I'm not familiar with the motherboard, but if it uses a VIA chipset it may
need the addition of the VIA 4in1 drivers, if they haven't been installed
before. If a SiS or Ali chipset, this may also apply. These drives should be
available from the FIC website.  HTH    Mark

-----Original Message-----
From: PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of DJ DeWitt
Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2004 2:07 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Computer freezing up

Hello Everyone,



Im running Windows XP on a Compaq computer. The Motherboard is a FIC Athlon
XP 2000MHz (15x133) 2400+ and the BIOS Type is (Award 03-17-03). Phoenix
Tech.

I received this computer from my grandchild to help solve the freezing and
locking up problem that has plagued this computer for quit some time now.

The first thing I formatted the 40 Gig hard drive and clean installed Win XP
and ran Defrag, and is showing 98% free, still freezing up. The computer had
128 MBs of Ram and I purchased and installed from Crucial a 512 MB stick.
The computer is still freezing up. Im running with the side panel off, all
the fans are clean and are working ok. The Everest program that I installed
is reporting that the Motherboard is running at (91 deg F, CPU at 120 deg F,
and Aux is at 48 deg F) I dont know if these are normal running temps or
not.

Do you think it could be the power supply (how can I test this), the
motherboard BIOS or the hard drive?  Or something els...........



Many Thanks in advance



Donald DeWitt




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