[euddeum82]

My computer has been recently freezing up after being on for a couple of hours.
Also I have noticed that at times, svchost.exe cpu usage is 100% and stays that way for about 5 minutes.
Please help. Thanks.

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[euddeum82]

No Hijackthis logs outside the malware forum please

[happyrock]

Bad computer memory is one of the three main reasons for random system failures.. the other two are heat (usually caused by fans or heatsinks being blocked with dust) or power issues...

first...

lets make sure its not your memory going bad...get memtest +

here....
the lowdown is here..

if you have a floppy drive you can get the 6th one down ...set the bios to boot from the floppy drive A:

first...then the cd drive then the Hard drive C:
or you can get the 2nd one down and burn the ISO file to a cd and then boot it from the cd drive...

if you don't have a burning program that will burn .ISO files go

here and get burncdcc ..a small FAST no frills iso

burning program...

NOTE...do not put a blank cd in until burncdcc opens the tray for you
1. Start BurnCDCC
2. Browse to the ISO file you want to burn on cd/dvd ....in this case its memtest86.iso
3. Select the ISO file
4. click on Start

make sure in the bios the cd drive is the first boot device....put the cd in the cd drive..boot your computer....


let memtest run for at least 2 hours...if it starts showing any errors during that time then you will have

to replace the RAM...no errors after 2 hours just press Esc to end the tests and we will try some other

tests


go here and get everest home...install and

launch it...click the + by computer...click on sensor...get a screenshot and post it so I can check your temps and

voltages...

it could also be that you have built up a lot of dust built up in the case around the heatsink and fan
lowdown here

[euddeum82]

i ran memtest + and there were no errors.

i also installed everest and did what you told me to do but nothing was shown.
i went to sensor but it was just gray.

[happyrock]

did you open the case and clean it out...unplug from wall first...
get a screenshot of everest for me...
you can also try speedfan...get it here...

Edited by happyrck, 24 July 2008 - 10:18 AM.