My XP freezes

[usmanozzy786]

For some reason my XP machines freezes on the bios screen, This is the whole thing what happens.

 

At night I turn off pc outlet

 

in the morning I turn on outlet and PC turns on fine

 

I then shutdown after I have used for like 1 hour or so, and when I then turn on the PC for like after couple of hours it just freezes on BIOS screen, I have to turn turn of pc and then try again and mostly it dont work.

 

It only works when I turn it off completly back from power outlet and leave it off for like 10 seconds then when I turn it on it works.

 

 

 

Help????

[KenB]

Hi,

 

When the machine freezes at the BIOS screen does it beep ?

If so ....how many and what sequence ? ( 1 long 2 short for instance )

 

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Take one of the RAM modules out and try booting now.

If the same ...swap the RAM modules over and try the other one.

 

Let me know the result.

[usmanozzy786]

I dont think it has anything to do with the ram as they used to be working find just few days before

 

Well it does 1 beep which means normal, then it freezes

[KenB]

I dont think it has anything to do with the ram as they used to be working find just few days before

The only way you will find out is to try what I suggested.

 

Well it does 1 beep which means normal, then it freezes

This is not a Power On Self Test ( POST ) beep.

[usmanozzy786]

Is there anyway to find out what RAM my computer is using part from opening the case and checking? because I wanna add another 1/2 GB of RAM at the moment it has 1GB installed.

 

Also its Windows XP so how much RAM can it hold in total?

 

The computer is Fujitsu Sieman, intel pentium 4 processor

[Armageddon]

Hi if you use the memory scanner from crucial it will scan your pc and tell you the Ram installed and the max it will hold http://www.crucial.com/uk/systemscanner/

[KenB]

What happened to the freezing computer ?

[usmanozzy786]

@ Kenb - I opened the computer and it had dust in it and also there was dust attached to one of the RAM, so I cleaned it and swapped the RAMs arround as you told me, Now it seems ok. If the problem exists again I will let you know :)

[usmanozzy786]

Will these RAM work with my PC (Desktop)?

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1Gb-2-x-512Mb-Qimonda-HYS64D64320HU-PC2700-DIMM-DDR-333-SDRAM-184-Pin-Memory-/200843911539?pt=UK_Computing_ComputerComponents_MemoryRAM_JN&hash=item2ec33ae173

 

below is the info I got from the crucial website

 

http://www.crucial.com/uk/systemscanner/viewscanbyid.aspx?id=5CE6FD3831D926C3

[KenB]

Will these RAM work with my PC (Desktop)?

Yes - they should do.

 

Now it seems ok.

Good to hear :)

[usmanozzy786]

I turned my PC on this morning but the problem seems to be there again. Is there anything else you can suggest I can try?

I dont have admin right

[KenB]

 

Well it does 1 beep which means normal, then it freezes

I MUST get my glasses changed - you were correct with this statement :)

 

I dont have admin right

Why not - is this not your machine ?

Is this why you are reluctant to take the RAM out and try them one at a time ?

[usmanozzy786]

Well its a shared computer, for some reason my brother did not give me admin rights. im soo annoyed off him he thinks he knows everything :(

[KenB]

Still suggest taking the RAM modules out - give the contacts a clean with a pencil eraser - and put just one back.

Try booting up.

If no go - swap for the other module and try with just that.

 

Do you have another pc with a PSU that you can swap over to try ?