Darth Evader
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- Sep 22, 2006
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Hello. I am wondering if anyone knows of a utility that I could run that would log processes and disk activity so that when my PC freezes I can review to logs to try to determine the culprit.
I have:
Asus P5B-E
E6400 Core2Duo
Corsair Twin2x2048-6400C4 set to Corsairs recommended BIOS settings for this MB
Thermaltake 750 Watt PSU
ATI x1950
Thermaltake Xaser III Case with all intake and exhaust fans on high
In both XP and Vista...but more prevalent in Vista, I am experiencing random freezes, especially under heavy disk activity (running backup software to external drive, backing up DVD's) and when there are multiple programs running. When I say freeze, I mean that it completely freezes...the mouse freezes, the Num and Caps lock keys stop functioning and it requires a hard reset to reboot the PC. If there happens to be a sound playing when it freezes, like and MP3, then the sound will turn into a single tone.
I've tested the memory with Memtest86+ with no errors, tried running with either stick individually, and still experienced this same issue. My temperatures are good. Windows does not record any error logs, my Event Manager is clean...it freezes instantly before Windows even knows it's coming.
Anyway, I was hoping that someone might know of a tool that I could run in the background to keep a running log so that when it does freeze I can see the exact system activity. This would allow me to compare between freeze points to see if there is a common denominator.
I have:
Asus P5B-E
E6400 Core2Duo
Corsair Twin2x2048-6400C4 set to Corsairs recommended BIOS settings for this MB
Thermaltake 750 Watt PSU
ATI x1950
Thermaltake Xaser III Case with all intake and exhaust fans on high
In both XP and Vista...but more prevalent in Vista, I am experiencing random freezes, especially under heavy disk activity (running backup software to external drive, backing up DVD's) and when there are multiple programs running. When I say freeze, I mean that it completely freezes...the mouse freezes, the Num and Caps lock keys stop functioning and it requires a hard reset to reboot the PC. If there happens to be a sound playing when it freezes, like and MP3, then the sound will turn into a single tone.
I've tested the memory with Memtest86+ with no errors, tried running with either stick individually, and still experienced this same issue. My temperatures are good. Windows does not record any error logs, my Event Manager is clean...it freezes instantly before Windows even knows it's coming.
Anyway, I was hoping that someone might know of a tool that I could run in the background to keep a running log so that when it does freeze I can see the exact system activity. This would allow me to compare between freeze points to see if there is a common denominator.