Computer restarts

[Mackerz_uk]

Hey, I put in some new memory the other week, and ever since my computer has been abit dodgy, it seems mostly when theres alot of CPU activity going on, but sometimes when im not even doing much it has done it. Games seems to love crashing out to windows these days.

I share my internet connection, and when I do get a game going, it disconnects the Internet, and I have to give up or it just keeps disconnecting the net.

All I can do is take the memory out, and try it that way, but anyone have any other suggestions?

I might be making this up, but was there an option on XP, to restart the computer if it has a problem, that you can turn off.

Anyways, It was DDR 256MB OEM, memory i added, and I had DDR 128mb when I put the computer together. So now I have 384mb.

Want to know anything else, just ask, ive wrote enough already.

Thanks. :rangedea

[TheOneSmokey]

well, is there any other programs running while ur doing stuff? that could be the prob maybe... task manager, apps anything u didn't start up?

[Zafiras]

i'd also be looking at the ram stick... try re-seating it again (might not be in correctly). either that or it could be a dodgy stick to... try running the pc without that stick and see if it crashes... if it dont crash then fingers point to the ram stick

[rvds619]

Also check out the mhz of the chip and your motherboards capabilitys. If your motherboards capabilitys are too low just remove the stick untill you get a new motherboard.

[spankovit]

Another small tip if the above don't work is to try your pc without the 128 stick and see if that solves the issue, you might have 2 sticks that just don't like each other.

[Mackerz_uk]

Got more replies that I thought id have, thanks everyone, yea maybe the sticks dont like it each other, but that be really crap, they're both pc2100 DDR. Different manufactures but surely thats not that much of a problem, And no other programs are running while this happens, only thing running in the background is the network with the shared internet connection going, no apps are anything though.

The other day, everytime it got to the logon screen, it restarted, i eventually had to take the memory out and stuff, and put them back in, and it worked. Probably a coincidenece though, the memory is being registered by the computer as being there, and im pretty sure its sitting in the slot fine, as i put it back in the other day as i said.

Im guessing I made that XP option up that i was talking about, oh well.

If it restarts again, ill try the memory stick seperately, i hope its not the 256mb one, because the box has been thrown out since then.

Thanks again, any more ideas im willing to try anything, thanks for help everyone, I like this forum, you guys are helpful.

[spankovit]

another small thing I meant to add in my post, swapping the sticks around might solve your problem as I have come accross this several times before.

[Mackerz_uk]

Ah, thats worth a try, im thinking it maybe only happens when the shared internet is being used at the same time as i play games too, because noones been on the other computer today, and ive been playing GTA Vice City, without any problems, so if it restarts later on when someones on, ill swap them over, and if not, try one at a time.

Thanks for adding that Spankovit, and thanks everyone for posting.


another small thing I meant to add in my post, swapping the sticks around might solve your problem as I have come accross this several times before.

[spankovit]

One thing on your shared internet connection.
I assume that it is broadband, and if so, do you share your internet connection through a router? if this is the case then your shared connection shouldn't be a problem.
If on the other hand you share your internet connection through the crossover tecnique, I would make sure that your machine is the client and not the server. i.e. plug the modem into the other machine and set it up as the server. Final point if your modem has a 'Lan' card connection and also a usb (most uk cable modems have both). Then get yourself a lan cable instead of usb (if that is what you are using), as this is far more stable and less likely to cause any grief when using internet connection sharing (you might need another lan card to do this).

[Mackerz_uk]

No, I cant get Broadband, BT tested my phone line and said it was to bad to have Broadband, so im stuck with 56k, which mainly sucks for downloading, but I can play games and everything else fine, but back the computer thing.

Just using normal network cables, and a hub, and this computer is the Server computer, I thought it would help to swap them over, but this computer is always on and its much easier when this computer is the Server. I never had problems before I put the extra memory in though, thats all that changed, but since I put the memory in, I can play more games, so could be that im playing games mroe often for the computer to have more chances to restart, could still be the network messing up rather than the memory I guess.

One thing on your shared internet connection.
I assume that it is broadband, and if so, do you share your internet connection through a router? if this is the case then your shared connection shouldn't be a problem.
If on the other hand you share your internet connection through the crossover tecnique, I would make sure that your machine is the client and not the server. i.e. plug the modem into the other machine and set it up as the server. Final point if your modem has a 'Lan' card connection and also a usb (most uk cable modems have both). Then get yourself a lan cable instead of usb (if that is what you are using), as this is far more stable and less likely to cause any grief when using internet connection sharing (you might need another lan card to do this).

[Mackerz_uk]

Although the computer has restarted once since, i last posted, the main problem is actually the Internet disconnecting, that happens all the time now, at the moment im playing GTA Vice City online, and my connection just keeps disconnecting after 5 minutes or so. Im gonna try it again soon without the network connected, and see if the same problem happens, but surely theres a way of stopping this happening, the network is connected, and the other switched on, but the shared connection isnt being used, so why am i being disconnected when I play games?

[Zafiras]

what sort of isp deal do you have? and who thru?... i had a similar prob in the dark ages when limited by mb d/l - my isp would connect, realise i had used my alloted d/l and bout 5 mins later disconnect.


Im not a big lover of networking isp @ 56k tho thats a bit unstable IMO

also could be isp probs.

[Mackerz_uk]

Im on Freeserve Anytime, connect at 49.2Kbps, and ive never had any problems before networking and sharing a 56k connection, so I dont see why that would be unstable, its only now that ive started having problems, and the fact im sharing it has nothing to do with my current problem, the network was disconnected, and i connect the internet, i start playing Vice City Online, and after 5 minutes or so the net just cuts off. with or without the shared connection being used.

[JeStEr]

iv'e always found that mixing ddram can be a minefield, and i'm surprised that you can even play online very well with a 56k modem let alone share it via a lan.

[Mackerz_uk]

Hmm, well im mixing 2 different makes of DDR, and maybe thats the problem, just seems strange how my connection keeps d/c alot these days when i play games, it also seems to d/c when im installing games or large programs. Like its all just to much, and it d/c, someone somewhere was saying, could be an IRQ problem, with something and the Modem, I used to have a problem like that, when on the other computer the modem was conflicting with the soundcard, so everytime we started to play games, it would crash up, maybe i should check that out, but theres no sound when im instaling games, but it has crashed more when ive had Winamp playing i guess, ill check that out, could be that happening again.

And yea, ive always played games on a 56k, and so do loads of ppl I know, most games say minimum requirements for netplay is 38k or 56k, and its fine, especially Delta Force: Black Hawk Down, works like a dream that one, and Red Faction 1, that used to work spot on.
Vice city works fine too when i dont get d/c, its mayhem, anywho....

[Mackerz_uk]

The problem of the computer restarting, and the disconnecting, i now think are unrelated, seems other people are being disconnected after playing Vice city online for 5 minutes, so im now trying to get help for this on their forum, thanks alot for all your help everyone. :bye:

[Thunderbolt]

Hey, I put in some new memory the other week, and ever since my computer has been abit dodgy, it seems mostly when theres alot of CPU activity going on, but sometimes when im not even doing much it has done it. Games seems to love crashing out to windows these days.

I share my internet connection, and when I do get a game going, it disconnects the Internet, and I have to give up or it just keeps disconnecting the net.

All I can do is take the memory out, and try it that way, but anyone have any other suggestions?

I might be making this up, but was there an option on XP, to restart the computer if it has a problem, that you can turn off.

Anyways, It was DDR 256MB OEM, memory i added, and I had DDR 128mb when I put the computer together. So now I have 384mb.

Want to know anything else, just ask, ive wrote enough already.

Thanks. :rangedea

Have seen some problems with computers locking up if the memory alocated to agp in the bios settings on the motherbord is too high..
Try setting the level a little lower fks. if it is 128 mb now. try with 64 mb.. If this is the problem you often get a black screen with a thin blue line in top of the screen.

[Mackerz_uk]

I took out the 128 mb ddr, and left in the 256, now it works fine, the only problem left though, is when im installing a big game, the modem still disconnects from the net.

Anyone knows how to prevent that, or even suggestions, that'd be great, thanks.

And thanks for posting Thunderbolt :D