Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!bu.edu!rpi!sigma From: sigma@pawl.rpi.edu (Kevin J Martin) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware Subject: Freezing 386 Message-ID: Date: 12 Oct 90 20:20:36 GMT Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY Lines: 22 Does anyone have any ideas as to why a 386/33 might freeze up under certain conditions? Sometimes the computer will decide to completely freeze while doing something, and going back to that exact spot will initiate a freeze again. Trying the next day or under slightly different conditions usually don't cause a freeze. Some of the conditions involved include copying large files, playing games, etc. I've done plenty of virus scans, removed every driver I have, changed my BIOS configuration, booted from a clean floppy, and nothing has had any effect on the problems. It's really annoying, and I'm worried that it may become more frequent - ie, that it's only a symptom of a greater problem. System details: generic 386/33 motherboard, 210 W power supply, 1.44M 3.5", 360K 5.25", SVGA card (16-bit) and monitor, two serial ports, 101 keyboard. If anyone has any ideas, short of shipping the whole thing back (which I'd like to avoid because I need the system), please let me know! -- Kevin Martin sigma@rpi.edu