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I have a client that is complaining that his computer will freeze. Shortly before it freezes, the screen starts getting fuzzy, and lines appear. (I'm going by his description here, I never saw it) He said it occurred more often when it was hot, but it had done it twice yesterday and it wasn't all that hot.
There is no video card, the graphics card is integrated on the (K8m400? motherboard. Sorry, I don't have the details on my atm, I'll try and post them later.)
First thing I did was open the case and inspect. The system was nice and clean and all fans working. Motherboard shows no signs of damage (no blown caps, etc.) I opened up Linx to do a stress test, temps were good, and no freezing. I left it running for a good 10 mins, and it was warm in the room, but not hot.
I ended up hooking my volt meter up to the PSU, the 12v rail was putting out 12.88v, which is over spec. It was some cheap Y2K brand PSU, so I swapped it for a new 400W unit. I worked on the computer for another 1.25 hours doing other various tasks, with no issues or freezing.
Any ideas as to what may be causing the issue if it continues?
There is no video card, the graphics card is integrated on the (K8m400? motherboard. Sorry, I don't have the details on my atm, I'll try and post them later.)
First thing I did was open the case and inspect. The system was nice and clean and all fans working. Motherboard shows no signs of damage (no blown caps, etc.) I opened up Linx to do a stress test, temps were good, and no freezing. I left it running for a good 10 mins, and it was warm in the room, but not hot.
I ended up hooking my volt meter up to the PSU, the 12v rail was putting out 12.88v, which is over spec. It was some cheap Y2K brand PSU, so I swapped it for a new 400W unit. I worked on the computer for another 1.25 hours doing other various tasks, with no issues or freezing.
Any ideas as to what may be causing the issue if it continues?
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