I just put together a system with an AMD XP2000+ processor. After installing Win XP everything worked fine for a few days. But now the system keeps freezing. I log on and even if I don't start any programs this happens. The CPU activity goes up to around 100% for a while, then down, and up again. Sometimes it seems to work fine for a while, then suddenly it freezes again. It usually stays frozen for maybe 20-30 seconds at a time.
If I reboot and check the BIOS settings, it says that the CPU temperature is around 55 degrees C. Can it be that the processor is overheating, or would I get a message if that happens? When putting the system together I accidentaly touched the paste at the bottom of the CPU fan, and some of it rubbed off, but not very much.
I have not yet set up an Internet connection. Could this be part of the problem? I've tried disabling some of the network stuff.
If I reboot and check the BIOS settings, it says that the CPU temperature is around 55 degrees C. Can it be that the processor is overheating, or would I get a message if that happens? When putting the system together I accidentaly touched the paste at the bottom of the CPU fan, and some of it rubbed off, but not very much.
I have not yet set up an Internet connection. Could this be part of the problem? I've tried disabling some of the network stuff.