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BobTheHunted

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I will make this short and straight to the point. I have two old computers that I am using to try and run a 24/7 minecraft server. The first computer was a Win7 4 GB RAM PC, and I recently received another old PC, also 4 GB, but the OS is Windows Vista 32-bit. The Win7 PC doesn't have any other ram slots, and the Windows Vista is 32-bit. So I decided I would swap the hard drives and add all the RAM to the once Vista PC. It turns on fine, but after like an hour, the PC freezes and leaves a diagonal smear left to right of whatever was on the screen before. I have to restart it at this point. I thought it was a problem with the graphics card, so I swapped those out too. Still a problem. Here is a picture of what I am talking about: https://www.dropbox.com/s/svajvan42aoiqg6/SnapShot_001.bmp

Usually it is mostly black, because I was using a command prompt on full screen at the time. Any help resolving this would be much appreciated.
 
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There should be no problem running a normal system 24/7 as a server as long as the temperatures are ok.
An average system generally won't have as high of specs as a server box but for a small server it is ok.

I would like to note that swapping hard drives between systems can leave drivers fairly messed up because it was setup for the previous system. I am not sure if that is the problem or if you have some failing hardware.

I would run several passes of memtest86.
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james latimer

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You shouldnt be running a server on a laptop. period. Not even desktops can host servers without EXTREME perceptions... much less a windows vista computer. anyways the reason it crashed is because you ran your computer non stop. One of your parts probably failed. Also Most gaming computers can only handel three hours of gaming and your computer definitely does not sound like a gaming computer left alone a server.
 
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It is a desktop. I ran the server 24/7 before and this problem only occurred when I switched computers and used the same hard drive. I am not using this computer for anything else. I use a separate computer for gaming and browsing etc... I can also run the computer for a few hours before this happens. Then I restart and a couple more hours, and that cycle just repeats


 
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james latimer

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no u dont get my point you shouldnt be running a server at all. not even gaming desktops can handel that you'd need to get an actual server for that and thats just a pain in the ass trust me you dont wanna get a server you need strong internet and all this crap
 
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BobTheHunted

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Then why is it possible to run minecraft servers at all? What is wrong with you? Please type in intelligible English or let me find someone else to help me.
 
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Intelligible? Arguing with me is'nt gonna solve it act a little mature we appreciate that on toms hardware. What you asked Is like Asking why It's Able to game on a non gaming laptop, It's not meant for it but it's possible to do it. The reason it crashed Is because it overheated. Think About it Your Computer is running a server which means its receiving data and sending data in and out 24/7 for multiple computers. For one computer its nothing but if its a server it is now doing 5 times that.
 
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IT WORKED BEFORE THE CHANGE. There, I think that finally gets the point across. I dedicated the computer to the server and uninstalled all programs. Then I move the hard-drive to the PC that used to have Vista on it so I could use the RAM slots.
 
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There should be no problem running a normal system 24/7 as a server as long as the temperatures are ok.
An average system generally won't have as high of specs as a server box but for a small server it is ok.

I would like to note that swapping hard drives between systems can leave drivers fairly messed up because it was setup for the previous system. I am not sure if that is the problem or if you have some failing hardware.

I would run several passes of memtest86.
 
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