09-04-2003, 03:38 PM | #1 |
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Yea ok... I'm just like tripping out here.
Let me describe my system: - Amd Athlon XP 2500 - 1024mb PC2700 - ATI Radeon 9600 Pro 128 mb - 2x Maxtor Liquid bearring 8 mb cach 120 gig hds - Epox RDA3+ mobo This system runs on Windows 2000 Prof. service pack 4. The problem is that I encounter goes like this: When I'm shifting through my files (dvd-backups/mp3), my pc sometimes freezes and it takes like 20 seconds to get back to normal again.. when it freezes I can open things in the taskbar but when I try to open the map (via the taskbar) that contained like the media (dvd-back ups, movies) it says to me the map isn't responding so it will be terminated. My question is, is this a virus? Ive run AVG virusscanner on all of my media maps/mp3 maps and also over my software/windows maps, he can't detect anything. How can I fix this? I would hate to see my backup of dvds and mp3 collection go to waste (to straighten things up, those mp3s are also back-up files of my albums ... no warez here) Last question, is this software or hardware wise? it freezing up... Thanks in advance guys! P.S. this system is 2 weeks OLD! so this shouldn't happen
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09-04-2003, 03:51 PM | #2 |
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Sounds like you've got some swap or OS problems. What's your virtual memory set to?
When it comes back after those 20 seconds, does it respond normally? And what does "shifting through the files" mean? Are you reviewing them in an application, looking through Windows explorer, or something else? More info, more options
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Is this sufficient information?
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09-04-2003, 04:03 PM | #4 |
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defrag or Speeddisk wouldn't hurt
sounds like low mem or badly organized files (i.e. high fragmentation) to me
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Low memory, how could this be? I have 1024 (2x 512mb) PC2700 modules in it.. this should be over-sufficient [ 09-04-2003, 04:13 PM: Message edited by: Annatar ]
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defragmenting your computer regularly is a must for everyone. (weekly!) if youve never done it this next time will take ages (but will be worth it!) go to my computer right click on a hard drive choose properties click the 'tools' tab choose defragment i think 2k uses the same system as XP. if so you should just choose a drive then click defragment. you shouldnt use the computer while its deframenting or it wont be as efficent and may even stop it working.
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Ok Ive defragged the my windows hd (windows,programs ect) and my media hd (that took me around 7 hours :S, its a stand-alone 120 gig hd running on fat32, should I when format my entire pc re-set this to ntfs? because all of my other partitions are running on ntfs as well ... so it should be logical to change it to ntfs to instead of fat32 ... and this is a pretty damn fast system)
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09-05-2003, 02:41 PM | #10 |
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I was already planning to clean up my computer; formatting is a good and clean way to do that, and fat32 is an old OS for hds, ntfs is the newer and more efficient OS for your HD.
I know that converting from fat32 to ntfs is pretty easy, the other way around is a lot harder IMO.
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