XP Pro hangs

[Vic]

Computer completely hangs and the fan noise (pitch)
noticeably increases the instant the freeze occurs. This
seems to only happen when I am encoding or saving video
files with Movie Maker 2. All hardware is new, has the
latest drivers and everything tests ok. M/B & CPU are
about a year old. It's an AMD 1.3Ghz (1500+?) on an ASUS
A7V133-C M/B with 512MB PC133 RAM. Only other thing I
noticed is that CPU temp goes from 140 to 150+ degrees
during MM2 usage. However, these temps are not supposed
to be bad for the AMD or ASUS products. The computer
freezes before I can complete any movie projects. I have
XP-SP1 installed too...

 

[dave]

My HP laptop (ze1250 w/AMD XP1900) does the same thing.
Freezes randomly but always within the first hour. Any
time I perform an intensive task (defrag/Norton anti-
virus scan) I get the sam freeze. Any ideas?

Dave

 

[Vic]

I tested two different (known good) RAM chips, different
configurations in BIOS (Optimal vs. Normal) I changed
power supplies, HD, video card, updated with newest
drivers for just about everything. I am beginning to
think I have a bad CPU or M/B. While the CPU never went
over 153 degrees, and this is supposed to be well within
the parameters for an AMD 1500+ CPU, that seems to be the
prime factor. Unless it's Movie Maker 2...maybe I will
uninstall and reinstall MM2.

 

[GSV Three Minds in a Can]

Heat or RAM would be where I'd start looking. You say "everything tests
ok" but don't give specifics as to tests done. I still think there's an
unsolved hardware problem there.

Yep, they both sound like heat problems. If it was me I'd install
Motherboard Monitor 5, and watch the temps .. anything much over 60c is
a problem - yes AMD quote 85c, but that for the core, which is =not=
what most sensors actually measure.

And the A7V133 chipset is also the most miserable piece of cr$p that Via
ever produced, which is saying something.