL8169/8110 Family Gigabit Ethernet NIC