OK, I bought this computer less than 2 months ago, and it is already freezing up! It has a K7S5A motherboard with a 1.4 ghz t-bird with 512 mb pc133. I don't have many programs running on it, so I am suspecting a heat problem. How would I install a quality cooling fan if that was the case. Are there any alternatives to getting another fan? Here are the programs running as well as the specs:
AuthenticAMD AMD Athlon(tm) Processor
512MB RAM
68% system resources free
Windows-managed swap file on drive C (29562MB free)
Available space on drive C: 29562MB of 38921MB (FAT32)
Kernel32.dll 4.10.2222 Microsoft Corporation Win32 Kernel core component C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\Kernel32.dll 4.3 Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Operating System
MSGSRV32.EXE 4.10.2222 Microsoft Corporation Windows 32-bit VxD Message Server C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSGSRV32.EXE 4.0 Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Operating System
Spool32.exe 4.10.1998 Microsoft Corporation Spooler Sub System Process C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\Spool32.exe 4.0 Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Operating System
Mprexe.exe 4.10.1998 Microsoft Corporation WIN32 Network Interface Service Process C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\Mprexe.exe 4.0 Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Operating System
MMTASK.TSK 4.03.1998 Microsoft Corporation Multimedia background task support module C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MMTASK.TSK 4.0 Microsoft Windows
Mstask.exe 4.71.2721.1 Microsoft Corporation Task Scheduler Engine C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\Mstask.exe 4.0 Microsoft® Windows® Task Scheduler
Vsmon.exe 2.6.357 Zone Labs Inc. TrueVector Service C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\ZONELABS\Vsmon.exe 4.0 TrueVector Service
Minilog.exe 2.6.357 Zone Labs Inc. TrueVector Basic Alert Logger C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\ZONELABS\Minilog.exe 4.0 ZoneAlarm
Explorer.exe 4.72.3110.1 Microsoft Corporation Windows Explorer C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.exe 4.0 Microsoft(R) Windows NT(R) Operating System
Taskmon.exe 4.10.1998 Microsoft Corporation Task Monitor C:\WINDOWS\Taskmon.exe 4.0 Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Operating System
Systray.exe 4.10.2222 Microsoft Corporation System Tray Applet C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\Systray.exe 4.0 Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Operating System
Rambooster.exe C:\MY DOWNLOAD FILES\Rambooster.exe 4.0
Zapro.exe 2.6.357 Zone Labs Inc. ZoneAlarm Pro C:\PROGRAM FILES\ZONE LABS\ZONEALARM\Zapro.exe 4.0 ZoneAlarm Pro
Wmiexe.exe 5.00.1755.1 Microsoft Corporation WMI service exe housing C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\Wmiexe.exe 4.0 Microsoft(R) Windows NT(R) Operating System
Iexplore.exe 5.50.4134.600 Microsoft Corporation Internet Explorer C:\PROGRAM FILES\INTERNET EXPLORER\Iexplore.exe 4.0 Microsoft(R) Windows (R) 2000 Operating System
Ddhelp.exe 4.08.01.0881 Microsoft Corporation Microsoft DirectX Helper C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\Ddhelp.exe 4.0 Microsoft® DirectX for Windows® 95 and 98
Iexplore.exe 5.50.4134.600 Microsoft Corporation Internet Explorer C:\PROGRAM FILES\INTERNET EXPLORER\Iexplore.exe 4.0 Microsoft(R) Windows (R) 2000 Operating System
Winamp.exe 2.77 Nullsoft Winamp C:\PROGRAM FILES\WINAMP\Winamp.exe 4.0 Winamp
Msinfo32.exe 4.10.2222 Microsoft Corporation MSInfo32 C:\PROGRAM FILES\COMMON FILES\MICROSOFT SHARED\MSINFO\Msinfo32.exe 4.0 Microsoft System Information
Thanks for any help in advance!!
AuthenticAMD AMD Athlon(tm) Processor
512MB RAM
68% system resources free
Windows-managed swap file on drive C (29562MB free)
Available space on drive C: 29562MB of 38921MB (FAT32)
Kernel32.dll 4.10.2222 Microsoft Corporation Win32 Kernel core component C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\Kernel32.dll 4.3 Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Operating System
MSGSRV32.EXE 4.10.2222 Microsoft Corporation Windows 32-bit VxD Message Server C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSGSRV32.EXE 4.0 Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Operating System
Spool32.exe 4.10.1998 Microsoft Corporation Spooler Sub System Process C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\Spool32.exe 4.0 Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Operating System
Mprexe.exe 4.10.1998 Microsoft Corporation WIN32 Network Interface Service Process C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\Mprexe.exe 4.0 Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Operating System
MMTASK.TSK 4.03.1998 Microsoft Corporation Multimedia background task support module C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MMTASK.TSK 4.0 Microsoft Windows
Mstask.exe 4.71.2721.1 Microsoft Corporation Task Scheduler Engine C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\Mstask.exe 4.0 Microsoft® Windows® Task Scheduler
Vsmon.exe 2.6.357 Zone Labs Inc. TrueVector Service C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\ZONELABS\Vsmon.exe 4.0 TrueVector Service
Minilog.exe 2.6.357 Zone Labs Inc. TrueVector Basic Alert Logger C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\ZONELABS\Minilog.exe 4.0 ZoneAlarm
Explorer.exe 4.72.3110.1 Microsoft Corporation Windows Explorer C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.exe 4.0 Microsoft(R) Windows NT(R) Operating System
Taskmon.exe 4.10.1998 Microsoft Corporation Task Monitor C:\WINDOWS\Taskmon.exe 4.0 Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Operating System
Systray.exe 4.10.2222 Microsoft Corporation System Tray Applet C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\Systray.exe 4.0 Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Operating System
Rambooster.exe C:\MY DOWNLOAD FILES\Rambooster.exe 4.0
Zapro.exe 2.6.357 Zone Labs Inc. ZoneAlarm Pro C:\PROGRAM FILES\ZONE LABS\ZONEALARM\Zapro.exe 4.0 ZoneAlarm Pro
Wmiexe.exe 5.00.1755.1 Microsoft Corporation WMI service exe housing C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\Wmiexe.exe 4.0 Microsoft(R) Windows NT(R) Operating System
Iexplore.exe 5.50.4134.600 Microsoft Corporation Internet Explorer C:\PROGRAM FILES\INTERNET EXPLORER\Iexplore.exe 4.0 Microsoft(R) Windows (R) 2000 Operating System
Ddhelp.exe 4.08.01.0881 Microsoft Corporation Microsoft DirectX Helper C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\Ddhelp.exe 4.0 Microsoft® DirectX for Windows® 95 and 98
Iexplore.exe 5.50.4134.600 Microsoft Corporation Internet Explorer C:\PROGRAM FILES\INTERNET EXPLORER\Iexplore.exe 4.0 Microsoft(R) Windows (R) 2000 Operating System
Winamp.exe 2.77 Nullsoft Winamp C:\PROGRAM FILES\WINAMP\Winamp.exe 4.0 Winamp
Msinfo32.exe 4.10.2222 Microsoft Corporation MSInfo32 C:\PROGRAM FILES\COMMON FILES\MICROSOFT SHARED\MSINFO\Msinfo32.exe 4.0 Microsoft System Information
Thanks for any help in advance!!