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"Rainy" <sweetwrapz@mchsi.com> wrote in message
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> Hi..this morning after waking up, I found my computer frozen, and was forced
> to at first restart which let me to a screen that told me Hardware Monitor
> found an error and to click F! to continue.. I was not able to get F1 to
> respond, and after trying a couple of times to turn off my computer
> manually, I was finally able to get to a screen where Chkdsk was checking
> for errors.. it seemed to fix them, finding several minor errors and even an
> error in a gif file. Can someone tell me if there is something I can do to
> fix the problem or if chkdsk corrected the errors, and is everything ok
> now??? sure hope so! Appreciate any response, thanks Rainy..
>
>


Rainy,

You've been around here long enough to know this first point already. I'm
including it for the benefit of others.

Your first priority should be to make sure all your important files are backed
up. CD/DVDs are preferable but an external hard drive will do if that's all you
have available. Once you've done that, test the backup to make sure you can
restore your files in a worst case scenario.

Now, back to your problem. Odds are this is a hardware issue. The usual suspects
are your hard drive, power supply unit, or memory.

If you're curious about what the Hardware Monitor error was, you will have to
get into your system's BIOS and look for an error report. Look on the screen
when your computer first boots for the key you need to hit to access the BIOS
setup program. F2 and DEL are the most common ones.

To view the chkdsk results, do the following;

Go to Start -> Run and enter eventvwr.msc in the Open box.
Note: You can also access Event Viewer through Control Panel -> Administrative
Tools.
In Event Viewer, click on Application in the left hand column.
Look in the right hand pane for a recent entry with Winlogon as the Source and
1001 for the Event ID .
Double click on the entry to see the results.

You might want to check the hard drive manufacturer's web site to see if they
have a diagnostic utility available. If you're not sure what make and model hard
drive is installed in your computer, you can check System Information, (Start ->
All Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools -> System Information). This utility
can also be accessed through Start -> Run -> msinfo32.exe. Look under
Components -> Storage -> Disks.

If you prefer, you can use a program such as Everest Home Edition to find out
who manufactured your hard drive.

http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4181.html

Here's a program which will test your system's RAM.

Memtest86
http://www.memtest86.com/

Testing a PSU is not something I'd recommend the average user attempt. If a PSU
is suspected, the usual procedure is to replace it with a known working unit.

Good luck

Nepatsfan