Hey guys...Today i was jus surfing the net and stuff and jus suddenly...i tried to open interet exlorer (a new one) and then nothing happened....i tried to open task manager and the same...the pc kinds froze...i had to re-boot using the button...then turned it on...and worked fine for a bit...then again...it happened three times today..and its worrying me...:Smy friend said possibly a RAM problem...i dunno...seeking for help !Dario

Have you defragged recently? :)

It could be RAM or a failing power supply. The power supply on my system is five years old. About five months ago, I was doing exactly as you were and my system froze. Then horror of horrors, it froze during boot up, right on the Windows load screen.So I booted into the BIOS, where there's some voltage sensor and temp data in one of the BIOS pages. My temps were fine, but I was surprised to see my voltages falling off. On most systems, if your voltage falls by even ten pct, it will cause a lockup.The problem has subsequently stabilized after I used a blower brush to blow collected dust out of the power supply, but I plan on replacing it. Sometimes, opening a system or bumping it can also cause such issues--RAM can get partially unseated, add-on cards, and even power connectors. Heat is another possibility, such as that introduced by a fan failure or a change in ventilation around your system. If you can get into your BIOS, you may find a page that shows voltages and even temp. readings. It can point you in the right direction as far as troubleshooting the problem. One word of warning though--whether RAM, heat, a failing cpu, Motherboard, or power supply--they can all show up in the same way, as a system freeze. I'm afraid the only approach is a linear one--checking out and eliminating one issue at a time.RAM is often the easiest to eliminate, since you can swap chips quite often and isolate a problem to a specific chip. Power supplies can be "caught in the act" if your MB and BIOS support voltage monitoring, as well as heat if your MB can monitor heat.One way to catch a power supply problem without voltage monitoring tools is to listen to your system. If the voltage falls off, you may very well catch it by a slight change in tone from one or more of your system components. My fans all have their audible quirks, as an example. When I had my power supply problem, I could hear the fans' audible pitch get lower in tandem with the voltage drops. Hope this helps....let us know what you find...-John

hey...thanks for the advices...well i doubt its a power supply problem...as its brand new like the rest of the components of my pc...its an enermax 350w silent PS...the ram is the only thing i can hint at...although i am kind of dissapointed in Corsair...it is also brand new, 512mb DDR...i dunno...if the problem persists i will send it back to the shop and pay a couple of euros more for the new XMS ones...hopefully much better...Dario

I had a similar problem and it was getting worse and worse over months. Finally the computer would not even boot up. I took it for repair and they told my my CPU was dead ...Michael J.http://www.reality-xp.com/community/nr/rsc/rxp-higher.jpg

virus? :)