Post your PC Problems

[Mike]

Just thought i would encourage people to post any PC problems that you have. No problem is to silly to post (winrew its ok )

Post here and we'll try our best to fix it

[kompressaur]

Prob ive had from the off Mike. Whenever i take out a usb lead from the port my computer crashes. I've just done a BIOS update but still its happening. Ive got 4 usb ports but no idea what power i am running but i can find out.

XP etc

I can post a system anaylsis but maybe its a bit early for that eh?

Also and maybe related. After my computer recovers from a crash i find my usb modem wont work for a few reboots and also my sound drivers have been know to either uninstal themselves as they aint working. I have to reinstall them.

[Mike]

Komp

Do you just pull it out or do you use the eject device option which should be by your clock its a little grey box with a green arrow.

Also when you say crash, in what way? does it bluescreen or reboot?

[kompressaur]

I dont use the safely remove the hardwear button Mike as i forgot it was there and anyhow i have 23 bits of hardware attached (printer, modem and joypad) so im wary of removing them. I sometimes fall over them when i have to get up and they fall out.

Crash sorry as in just a frozen screen. Nothing happening, mouse dead etc. Have to turn off at the mains.

[Mike]

Komp can you do a test try and remove the device using the safely remove button. When you click that it shoyld brring up a list of what is there. See if it locks then

[keemanan]

Is there owt in the event log Komp?
One thing that you might think of doing is switching your modem to an ethernet connection (should be compatable).

[kompressaur]

Bloody hell Keem i thought you were here to gloat

Whats an event log and where it? I'll check out Ethernets Keem cheers.

Just did that Mike and its only showing my modem. the printer aint showing as its unplugged and the joystick aint showing either I aint used it yet. Works though in my Control pad joystick thingy.

I'll go get mame or summat and check it.

[keemanan]

you've got me all wrong komp

start>run>eventvwr

look in the system part , there could be clues therein!

[Mike]

To view your event log.

Go to the control panel then go to Administrative tools. Go to Event Viewer. In there you will see

Application
Security
System

Have a look through post anything with a Warning triangle or an Red error x

[kompressaur]

Getting red SRV error. A few errors actually Tcpip seems poular. Shall we just give up? Its hassley eh?

[Mike]

Nah never give up

post the errors they probably are nothing but worth checking.

Sure its that you just unplug your usb devices. whats the main one you unplug?

[slick]

Does the crash occur when u unplug from a particular port or from any port?
Or what Milke say, is it just one device u unplug when it crashes.

could also be the psu if ure using a few devices that are drawing power from usb port like joypads etc, try and get a psu over 400 watts to be on the safe side.