Windows 7 Constant Freezing

[computersplus]

Yes

Yes RAC Task

 

[Tews]

This sounds more like a heat issue than anything else... run cpuz and post a screenshot... make sure that your fans are unobstructed and that the air is flowing freely... Get cpuz -=> here

 

[blitz]

Yes RAC Task

Well, the computer lasted almost two hours before freezing, rather than 10 minutes or less. I deleted RacTask and changed my processors to 4, didn't solve the problem...

 

[blitz]

No one can help me? I should have never upgraded to 7...

 

[computersplus]

blitz doing an upgrade is the worst thing to do there are always issues afterward the best thing to do is to be able to format your hard drive and do a clean install then things should run smoothly

 

[blitz]

How do I format my hard drive?

 

[Tews]

when you boot up your windows 7 dvd, choose custom install and select the drive you wish to format... let us know if you need further help...

 

[blitz]

Ok, I'm going to try to format it. I'm gonna need some help though...

 

[natekolvek]

I've fixed this type of problem with just about every version of windows. They are on the right track above in suggestions. Here are the things to look for. 1, type of ram (any mismatched? and how many sticks) 2. how many ram banks are on the mobo. I need to know how many banks and how many are full. Even though ram may work as intended for say... XP I noticed that if a motherboard has an issue with ram thats minor you will only see it with Vista and Win 7.

If you have say 4 banks and 2 full then you need to know if the sticks are dual channel. Some mobos the ram will not function correctly if the sticks are not in the correct banks (a lot of mobo's alternate banks eg. banks 1 & 3, 2 & 4 or 1&2/3&4)

Try removing a stick and running the machine to test for freezing and time till freeze. Which you are having nearly the same problem I did when I moved from XP to Vista (xp worked fine, vista was random freezing and bsod's). the moment I installed better ram the machine ran flawlessly.

Believe it or not some mobo's are very picky about the ram installed.

Next, what chipset is on the board? Use CpuZ (cpuid.com) to identify then search for a more updated driver from somewhere OTHER than the manufacturer (if you have a branded machine like dell, gateway etc..). Most manu's do not release updates often.

I would safely say it's your ram though. If your tight on money pick a name brand thats on sale. <3 newegg preferably a set that comes with heat spreaders. To rule out heat as the issue with your proc just make sure you clean the fan out. Do not clean with anything other than air. Using tools to do it may suck a strand of dust/lint into the fan bearings/brushes the first time you turn it on and cause your cpu fan to stop working (spurratic movement like its getting stuck is most common).

 

[computersplus]

natekolvek very sound advice but I don't think it applies in this case i think he's suffering from corruption and or improper drivers

 

[natekolvek]

noticed that after I posted.

 

[blitz]

natekolvek very sound advice but I don't think it applies in this case i think he's suffering from corruption and or improper drivers

So then what should I do? Clean install and format it?

 

[computersplus]

natekolvek very sound advice but I don't think it applies in this case i think he's suffering from corruption and or improper drivers

So then what should I do? Clean install and format it?

I would yes

 

[blitz]

What if I have two partitions? Which one do I install to? Should I delete one? If so, which one?

They are:

Disk 0 Partition 1: System Reserved
Total Size - 100.0MB
Free Space - 71.0MB
Type- System

Disk 0 Partition 2:
Total Size - 698.5 GB
Free Space - 664.8 GB
Type - Primary

 

[natekolvek]

So then if i understand you correctly, it shows the co-processor as a separate device with no driver correct?

If this is the case, do this:
1. open device manager
2. select the co-processor/non-installed device from the list, right click and select properties. even though its not installed it will still tell you things about the device.
3. In the properties window click the details tab and from the Property drop down box, select Hardware ID.

This will typically look like this:
ACPI\AuthenticAMD_-_AMD64_Family_16_Model_2

Copy the line listed in the box and google it. This will help you identify the correct software (and device as well).

If this does not work boot into safe mode and remove the following from the device manager

1. Processor
2. co-processor/non installed device
3. PCI standard CPU Host Bridge (all of them)

Just to rule out the video card (which is part of the problem on most Kernel-Power event id 41's if you google it, due to not enough amperage on the 12v rail to the vid card)

Uninstall the card and (if it's not removed with the card) the nvidia system management device.

Reboot, let windows re-install the devices you just removed. test for freezing.

These are the steps that i would personally try

Just out of curiosity, There doesnt happen to be an integrated video on this mobo is there?

 

[natekolvek]

What if I have two partitions? Which one do I install to? Should I delete one? If so, which one?

They are:

Disk 0 Partition 1: System Reserved
Total Size - 100.0MB
Free Space - 71.0MB
Type- System

Disk 0 Partition 2:
Total Size - 698.5 GB
Free Space - 664.8 GB
Type - Primary

If you are not using the supplied OS that came with the machine then you can safely delete the recovery partition. Some branded machines come with either 2 or 3 partitions.

1 will be the OS (largest sized partition)
1 will be the recovery partition (anywhere from 13m to 30 gigs)
1 will be the Bios Slice partition (or in your case system reserved)

If you are not using the OS that came with the machine and want to ensure a clean drive, delete them all then let win7 handle it.

Manufacturers only include the recovery partition if they do not supply restore discs which is more often than not now...

If you are not sure or want to downgrade later then you can use a tool like norton ghost and just make an image of the recovery partition (or clone it to a small drive for storage and just dupe the partition back over again if you need it).

 

[computersplus]

when doing the install it creates the 100mb partition the rest of your hard drives space will show below that install to that larger partition leave the 100 mb partition alone

 

[blitz]

When I choose which to Partition to install to (Partition 2 with 664.8 GB of Free Space) I don't get the option to format... It only lets me load drivers.

 

[computersplus]

you just need to hit the apply button on the available free space that's left windows will do a quick format to that partition and install

 

[blitz]

Well, if it's going to format it for me like you say, then what's the point of going in to Custom Options? I though the whole point of choosing "custom" instead of "upgrade" was so that you can format and install it to a certain Partition. Obviously I'm not understanding what to do, mainly because I've see so many different instructions and guides that say all different things.

Some say to do delete all partitions and that they don't matter. Other guides say to delete only certain partitions. I've also seen multiple different ways to format, one from installation another from the desktop.

If someone could just give me a nice simple guide on exactly what to do inorder to cleanly install Windows 7 (so that the old version is gone) and how to format it, that would be great.