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Hello,

I upgraded my PC. I put in an ECS K7SOM motherboard with a Duron 1800+ CPU.
I also changed the case with a 400W power supply. When I use the PC while
using the Internet, it keeps freezing up. I kept the old RAM which is a
64MB PC133 module. I also kept the FDD and HDD which has Win98SE installed.
Currently, I'm on dial-up. I updated my anti-virus software and scanned the
PC for any viruses and it came up clean. Then I went to the CMOS to check
the hardware. The temperature for the CPU is 57 degrees celsius/134 degrees
farenheit and the system temperature is 42 degrees celsius/107 degrees
farenheit. Is the CPU temperature too hot? I only have the CPU fan in
there, no case fans other than the power supply fan of course. Any other
causes for this problem?
Thanks for the help.

Bob



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"Bob" <> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> I upgraded my PC. I put in an ECS K7SOM motherboard with a Duron 1800+
CPU.
> I also changed the case with a 400W power supply. When I use the PC while
> using the Internet, it keeps freezing up. I kept the old RAM which is a
> 64MB PC133 module. I also kept the FDD and HDD which has Win98SE
installed.
> Currently, I'm on dial-up. I updated my anti-virus software and scanned
the
> PC for any viruses and it came up clean. Then I went to the CMOS to check
> the hardware. The temperature for the CPU is 57 degrees celsius/134
degrees
> farenheit and the system temperature is 42 degrees celsius/107 degrees
> farenheit. Is the CPU temperature too hot? I only have the CPU fan in
> there, no case fans other than the power supply fan of course. Any other
> causes for this problem?
> Thanks for the help.
>
> Bob
>
>
>
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Your new Cpu is too much for your old Pc133 ram.
You should buy new ram, and then you can use your new Cpu to it's full
capability.
Or, in the meantime,you can go into Bios and 'underclock' your Cpu speed a
bit, set the speed down to 1100 Mghrz (or even lower). This will prevent
your machine from freezing up, untill you get new (compatable) Ram.

Try running the PC with the case open, and a desktop fan
pointed at the innards. If the problem resolves under these
conditions, you can be fairly sure that it is an overheating issue.


On Fri, 21 Nov 2003 12:49:10 GMT, in
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Bob scrawled:

>Hello,
>
>I upgraded my PC. I put in an ECS K7SOM motherboard with a Duron 1800+ CPU.
>I also changed the case with a 400W power supply. When I use the PC while
>using the Internet, it keeps freezing up. I kept the old RAM which is a
>64MB PC133 module. I also kept the FDD and HDD which has Win98SE installed.
>Currently, I'm on dial-up. I updated my anti-virus software and scanned the
>PC for any viruses and it came up clean. Then I went to the CMOS to check
>the hardware. The temperature for the CPU is 57 degrees celsius/134 degrees
>farenheit and the system temperature is 42 degrees celsius/107 degrees
>farenheit. Is the CPU temperature too hot? I only have the CPU fan in
>there, no case fans other than the power supply fan of course. Any other
>causes for this problem?
>Thanks for the help.
>
>Bob
>
>
>
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I remember looking at the motherboard manual and it says it can take up to
100MHz SDRAM and up to 266MHz DDR RAM. I'm not using both types right now
as the manual says it will not work. As I said before, I'm using PC133 RAM
so do you think that might be the problem? more than 100MHz?

"WorkingClassHero" <> wrote in message
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>
> "Bob" <> wrote in message
> news:aRnvb.447978$pl3.262276@pd7tw3no...
> > Hello,
> >
> > I upgraded my PC. I put in an ECS K7SOM motherboard with a Duron 1800+
> CPU.
> > I also changed the case with a 400W power supply. When I use the PC
while
> > using the Internet, it keeps freezing up. I kept the old RAM which is a
> > 64MB PC133 module. I also kept the FDD and HDD which has Win98SE
> installed.
> > Currently, I'm on dial-up. I updated my anti-virus software and scanned
> the
> > PC for any viruses and it came up clean. Then I went to the CMOS to
check
> > the hardware. The temperature for the CPU is 57 degrees celsius/134
> degrees
> > farenheit and the system temperature is 42 degrees celsius/107 degrees
> > farenheit. Is the CPU temperature too hot? I only have the CPU fan in
> > there, no case fans other than the power supply fan of course. Any
other
> > causes for this problem?
> > Thanks for the help.
> >
> > Bob
> >
> >
> >
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> > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
> > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
> > Version: 6.0.537 / Virus Database: 332 - Release Date: 11/6/03
> >
> >
> Your new Cpu is too much for your old Pc133 ram.
> You should buy new ram, and then you can use your new Cpu to it's full
> capability.
> Or, in the meantime,you can go into Bios and 'underclock' your Cpu speed a
> bit, set the speed down to 1100 Mghrz (or even lower). This will prevent
> your machine from freezing up, untill you get new (compatable) Ram.
>
>


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these motherboards dont work well with PC133, upgrade the ram to DDR
"Bob" <> wrote in message
news:aRnvb.447978$pl3.262276@pd7tw3no...
> Hello,
>
> I upgraded my PC. I put in an ECS K7SOM motherboard with a Duron 1800+
CPU.
> I also changed the case with a 400W power supply. When I use the PC while
> using the Internet, it keeps freezing up. I kept the old RAM which is a
> 64MB PC133 module. I also kept the FDD and HDD which has Win98SE
installed.
> Currently, I'm on dial-up. I updated my anti-virus software and scanned
the
> PC for any viruses and it came up clean. Then I went to the CMOS to check
> the hardware. The temperature for the CPU is 57 degrees celsius/134
degrees
> farenheit and the system temperature is 42 degrees celsius/107 degrees
> farenheit. Is the CPU temperature too hot? I only have the CPU fan in
> there, no case fans other than the power supply fan of course. Any other
> causes for this problem?
> Thanks for the help.
>
> Bob
>
>
>
> ---
> Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
> Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
> Version: 6.0.537 / Virus Database: 332 - Release Date: 11/6/03
>
>