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Old 06-22-2009   #1
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I have just done a fresh install of xp on one of my hardrives i have been using for a while, and ever since i did it it has been crashing for no noticeable reason. I have noticed a big improovement upon using a different sata cable (the new one grips a lot better) but that could just be conincidnce.

Ive used seatools which is the manufacturors diagnostic program and it fails at nearly everything. any ideas would be appreciated.

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Hello D4v1d88, welcome back to the forum!

Have you installed all the latest updates for windows and installed all the drivers for your motherboard?
This could cause crashes.

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Ok doing that now, although im not hopefull because updating was the main time it crashed, i get the feeling its whenever the hard drive is accessed or files added/moved on the harddrive, also wen it freezes if i wait long enough there is 1 beep out of the computer speaker

thanks, ill let u know when im done
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Rite smokey, i downloaded a program called uniblue which had a driver detective program, it found quite a few missing drivers which have now been downloaded and installed. one of which was a sata driver and usb and bus drivers so im quite hopefull that that has sorted the problem. so far so good. ill reply to this thread if it crashes again but it looks ok at the minute. Thanks for your help - are you going to reply if in a few days i write back saying it is still crashing?

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Hello Again D4v1d, I am glad that things seem to be running ok for you at the moment!

I will not close this thread just yet, if you post back saying you are having further difficulty's, I will receive an email notification and we can proceed from there

Hopefully none of that will be necessary!

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ok mate, if in a couple of days i still havent had a problem, i will also post sayin it has been resolved now, cheers
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Hi smokey, my computer is definately sorted now - thank you for you're help, i needed my pc working as i start my new job on monday and i was told i needed a working pc so thanks very much! bit embarresed i didnt think of it myself though as i did computers in college for two years so thanks!!!!
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