Hi all,
I have a strange problem after upgrading my motherboard and chip from an AMD Athlon 1GHz (motherboard was an EliteGroup K7S5A) to an AMD Athlon XP 2600+ (motherboard is now an ASRock K7S8X), running Windows XP.
The system can run perfectly fine for a few days, then suddenly it will just start freezing. Sometimes it will freeze for a few seconds, sometimes minutes, sometimes hours. The only way out is by pressing Reset, and even then, as soon as it reloads Windows, it starts freezing again.
While it freezes, the CPU usage shoots up to 100% in Task Manager, even though in Processes, no application is using any CPU usage.
The temperature checker in the BIOS reports the CPU temp is around 50 degrees C, and the motherboard temp is around 40 degrees C, at all times.
I've checked for any conflicts in Device Manager, and none are found.
I've tried reformatting the hard drive, and the problem persists. I've not installed any new software, and the hardware configuration has not changed since the old motherboard and chip. The old motherboard and chip worked perfectly, but it was very slow as it was only 1GHz, so it was time to upgrade.
Is there anything I can do to remedy this, as I did call the supplier about the problem, as it appears to me that there is a hardware fault on either the motherboard and chip, and they are basically refusing to do anything about it.
