Hardware or software problem ?

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    COMPUTER BILL is offline Newbie

    Hardware or software problem ?

    SYSTEM: DELL PRECISION 410 MT INTEL P-II WORK STATION (MINI TOWER)
    OPERATING SYSTEM: WINDOWS XP HOME VERSION 2002 WITH SERVICE PACK 2
    CLOCK SPEED: 400MHz INTERNALLY 100MHz EXTERNALLY
    RAM: 256MB ECC SDRAM - SYSTEM CHIPSET INTEL 440BX AGPset
    AUDIO CONTROLLER: 16 BIT PLUG AND PLAY CRYSTAL 3D CS4237B
    PRIMARY SCSI CONTROLLER: ADAPTEC ACI-7890 ULTRA2/WIDE LVD
    SECONDARY SCSI CONTROLLER: ADAPTEC ACI-7880 INTERNAL ULTRA/NARROW EXTERNAL ULTRA/WIDE
    DRIVES: A: 3 1/2" 1.44MB - C:10GB SCSI - D: 5 NEC CD-ROM

    PROBLEM: SYSTEM FREEZES UP MORE OFTEN THAN NOT.
    WHEN IT FROZEN THE ONLY THING THAT FUNCTIONS IS THE RESET BUTTON.
    WHEN NOT FROZED IT WILL LOAD SOFTWARE, RUN SOFTWARE, AND ALLOWS REMOVAL OF SOFTWARE.

    THE FOLLOWING HAVE BEEN RUN TO ATTEMPT TO CLEAR PROBLEM:
    DISK CLEANUP - DISK DEFRAG. - REGISTRY REPAIR - AND A NUMBER OF DIAGNOSTIC PROGRAMS - PC WIZARD, QA WIN32, CHECK IT PRO, ECT.

    NOT A CLUE.... DON'T KNOW IF IT IS HARDWARE OR SOFTWARE RELATED ???
    THIS SYSTEM IS ON A CLOSED NETWORK WITH NO MODEM INSTALLED.

    ANY SUGGESTIONS ANY ONE????


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    Digerati is offline Senior Quiquagenarian
    First, it seems you have already asked this question but you have not responded to suggestions - see http://www.d-a-l.com/help/general-ha...-locks-up.html

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