windows stoping at random points help needed please

[writhziden]

If it pauses in Windows XP, Vista, 7, and in Linux, it is hardware. There is no way around it.

It may be your hard drive, hard drive controller, memory, or CPU. It works in safe mode because safe mode does not load all drivers for these devices. Run HD Diagnostic as that is the most likely failing component to be behaving in the manner you have described. Use that link to find the manufacturer and manufacturer diagnostic for the drive.

 

[adio2k11]

i have checked the hard drive its ot that as used 3 different hdds and it still happens ram has been changed and still happens graphics has been changed and still happens going to do a clear of bios with new battery to see if that helps will update after

 

[writhziden]

Alright, post back how that goes. If it does not help, continue through the following.

Do you have any other PCI devices plugged into the motherboard? Have you borrowed a different keyboard and mouse from a friend to test out? What about a Power Supply Unit (PSU) swap with a friend with one rated to handle your system?

 

[adio2k11]

did the full cmos reset and battery change and no difference system was in windows for 2.09 mins before it stopped

 

[writhziden]

Did you carry out the hardware swaps I suggested?

 

[adio2k11]

i couldnt do the swaps as not got a friend with a big comp they all got laptops and clearing cmos didnt work

 

[writhziden]

At this point, I would recommend either buying new hardware to swap out, which if I remember correctly, you cannot do, or taking it to a shop and letting them test it. Both will require money and time, and the shop may or may not be less expensive in the long run depending on what is wrong. Either way, this is going to come down to you having to spend money, so you may have to wait until you have the money to spend.

A few things you may be able to do yourself if you have the proper equipment:

• http://www.sevenforums.com/hardware-devices/201055-psu-testing.html#post1688197
• Change your account so it no longer requires a password: Start Menu -> Control Panel -> User Accounts and Family Safety -> User Accounts. Then run Windows without your mouse and/or without your keyboard. Recommend running not connected to the internet as well for security purposes since you will not have a password.
• Remove any unnecessary cards from the motherboard, such as network adapter cards, usb cards, display card if you have an onboard display built into the motherboard, etc.
• Remove any unnecessary drives from the system: cd/dvd drives extra hard drives, etc.

Try each of the above and see

 

[adio2k11]

i managed to change the hard drive and install linux ubuntu but it froze still after about a hour

 

[writhziden]

Have you tried the above steps I laid out? What about running with just one stick of the Kingston RAM at a time and trying one slot at a time (you will need to run 32-bit Windows and not 64-bit)?

Avoid Static Damage to Your PC when swapping out RAM.

 

[adio2k11]

i cant just use 1 of the ram as it a set of 2 1gb sticks that work together and im am running the system under 32bit

 

[writhziden]

You should still be able to use one module even if they are a set.

What about the other steps I laid out? Did you go through them?

 

[adio2k11]

i have tested everything but removing the graphics card or only have 1 stick in will try that later on tonight and see how it goes could it be that i dont have all the driver for the motherboard as can only find some of the downloads for it there maybe be more for it as when i got the machine it was on xp and worked fine then i had to format and it hasnt worked since

 

[writhziden]

Are you able to get into device manager to see if there are any driver problems? They show up with yellow exclamation marks if they have problems. You can right click any problem devices -> click properties -> click details -> and get the hardware ID through the property drop-down menu. That should help find any drivers that are missing.

It's possible this is the problem if your motherboard is old enough, but Windows 7 usually finds drivers pretty reliably upon installation.

What motherboard do you have? rc4107ma-8krs2? rc4107ma-8krs2h? rc4107ma-rs2? rc4107ma-rs2h?

http://www.foxconnsupport.com/downl...s0000002&chipset=en-us0000081&keywords=&sort=

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Products	Motherboards
Platform	Intel Platform
Socket		Socket 775
Chipset		ATI RC410
Models		rc4107-??????
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[adio2k11]

i have just tryed tghe mboard disk as found it and installed win xp and it has started to work fine i think it doesnt like win 7 or vista for some reason

 

[adio2k11]

and the mboard is rc4107ma-8krs2h and all the drivers i can find are for win xp

 

[writhziden]

It may be that it is too old to work with Windows 7. That is the first time I have encountered that, though.

It also may have needed to have drivers installed in 7 through a different method to work: install XP drivers in Windows 7 and update drivers if possible.

 

[adio2k11]

i did try to install trhe drivers in 7 but they wouldnt so installed them on win xp was thinking if it works on xp first then upgrae to 7 it might still work azny ideaas if it will ?

 

[writhziden]

Unfortunately, the XP to 7 upgrade does not keep things intact and is more like a clean install of Windows 7. You are welcome to try it to see, though.

 

[adio2k11]

i have been using windows xp on the computer that has the problem with windows 7 for months now and it works fine i have run the windows 7 upgrade advisor and it doesnt show any hardware that is incompatable other then the lan which just has new drivers for windows 7 is there npart of the wsoftware build that is in win 7 that is not included in win xp that could been causing the hang as it also works in windows 7 safe mode as well