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[Michael]

I live in Taiwan where the humidity levels during certain times of the year are frequently above 90%. Would this effect my PC's stability?

I am getting regular lock-ups about 1-3 times per day. My PC is always on, 24 hours a day and it is at about 100% CPU utilization because I am running UD cancer research distributed computing software. with my AMD AXIA 1GHZ (not overclocked) the temperature is a steady 66C or 150F on my MSI K7T Turbo.

Any ideas? It seems to have become more unstable after I added another identical stick of 128MB of Kingmax PC150 RAM for 256MB total. But then it use to also crash all of the time in the past but I thought it was because I hadn't reformatted my HDD in about 1 1/2 years. Now I have new HDD and Mobo.

Any advise on the PC lock-ups. Could it be caused by high humidity? Heat? UD Software? ICQ? Windows 98 all of the above and more? Probably too hard to diagnose.

Thanks for the help.

Michael

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[JoeHead]

Well it sounds pretty hot there. You need better cooling. 66C is high, especially not overclocked. I'm sure it has a lot to do with your room temp. You need better cooling. 1st for your CPU and go for a real noisy fan in your case (get ear plugs too). I recomend Swiftech or Thermosonic ThermoEngine w/ 7000 rpm fan (which I just bought). Also case fans. Get one in the front blowing in and one in the back sucking out.

Best of luck.

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[Guest]

if the lockups occur while the pc is running the research program, then i would definately vote for a heat problem (especially since 66 C is very hot). I would certainly upgrade your pc's fans. in addition, If the pc locks up during other uses it could be hardware conflicts. In other words, if you are running the research program and then come home and check your email and it locks up, then its not just heat but could also be software or hardware conflicts. Let me know......

 

[IntelConvert]

With humidity like that, get a room air-conditioner. Both you and your PC will love it!

 

[Michael]

Of course, it is coming soon, I will let you know if it makes a big difference.

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[Michael]

I think it is Hardware and software conflicts as it only locks up when I am actually using the PC, not while I am away and it is crunching distributed research programs.

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[Guest]

yeah, thats what i thought........the heat is a concern which you should address, but the problem is more than likely a software issue. keep a note pad by your pc and jot down notes on what you were doing when it freezes up......my guess is Internet Explorer (thats some rock-solid code....not!). let us know.