Random lockups, help needed!

citizen__erased · 15 Jul 2007 at 10:35

I've got a really odd problem with my setup at the moment. Every now and again i'll hear a loud clunk as if my hard drive has shut down and my pc will then stop responding. Eventually i'll get a BSOD and i'll have to reset it. I'm getting this once a week or so. Could it be my overclock? Even though i've tested it with Orthos? Or could my hard drive be on the way out?

Teaf · 15 Jul 2007 at 10:41

What operating system are you using?

citizen__erased · 15 Jul 2007 at 10:46

It's Vista Ultimate 32 bit OEM

Nebzor · 15 Jul 2007 at 11:08

Ever heard any defined ticking or clicking? Not normal access speeds, but specific determinable noises.

Teaf · 15 Jul 2007 at 11:31

citizen__erased said:
It's Vista Ultimate 32 bit OEM

When I had Vista installed, my slave drive often used to "power down" like it sounded when the computer shuts down. I think this might be some kinda power management feature in Vista, and might be worth looking into and turning it off.

citizen__erased · 15 Jul 2007 at 11:45

I have tried turning off all the power saving options. I had noticed the odd click coming from my pc a while back, but it's not done it lately. Could be hard drive about to fail. Which drive though? I've got 3 WD SATA's.

Teaf · 15 Jul 2007 at 11:50

Unplug the slaves if you aren't running a raid setup and see if it still happens.

citizen__erased · 15 Jul 2007 at 12:05

Problem is it can be a week of constant use before it happens.

Nebzor · 15 Jul 2007 at 12:28

citizen__erased said:
I have tried turning off all the power saving options. I had noticed the odd click coming from my pc a while back, but it's not done it lately. Could be hard drive about to fail. Which drive though? I've got 3 WD SATA's.

That's the hard part. I'd say just back up all important data off them all and wait for a crash to happen, because if it is going to it will.

stickroad · 15 Jul 2007 at 12:32

System specs please?

How many hours did you stress your system for? (Orthos)

citizen__erased · 15 Jul 2007 at 16:29

System specs are in my sig. Orthos stable for 9 hours, so i don't think it's that. I've backed the overclock down to 2.8Ghz now, but it hasn't stopped the problem.