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My system is very nearly entirely frozen. In task manager -> process tab,
the "System" process is utilizing 99% of resources (System!, NOT the usual
System Idle Process) and hung there.
Rebooting even in safe mode does not change the situation. The reboots are
taking four or five times normal. I believe it may be the power supply.
This is my second power supply. Is there a way to know or test for certain
which major problem could be causing this, i.e. Power Supply or old main hard
drive (original c drive)?
It is difficult to run anything on the system. The lag time per click is in
minutes. However I do have a home network, so I can use the resources of my
similar second machine to access the machine in question.
Any insight in addition to buying a new machine?
Environment:
Windows 2000, SP4, running on
Dell Dimension XPS T550
Norton Antivirus corporate edition, with up-to-date virus definitions,
tested monthly.
latest Adaware personal edition and spybot search and destroy are run monthly
Added a 120GB hard drive about two years ago.
My system is very nearly entirely frozen. In task manager -> process tab,
the "System" process is utilizing 99% of resources (System!, NOT the usual
System Idle Process) and hung there.
Rebooting even in safe mode does not change the situation. The reboots are
taking four or five times normal. I believe it may be the power supply.
This is my second power supply. Is there a way to know or test for certain
which major problem could be causing this, i.e. Power Supply or old main hard
drive (original c drive)?
It is difficult to run anything on the system. The lag time per click is in
minutes. However I do have a home network, so I can use the resources of my
similar second machine to access the machine in question.
Any insight in addition to buying a new machine?
Environment:
Windows 2000, SP4, running on
Dell Dimension XPS T550
Norton Antivirus corporate edition, with up-to-date virus definitions,
tested monthly.
latest Adaware personal edition and spybot search and destroy are run monthly
Added a 120GB hard drive about two years ago.