JeremyDMarshall said:
Hello!
Just had a quick question, Im trying to copy large 2GB files from an XP
Pro Workstation over the network to a 2003 File Server. Just after it
starts the system locks up and freezes. In trying to diagnose the problem I
tried copying from one of the XP Pro Workstation's Hard Disk Drives to the
other Hard Disk Drive, this failed also? Any suggestions on how I can get
this to work?
Thanking you in advance.
Kind Regards,
Jeremy Marshall
I gather, with some difficulty, that you are having problems with one XP
computer locking up and not a problem with multiple computers locking up.
This is could be a sign of a physical network problem -- bad card, bad
cable, bad router, bad NIC, bad something physical. Usually it's a NIC
(internally attached to the ethernet connector and possibly built onto the
motherboard) that is starting to fail. If you have a slot free then you
could put one in there and use that instead, or use a USB-to-Ethernet
adapter if you don't have a free slot (assuming the next paragraph, below,
does not apply). This is the most common core problem.
But if you can not copy content from one hard drive to another hard drive on
the very same computer then this might be a motherboard problem or a failing
HDD. Anything alarming showing up in the Event Viewer? Noticed any other
seemingly unrelated problems going on? If your BIOS supports it, is
S.M.A.R.T. enabled?
Will the computer lock up during a defrag or a thorough chkdsk?
How about the fan on the cpu -- is it working ok? Is the inside of the case
reasonably clean so dust doesn't cause over heating? Does your BIOS have a
feature that reports on temperature and power supply voltages? A power
supply could be too small if you've added things since manufacture time, or
just going bad noticeably under a higher duty cycle of load. Is the power
supply fan working ok? How old is the computer, have you assured that all
things socketed are seated properly and haven't "ridden up" in their sockets
over time due to heating/expansion & cooling/contraction or maybe might have
oxidized contacts (this is usually invisible to the eye and is primarily
caused by electrically generated ozone in the case). Be sure the AC wall
power cord is physically disconnected before you assure that things are
socketed properly, and touch bare case metal in order to discharge static
electricity before touching any electronic things inside the case. Do not
remove socketed chips from their sockets (such as a BIOS chip), you might
bend pins and they easily break when trying to bend them back, just press
firmly on them to assure they are seated good.
Memory is probably not the problem in your case, but a heat sensitive cpu or
motherboard conceivably could be. After a few years the white heat sink
compound between the cpu and the fan can dry out and become a heat insulator
instead of a heat conductor, and the cpu could over heat if busy for
extended periods.
Although possible, I don't think the odds are good that your core problem is
software related.
