correction: PSU is 430w.

right now, all i can afford is the EL CHEAPO Socket A (462) mobo.

i haven't had any freezes since flashing my BIOS. yea for me!

thanks for the suggestions. eventually i will upgrade to a faster processor and a PCI-e mobo but can't financially do it. hey, i'm a teacher and we make pigeon feed!

Keep us informed.

okay, so its back to the same old same old. its freezing once i'm on the battlefied in BF2142.

is 430w enough? i keep asking myself that.

i checked for burst capisitors and the like, but found nothing. good read though.

my processor heatsink isnt boiling when i surf the net or run itunes, but i remember i used to freeze a while back when i was using windows media player and the internet but it hasnt done that since i reformatted the HD.

i'm clueless. i'm half tempted to throw this Piece of Shiat out the window.

thanks for replies.

That 430 is big enough.

I think it a CPU or motherboard issue.it did it before you replace the graphics and before you replaced the psu.now it is still doing the same.

you could do this as well but i doubt it will help could be bad clusters or sectors on the hdd.

go to start - run - type sfc /scannow

seriously. these probs were here before trying to beef up the PSU and video card.

it took me a while to figure out the sfc/scannow command. it had to have a space between sfc /scannow.

it prompted me to insert my windows xp CD....sheesh. now i need to find this.

i surfed the net for ways around inserting the disc. i'll try them and let you know.

thanks titan....you're adivce is so helpful.

What you will need to do is take your XP disc and copy the i386 folder to the your root drive.

then let the computer know where it is.

Here's how: (type

regedit in the Run box on the start menu)

By navigating

to:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Setup

You will see various entries here on the right hand side.

The one we want is called: SourcePath

It probably has an entry pointing to your CD-ROM drive,(usually D and

that is why it is asking for the XP CD. All we need to do is change it

to: C: Now, double click the SourcePatch setting and a new box will pop

up allowing you to make the change to the drive letter of your root

drive, probably C:

Now restart your computer and try sfc /scannow again!

what i have is a system recovery disc that has the I386 file. followed your directions. i copied it to c:\, hanged the path, rebooted and did the sfc/ scannow thing. it prompted me to insert the disc again.

i'm heading to a friends to grab his cd.

truly appreciative for your help.

j

okay, it made it through the process of sfc/scannow. but when it finished it just closed. i rebooted and noticed nothing. i would think that if there were problems, it would have said something right?

pretty soon, i'll be opening a small computer repair shop with all the info i'm learning. thanks.

No, the utility is silent. It doesnt say anything.

still having freeze problems. a shotgun blast might work the best.