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Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting

20th Sep 2015, 15:52

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Frozen Presario 6000 in Vista

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Posted By Cameronian

I am indebted to you once again SD! According to...

I am indebted to you once again SD! According to my friend Speccy, what it has is "SATA Type, SATA-1 with firmware version 892C".

If the idea that the error which started this off may be down to a...

Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting

19th Sep 2015, 23:29

Replies: 18

Frozen Presario 6000 in Vista

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Posted By Cameronian

Thanks Geoff, sorry for the delay but have been...

Thanks Geoff, sorry for the delay but have been super-occupied. The machine in question is a Compaq Presario V6216EA so it's not too similar to your big Dell. Getting to the memory isn't, I think,...

Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting

17th Sep 2015, 00:33

Replies: 18

Frozen Presario 6000 in Vista

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Posted By Cameronian

Nope, no luck. It has kept freezing although, so...

Nope, no luck. It has kept freezing although, so far, it has mostly recovered on its own after about half an hour. Temperatures remain as above so I don't think they are the cause of all of this....

Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting

14th Sep 2015, 11:08

Replies: 18

Frozen Presario 6000 in Vista

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Posted By Cameronian

Well, I ran the Windows Memory Test, which went...

Well, I ran the Windows Memory Test, which went surprisingly quickly and found no faults at all. Then, almost immediately, the machine froze again - fortunately only a petit-mal this time so it...

Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting

13th Sep 2015, 16:16

Replies: 18

Frozen Presario 6000 in Vista

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Posted By Cameronian

Hi again, SD. I had a look at Memtest. It looked...

Hi again, SD. I had a look at Memtest. It looked a bit too scary for the likes of me, I'm afraid. It seemed to be an abandoned orphan child and to have been left uncared for over a long time. I tried...

Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting

13th Sep 2015, 12:57

Replies: 18

Frozen Presario 6000 in Vista

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Posted By Cameronian

Thanks for that, Avtrician. I've been toying with...

Thanks for that, Avtrician. I've been toying with the idea of checking that, even since before this problem appeared. I've even looked up the instructions for doing it. The temperature check (see...

Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting

12th Sep 2015, 20:33

Replies: 18

Frozen Presario 6000 in Vista

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Posted By Cameronian

Ok, I'll try Memtest, thanks. Now I've got to...

Ok, I'll try Memtest, thanks. Now I've got to practise that smile in front of the mirror before trying to sell the GoogleSyncDoc idea.....
It might be a week before I'm back - if I survive!

Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting

12th Sep 2015, 17:47

Replies: 18

Frozen Presario 6000 in Vista

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Posted By Cameronian

Umm - here are the fruits of my labours but I...

Umm - here are the fruits of my labours but I can't guarantee coherence!

While I was working on your suggestions the CPU varied between 28 and 32ºC, the motherboard from 28 to 34ºC and the HDD was...

Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting

12th Sep 2015, 00:33

Replies: 18

Frozen Presario 6000 in Vista

Views: 2,578

Posted By Cameronian

Thank you for all of that, SD. Since a couple,...

Thank you for all of that, SD. Since a couple, perhaps even more (!), of those suggestions will require me to go back to school (which is good, by the way), I'll give them a shot a bit later on...

Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting

11th Sep 2015, 19:01

Replies: 18

Frozen Presario 6000 in Vista

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Posted By Cameronian

Hi SD! Thank you for having a look and a think. ...

Hi SD! Thank you for having a look and a think.
SWMBO is running the Windows firewall and only one anti-virus (Avast). She does insist on running Google Sync at all times and Mozibackup likewise....

Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting

11th Sep 2015, 13:22

Replies: 18

Frozen Presario 6000 in Vista

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Posted By Cameronian

Frozen Presario 6000 in Vista

Searching shows no posting like this for a long time so here goes...

SWMBO has a Compaq Presario V6000 which is heading for retirement. The problem is it seems to have got wind of that and has...

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