pc locking up

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neil case

hi
i've got a pc that keeps on locking up and beeping .

any ideas what this could be please

many thanks

neil
 
could possibly be overheating, is this after a specific length of time ? or
doing any particular tasks, you have really given very little information in
your post
 
neil said:
hi
i've got a pc that keeps on locking up and beeping .

any ideas what this could be please

many thanks

neil

The beeps are audible codes from your motherboard that you have hardware
failure. Refer to your motherboard manual or call tech support for your
computer if you have an OEM like Dell, HP, etc. for the beep codes. In
the meantime, here are general hardware troubleshooting steps:

http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Hardware_Troubleshooting

Malke
 
Neil

Perhaps it's hungry and needs feeding?

How much RAM memory?Try Ctrl+Alt+Delete to select Task
Manager and click the Performance Tab. Under Commit
Charge what is the Total, the Limit and the Peak?

What is your CPU processor speed? Right click on your My
Computer icon on your Desktop and select Properties to get
this information and the amount of RAM memory.

How large is your hard disk and how much free disk space? In
Windows Explorer right click on your C drive and select
Properties.

Please check Event Viewer for Warning / Error Reports in the System and
Application logs for when the error occurs and post copies.

You can access Event Viewer by selecting Start, Administrative Tools, and
Event Viewer. When researching the meaning of the error, information
regarding Event ID, Source and Description are important.

HOW TO: View and Manage Event Logs in Event Viewer in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308427&sd=tech

Part of the Description of the error will include a link, which you should
double click for further information. You can copy using copy and paste.
Often the link will, however, say there is no further information.
http://go.microsoft.com/fw.link/events.asp
(Please note the hyperlink above is for illustration purposes only)

A tip for posting copies of Error Reports! Run Event Viewer and double click
on the error you want to copy. In the window, which appears is a button
resembling two pages. Double click the button and close Event Viewer. Now
start your message (email) and do a paste into the body of the message. This
will paste the info from the Event Viewer Error Report complete with links
into the message. Make sure this is the first paste after exiting from Event
Viewer.

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England

Enquire, plan and execute
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Bob

Good point. He needs to take the side panel off and check the
CPU and other fans are working!

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England

Enquire, plan and execute
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