pc slows down/locks up when left for a while

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neil

if i leave pc powered on and un attended for a while.
when i return, responses to any input are very slow
untill finally the only way to resolve this is to press
reset or power off (will not shut down from menu). when
pc restarts diskcheck checks for consistency. no problems
found. any ideas anybody. please!!!
neil.
 
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What does a scan with a current antivirus (using updated definitions)
show?

Malke
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scAnned with norton a.v. upto date, no viruses found.
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it was sugested that it could be some thing to do with
system idle process (whatever that is).
 
neil said:
it was sugested that it could be some thing to do with
system idle process (whatever that is).
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It's good that you don't have any viruses running, but perhaps one of
the other applications/services running in the background is crashing.
Also, I'd run some hardware diagnoses at this point (RAM, hard drive)
and check your power supply. Is the computer plugged directly into the
wall socket?

Malke
 
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It's good that you don't have any viruses running, but perhaps one of
the other applications/services running in the background is crashing.
Also, I'd run some hardware diagnoses at this point (RAM, hard drive)
and check your power supply. Is the computer plugged directly into the
wall socket?

Malke
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www.elephantboycomputers.com
Don't Panic!
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also ran bullguard over whole system 5 warnings to do
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with ports. also ran aida 32 looking for problems to no
avail. when pc boots, before windows in bios screen, the
bios screen flashes, and on occations beeping sound from
sys. speaker. poss probs in bios perhaps?
 
(various snippage)
with ports. also ran aida 32 looking for problems to no
avail. when pc boots, before windows in bios screen, the
bios screen flashes, and on occations beeping sound from
sys. speaker. poss probs in bios perhaps?
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Ah HAH! System beeps definitely indicate a hardware problem. So the bit
above where I suggested doing hardware diagnoses is correct. If
hardware diagnoses are not your cuppa, take the box to a reputable
local shop and have them go over it.

Good luck,

Malke
 
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