Computer randomly freezes

Quote from chisel:

I'll swap the video and NIC cards since I have a G200 on another computer and an extra NIC. I'll swap the memory also.

I don't use REDI as a platform, just IB.

Thanks for the ideas.
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I have a similar problem on my home PC. I find that it often occurs while receiving mail - although not always related to that. I've upgraded from win 98 to win 2K and have the same problem. When I get the chance I'm going to swap NIC's. If you beat me to it, could you please post or PM me with what worked.
 
A few years ago I had a tech at Equis (maker of MetaStock) tell me they recommended "Intel, all the way"... CPU, MB, chipset... for reliability. I have done that, 2 computers, and have to admit that I've had no hardware problems. (Video card drivers and CD burner software... now that's another story.) :D
 
Quote from miniTrdr:

see if you can do a low level memory and video card test from dos and let it run for a couple days. not sure what software to use, im used to compaq server tools. or maybe take one stick of memory out and run for a couple days if it doesnt freeze replace other one. if it freezes try other stick by itself. if it freezes with both then its something else. goto video card - can you swap it out for a couple days? if it freezes move on to motherboard. are you using hardware raid? if raid 1 break set and run without raid for a couple days. swap NIC... etc. until it works. remove sound card and run for a couple days.
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So true... Very often, isolating the problem by taking out parts (swapin, if you can) is the only way to go. One more thing to address. Since this looks like a hardware problem, get all the updates including BIOS and drivers.
 
I also have a problem(freezing), with my comptr(amd 850mhz,sdram 256 mb) when i was runing eSignal (4charts,2 quotes windows). My o/s was win2k.
Then i upgraded to win xp pro and now everything is running well.
 
I think the chances are a memory problem. Either memory is not enough or maybe a faulty memory stick. Try taking out memory sticks and reinstalling. Also for Def, I changed the NIC card on one of my computers to a D-LINK and I can't believe the difference. It's so much faster in downloading.
 
Quote from agin1415:

How much Ram you running?
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1 gig of Crucial ram. 3 sticks total, so I'll test them one at a time.

Def, I'll let you know if swapping the NIC helps.

Thanks everyone for your suggestions. If I find a fix, I'll post it here.
 
Swapping the NIC didn't help. It seems that the memory was the culprit. I pulled all 3 sticks and inserted a stick from another computer. No freezes in 4 days. Previously, I'd get at least 1 freeze per day.

So far, so good.
 
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