Computer Locking Up after a few hours.

[whowont]

I have a Dual boot Windows XP and Vista. All drivers have been
installed and the computer runs fine. Temp seems fine, no slowness,
and I have not overclocked or anything. I leave the computer running.
After about a day the computer will just lock up. I dont lose power,
it just locks up. This is a gift for someone and i would like to see
if I can get some help fixing this problem. Thank you for your time.

Model Name : GA-K8VM800M(Rev 2.x)
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M/B Rev : 2.0
BIOS Ver : Award v6.0PG
Serial No. :
Purchase Dealer :
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VGA Brand : GIGABYTE Model : VIA/SVG UniChrome Pro
CPU Brand : AMD Model : Athlon 64 Speed : 3400
Operation System : XPpro/Vista SP :
Memory Brand : TwinMos Type : DDR
Memory Size : 512 Speed : 3200
Power Supply : 450 W

 

[JAD]

going into hibernation or standby?

 

[Chris Hill]

I have a Dual boot Windows XP and Vista. All drivers have been
installed and the computer runs fine. Temp seems fine, no slowness,
and I have not overclocked or anything. I leave the computer running.
After about a day the computer will just lock up. I dont lose power,
it just locks up. This is a gift for someone and i would like to see
if I can get some help fixing this problem. Thank you for your time.

Model Name : GA-K8VM800M(Rev 2.x)
--------------------------
M/B Rev : 2.0
BIOS Ver : Award v6.0PG
Serial No. :
Purchase Dealer :
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
VGA Brand : GIGABYTE Model : VIA/SVG UniChrome Pro
CPU Brand : AMD Model : Athlon 64 Speed : 3400
Operation System : XPpro/Vista SP :
Memory Brand : TwinMos Type : DDR
Memory Size : 512 Speed : 3200
Power Supply : 450 W

First guess: psu made by "I can make it for you cheaper Inc." If so,
replace with an Enermax or Antec.

 

[Rod Speed]

going into hibernation or standby?

Unlikely, it shouldnt do that when its being used and
the screen would go blank even if it just ignored the
current activity and went into standby etc regardless.

 

[JAD]

Unlikely, it shouldnt do that when its being used and
the screen would go blank even if it just ignored the
current activity and went into standby etc regardless.

he doesn't say that hes 'using' it...says after a day of being on

 

[DaveW]

If you are building this as a gift for someone else, WHY did you install a
non-final version of Vista?? It may very well be the source of the lockups,
since its a pre-release candidate.