SN45G Problems (Freezing/Overheating)

[philbarnes]

Hi all,

Just bought me a SN45G (Version 2.0) and have the following specs:

Athlon 2100+
512Mb Crucial PC2100
Samsung 16Gig HDD
LG 8x Super Multi Writer
Gainward Geforce 4 4600

During heavy loads (multitasking) the poor thing freezes or resets. This is obviously quite annoying. Any ideas what the problem is ?

I've tried moving the memory to the other slot, and I will reseat the processor sometime (only using the supplied thermal paste - maybe some arctic silver?).

Could anyone please help !

Phil

[MiniMarc]

What temperatures are you getting off the CPU at full load as heat is always a main factor when a PC locks up/resets. Also have you tried running a program called superpi it's a good program for testing the stability of your ram

[philbarnes]

when it locks up (normal clocked processor) the temp is recorded at 53 degrees under load by MBM.

now that i have underclocked it, it seems to be working at about 47 degrees under load. hasn't crashed/frozen yet.

you got a link for superpi ?

[MiniMarc]

SuperPi direct linky When you run it, select the 1mb test as thats the standard that people use If the test wont complete then you basically have dodgy ram. hth

[malfunction]

Some other suggestions for testing here:

http://forums.hexus.net/showthread.php?t=13407

[philbarnes]

right, it seems to be happier now

I downloaded and installed the new bios

i applied some artic silver 5 to the processor and it is now much cooler

phew

[philbarnes]

right, it seems to be happier now

I downloaded and installed the new bios

i applied some artic silver 5 to the processor and it is now much cooler

phew

here's a rather interesting picture - i think the old thermal paste MAY have been to blame !!!



edit: and here's what it looks like in situ :