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Here is one that has been really driving me crazy.
I have the following post up at 10 hardware forums. Either they tell me something i have already been through in regards to OS and software, or they tell me to switch the primary HD.
I'm basically down to either HD, MB, or cpu, having replaced everything else, or nuked and paved, dual OS etc.
It's a video editing machine. P3B-F mb, 733P3, SB live, Geforce, 512 pc133 ram. WIn98SE
HD setup: 4 drives: primary 10gb, Secondary Maxtor 80gb, plus 2 27gb in a promise fasttrak66 card 2+0 raid.
When it runs it runs well.
THE PROBLEM: pretty simple really: with no rhyme or reason the system slows to a crawl. Mouse will barely move, menus open slowly. Sometimes worse than others. Almost seems to surge- hd sounds like this. I use mostly win 98, but win 2k has same symptoms, and will only boot very slowly when it’s happening.
WHAT I HAVE ALREADY DONE:
1) Replaced graphics card. Flashed Bios. Replaced and moved RAM dims. No change.
2) complete nuke and pave and installed dual boot setup w/win2k. Seemed to work at first. but problem came back. Doesn't care which OS. PLEASE DO NOT TELL ME ABOUT OS TWEAKS---I AM 99.95% SURE THIS IS A HARDWARE THING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
3) Replaced 300watt PS with new 350watt PS, again seemed to work at first then back to square one.
4)tested primary ibm HD- tests ok
What i'm thinking about:
replace primary HD
replace mb and or processor
any thoughts?
PS Please do not respond with thoughts on virtual memory or OS stuff....win 2k and 98 have same issues, not related to what apps are running. Happens with 90% resources free on desktop with no apps sometimes.
I have the following post up at 10 hardware forums. Either they tell me something i have already been through in regards to OS and software, or they tell me to switch the primary HD.
I'm basically down to either HD, MB, or cpu, having replaced everything else, or nuked and paved, dual OS etc.
It's a video editing machine. P3B-F mb, 733P3, SB live, Geforce, 512 pc133 ram. WIn98SE
HD setup: 4 drives: primary 10gb, Secondary Maxtor 80gb, plus 2 27gb in a promise fasttrak66 card 2+0 raid.
When it runs it runs well.
THE PROBLEM: pretty simple really: with no rhyme or reason the system slows to a crawl. Mouse will barely move, menus open slowly. Sometimes worse than others. Almost seems to surge- hd sounds like this. I use mostly win 98, but win 2k has same symptoms, and will only boot very slowly when it’s happening.
WHAT I HAVE ALREADY DONE:
1) Replaced graphics card. Flashed Bios. Replaced and moved RAM dims. No change.
2) complete nuke and pave and installed dual boot setup w/win2k. Seemed to work at first. but problem came back. Doesn't care which OS. PLEASE DO NOT TELL ME ABOUT OS TWEAKS---I AM 99.95% SURE THIS IS A HARDWARE THING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
3) Replaced 300watt PS with new 350watt PS, again seemed to work at first then back to square one.
4)tested primary ibm HD- tests ok
What i'm thinking about:
replace primary HD
replace mb and or processor
any thoughts?
PS Please do not respond with thoughts on virtual memory or OS stuff....win 2k and 98 have same issues, not related to what apps are running. Happens with 90% resources free on desktop with no apps sometimes.