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Checksum errors on CPU
Hi,
I've been getting a few (plenty) of crashes when running games, but otherwise PC is pretty stable. The machine is about 7 months old, problems have existed from day 1. Yeah I don;t play games much, but now its starting to annoy me. (sorry don't have system specs on hand, but looking for general advice if possible. Friend built it for me, he's built like 50 others, so not complete newb, but should factor this into advice.) Chkdsk will fix harddisk errors on start up after a crash, and some games throw a crc error before crash, with error log pointing to a specific file on the harddrive (though file not always the same). Chkdsk always fixes the problem on startup. I ran hot cpu, and it came back with multiple chksum errors from both CPUs, but otherwsie all other hardware passed, even the hard drive tests. I also ran the diagnotic software for the hard drive (from vendor), 2 hour test and SMART, and no errors. Also used heavy load to stress test, and PC ran fine for a hour, then I closed the application. i.e no crash. Does this mean the CPUs are both stuffed. Is this realy possible, seems unlikely, should I be looking at something else, like the mobo?? What should I be thinking about for the next step? Heat, replace CPUs, other diagnostic software. Thanks to anyone who can point me in the general direction.. Cheers |
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Checksum errors on CPU
"John" wrote in message ... Hi, I've been getting a few (plenty) of crashes when running games, but otherwise PC is pretty stable. The machine is about 7 months old, problems have existed from day 1. Yeah I don;t play games much, but now its starting to annoy me. I suppose the machine is overclocked ?. If it is, try backing it off a little. |
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Checksum errors on CPU
"meerkat" wrote in message ... "John" wrote in message ... Hi, I've been getting a few (plenty) of crashes when running games, but otherwise PC is pretty stable. The machine is about 7 months old, problems have existed from day 1. Yeah I don;t play games much, but now its starting to annoy me. I suppose the machine is overclocked ?. If it is, try backing it off a little. No, just plain vanilla setup.. Like I said, I don't game much, so you don't need to overclock to web surf... I'm not sure what to focus my attention on.. I can't believe both CPU's are stuffed.. Maybe I'm misinterpreting HOT CPU's messages. There's definately something not quite right, but its all good enough for regular work, just falls over on when pushed. I used to put it down to crappy software, but I'm thinking its a hardware problem somewhere, and while I once thought harddrive, that doesn;t seem to gel with the diagnotics. Wonder if 12 moths warranty is standard on pc parts... somehow I doubt it. Cheers. |
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Checksum errors on CPU
"John" wrote in message ... "meerkat" wrote in message ... "John" wrote in message ... Hi, I've been getting a few (plenty) of crashes when running games, but otherwise PC is pretty stable. The machine is about 7 months old, problems have existed from day 1. Yeah I don;t play games much, but now its starting to annoy me. A couple of articles here.. http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000430.htm http://www.softwarepatch.com/tips/cy...edundancy.html And.. http://www.softwarepatch.com/software/cd-recovery.html For CD/DVD checking. |
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Checksum errors on CPU
On Mon, 12 Feb 2007 05:54:57 GMT, "John"
wrote: I've been getting a few (plenty) of crashes when running games, but otherwise PC is pretty stable. Does this mean the CPUs are both stuffed. Is this realy possible, seems unlikely, should I be looking at something else, like the mobo?? What should I be thinking about for the next step? Heat, replace CPUs, other diagnostic software. CRC errors are typically memory related, not CPU related. memtest86.com Create a floppy or burn a CDR. Let it start from there and leave it to run overnight. That should tell you :-) -- Kind regards, Gerard Bok |
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