You should boot to safemode do a scandisk >auto fix
errors

How much space is free on your C: partition?

Free up space if you have less than 1 GB free
use sequoia file viewer.

scan for spyware and virus.  Use hijackthis, adaware
se, spywareblaster, Avast antivirus, sygate or zone
alarm firewall, Winpatrol, cookie firewall, popthis
popup blocker.

chris
--- Thomas Mayer <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> This sounds to me like a heat related problem. I
> would check for excessive
> dust on the case filter, if any, all fans, and the
> CPU and video heat sinks.
> Also, although remote, check that the CPU heat sink
> is securely connected to
> the CPU. Sorry I could not respond sooner.
> 
> Tom Mayer
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "patrick" <[log in to unmask]>
> 
> 
> I have the below listed system setup for about
> 6months, and it was working
> find until about a month ago.  That was when it
> started to lockup
> iccasionally when I was watching the TV (via the
> 9800).  Then it became more
> frequent, and it would lock up occasionally during
> DVD play, and when just
> starting the TV app.  Now it locks at various points
> during boot-up, and
> when it does manage to start it usually locks within
> 2minutes of being in
> windows.  I have it lock-up during boot, while in
> BIOS setup, when I have
> booted to MEMTEST, and when I have booted to
> SPINRITE.
> 
> I have my primary drive partitioned to 6gig and
> 74gig, approx, and EVERY
> time I boot now it wants to chkdsk the 74gig
> partition, whether I have done
> it before or not.  I have to this point assumed that
> was because I have to
> power-off the PC when it locks but now I am not so
> sure.  The OS in on the
> 6gig
> 
> I originally thought it a memory error, then a disk
> drive error (see above)
> but now I am leaning to a motherboard or chip error.
>  I am not sure where to
> begin now, other than from scratch again.  any
> suggestions or tests to be
> recommended?
> 
> Note that I am NOT using the MCE as my interface, I
> use a program called
> myHTPC
> 
> Patrick
> 
> WIN-XP MCE
> Athlon 64 3200+
> GIGABYTE GA-K8NSNXP-939 nForce3 Ultra
> Corsair ValuSelect 1gb Ram (2x512), DDR SDRAM 400 -
> 2.5-4-3-8 -- dual
> channel
> ATI AIW 9800Pro
> MyHD130 v1.65.2u
> 
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