computer hanging up

Hello

I have a compaq presario desktop, well I stripped it clean and put a new mobo and memory and hdd in there because the original board kept locking up.

I just recently started having the same problem again and it started about a week after I got the comp running.

The system started by giving off a couple of long beeps while just sitting and running and then after about a week started hanging up and just freezing during work.

I have a MSI MS661FM2:
INTEL CELERON
KINGSTON HYPER X MEMORY
INTEGRATED 6150 GRAPHICS
WIN XP PRO

I thought this might hdd related but I tried another one with the same result and thought it might be a power supply issue.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks to all who answer.

 

I surely hope the power supply isn't the problem, a faulty PSU could damage your new components!

Do you have a multimeter to test it? The yellow wire should give you about 12V with a tolerance of +/-1.2V (ie. 10.8V to 13.2V) and the red wire should give you about 5V with a tolerance of 0.5V (ie. 4.5V to 5.5V).

I'd test it while running the OLD components, just in case it is the problem.

If that tests fine, then I would suspect the CPU. Celerons are known to have heat issues. Have you properly applied thermal paste? What are your temperatures like?

 

I have no real clue what the temps are running at this point wont stay running long enough to really diagnose it but the problem seems to more persistant during heavy loads such as installs, virus scans, etc.

I did not rule out the processor I just neede some positive feed back for the situation I cant get through even the loading process after logging in without a hang up.

If the processor is the problem what would be best to stick in there it is a socket 478

 

Don't bother going as far as Windows to check your temperatures. The tempurature reported in BIOS is typically most reliable.

I'd go with a P4. I was fairly happy with the temps of my 3.0GHz Prescott core when I had it. Make sure you've applied thermal paste properly. See this link if you need instructions.

I'd say this is almost certainly either a heat or power issue. I would STRONGLY recommend that you rule out the power before moving on. Like I said, you don't want to hurt your new parts! Multimeters can be acquired fairly cheaply. Check the local department store.

 

Thank you greatly

I guess no matter how long you work on these things you get stumped luckily theres always a good help forum like this to get you back on track.

again thank you.