Random Freeze!! Help??

DJSpot · Post by **DJSpot** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 7:09 pm

OS - XP pro, sp2
Intel CPU t2060 1.6
gig of ram

This thing randomly freezes EVERYTHING and then comes right back after about 5-10 seconds. What can I do to fix this? It happens one frequency once or twice every 5 hours while Im running an audio system the runs about 40-50% CPU.
It also happens occasionally just surfing....any ideas?? I cant seem to fix the thing and while its happening on the job its cutting all audio! not very fun...

bwohlgemuth · Post by **bwohlgemuth** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 8:57 pm

Various ideas....

#1. Java hangup. Update to the latest version of Java.
#2. Background Program. Get someone who can go through your msconfig and take out what doesn't need to be running.
#3. Wipe/reinstall. You could spend months fixing a computer, or you could spend a couple of hours double backing up what you have and do a wipe/install to have a fresh new machine.

I'd also recommend AdAware to see what it finds on the system. May have some malware running loose.

#4 is switch to a Mac, but no one really wants to hear that....

bassjones · Post by **bassjones** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 11:20 pm

increase RAM. 1 GIG barely runs most modern recording programs. Get 12 tracks or more with plug-ins on each track and you run out of room pretty quickly.

deek · Post by **deek** » Sat Apr 05, 2008 9:21 am

Could be an overheating problem as well...

Post by **cwallace** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 4:20 pm

Probably just the memory not refreshing fast enough with the audio software...system resources are the first option.

Grab a FREE memory optimizer like RAMBooster or something...it refreshes the system memory automatically when it falls below a certain point...works in the background and does it invisible to everything else...

Chris

Al Quandt · Post by **Al Quandt** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 9:28 pm

I had some malware that was attaching itself to several programs (i.e. Photoshop, Flash, ....exc) everytime I would open one of them it would open a duplicate process. The dup would quickly over time rack up system resources until each was randomly using %50 rednering my computer use less. This, until I figured out what was going on, made it seem that my computer was just randomly freezing every time I started it up.

deek · Post by **deek** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 3:08 pm

kimaliz wrote:... quickly over time rack up system resources until each was randomly using %50 rednering my computer use less.

I welcomely hate when things rack up quickly, over time. Its painfully wonderful...

DJSpot · Post by **DJSpot** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 10:56 am

Thanks for the help gentlemen!
Im going through it today...will report back in a few to let you know what it is!
More gig - Yea, I should have done that a long time ago, but I've run this app (serato) on 512 with the graphics set lower and the audio is fine.
Overheating - I bought a cooling pad just for that reason and the thing still did it.

Im gonna have my bro go through Config, update my java and grab a ram optimizer. I use AVG and scan once or twice a week so I dont think its anything too awful going?

deek · Post by **deek** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 12:56 pm

Ah, didn't realize it was a laptop...

I just replaced my cpu fan 3 days ago due to overheating problems that shut down my system. At boot, I did get an error message a few weeks ago saying there was an error with my cpu fan, but I ignored it...I guess these new bios are getting pretty smart:)

Al Quandt · Post by **Al Quandt** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 8:09 am

deek wrote:
kimaliz wrote:... quickly over time rack up system resources until each was randomly using %50 rednering my computer use less.
I welcomely hate when things rack up quickly, over time. Its painfully wonderful...

yeah I am the king of "special" wording.

I know what I meant and that is all that matters

deek · Post by **deek** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 8:13 am

kimaliz wrote:
deek wrote:
kimaliz wrote:... quickly over time rack up system resources until each was randomly using %50 rednering my computer use less.
I welcomely hate when things rack up quickly, over time. Its painfully wonderful...
yeah I am the king of "special" wording.

I know what I meant and that is all that matters