Video adapter is a frequent "freeze" cause.

Angus Comber wrote:

> Hello
>
> I am a PC engineer and a problem that I find difficult to fix is where
> everything just freezes up.
>
> I would be very interested to know how people tackle this problem.
>
> This is what I do at the moment:
>
> 1. Suspect memory, motherboard or hard disk.
>
> 2. Disconnect any non essential peripherals.
>
> 3. Swap memory because very easy thing to do.
>
> 4. Check hard disk with eg XP chkdsk or hard disk provided software checker.
>
> 5. Swapping motherboard is usually a real hassle. Need to get exactly same
> motherboard and that can be difficult. Any test tools to test motherboards?
>
> Any other ideas? Could a CPU be faulty? Could any other devices cause a
> freeze up?
>
> Angus
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>