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[Jonbo298]

When the computer comes back up, does XP say anything about "X program" caused the system to hang? If not, it could vary on random lockups. If you want, just backup important stuff and reformat. Usually never hurts to do it.

I used to get random lockups and I narrowed the cause but I found out I think it was just my mobo and Nvidia's IDE driver causing the problem. But now I dont have the problem after I've wiped the drive a few times for various things.

[Crono]

Originally Posted by Jonbo298

When the computer comes back up, does XP say anything about "X program" caused the system to hang? If not, it could vary on random lockups. If you want, just backup important stuff and reformat. Usually never hurts to do it.

I used to get random lockups and I narrowed the cause but I found out I think it was just my mobo and Nvidia's IDE driver causing the problem. But now I dont have the problem after I've wiped the drive a few times for various things.

I'll have to get back to you on the boot up thing. How long does it usually take to reformat anyway?

[Jonbo298]

Usually an hour or less. Just depends. But almost always should take less then an hour.

[Seth]

Backup and reformat!

That's what I do. Well, not always in that order.