Computer keeps crashing.

Xein · 4 Aug 2012 at 20:25

Hello, I've been asked to fix a computer for my Dad's friend.

It's an old computer, DDR1 Ram, 350W PSU, Gigabyte GA-8S649MF Mobo, 160GB HDD, Intel Celeron CPU 3.06GHz and an old Nvidia GeForce 6200SE TurboCache and running W7.

I've upgraded the Ram to 2GB, put new thermal paste on the cooler for CPU, and generally cleaned it up.

It works fine now, but every time the processor hits 100% it seems to crash, and it only does this when downloading / installing windows updates, and I'm really confused as to what it could be.

So hoping that someone has some idea.

Cheers

Fire_fly · 4 Aug 2012 at 20:28

Since it is crashing when doing windows updated could a fresh install of windows help?

riskyfrisky · 4 Aug 2012 at 21:13

How stable was the rig before you installed the extra RAM?

MADMAN · 4 Aug 2012 at 21:49

u need to run hirens boot cd, do a hdd/ram test if anything sometimes its a hardware issue, or restore windows fresh and then see how it goes if it goes bad then the hardware testing begins....

Xein · 4 Aug 2012 at 21:52

Fire_fly said:
Since it is crashing when doing windows updated could a fresh install of windows help?

It might need one by the looks of things.

riskyfrisky said:
How stable was the rig before you installed the extra RAM?

It used to crash a lot more, but adding the extra ram has made it more stable.

MADMAN said:
u need to run hirens boot cd, do a hdd/ram test if anything sometimes its a hardware issue, or restore windows fresh and then see how it goes if it goes bad then the hardware testing begins....

Cheers, will look at that tomorrow

Xein · 5 Aug 2012 at 13:19

Sorry for the double post, but just trying to run a HD Tune test and as the processor hit 100% usage it crashed again :/ Anyone know how to resolve this?

MADMAN · 5 Aug 2012 at 14:46

tried in safe mode?

if not sometimes its good to run these test outside of windows... sometimes its just a software issue after all a good windows 7 reload will always help, just backup before you do that.

MADMAN · 5 Aug 2012 at 14:47

tried in safe mode?

if not sometimes its good to run these test outside of windows... sometimes its just a software issue after all a good windows 7 reload will always help, just backup before you do that.