OK, some opinions please
My computer doesnt like the cold. Seems to be OK in summer. Lately, failry noisy start up and froze at startup usually at the log in screen(Win XP) and then often again once it logs in. Once it warms up, it is OK - I can reboot without crashing at startup.
I thought power supply at first as because of the fan noise and the coldness factor. Replacing the PS didnt help. The noise comes from the CPU fan but I cant see that as a problem as it is OK when it warms up.
So my list of suspects are:
- hard drive. Ive installed Win 7 on it (but didnt reformat first). I dont think this is it.
- dodgy memory chip: this is what I suspect is the culprit.
Any thoughts. Only locks up when starts up from cold.
My computer doesnt like the cold. Seems to be OK in summer. Lately, failry noisy start up and froze at startup usually at the log in screen(Win XP) and then often again once it logs in. Once it warms up, it is OK - I can reboot without crashing at startup.
I thought power supply at first as because of the fan noise and the coldness factor. Replacing the PS didnt help. The noise comes from the CPU fan but I cant see that as a problem as it is OK when it warms up.
So my list of suspects are:
- hard drive. Ive installed Win 7 on it (but didnt reformat first). I dont think this is it.
- dodgy memory chip: this is what I suspect is the culprit.
Any thoughts. Only locks up when starts up from cold.

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