re: Question about 'Top reasons for random, fatal crashes in Windows XP and Windows 2000'
Sunday, September 20, 2009 at 7:37 pm
Windows 2000 Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by C K
(6526 messages posted)
Start by checking the Event Viewer for error messages at the time of the freeze.
If the system totally freezes and you have to hit the reset button or reboot, and
checking the Event Viewer indicates nothing, or that the system restarted from an
unknown cause, you probably do have a hardware issue. Make sure the RAM is the older
style for the motherboard. There were different "densities" and you had to have
the correct RAM modules for specific motherboards. That said, you could have a "new"
bad module, an incorrect module for the motherboard, or timing issues etc (settings
in the BIOS or the motherboard can't support the module correctly).
Did you go to a site like Crucial or Kingston to verify that what you installed is
correct? Assuming of course, that you know the specifications of the module that
you installed, and the limitations or RAM requirements of the motherboard?
Post the computer brand and model, or the motherboard make and model and we may be
able to assist. Also post the spec of the RAM you installed. Just the size won't
tell us anything. Count the actual large chips on each side of the old module and
the new one.
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