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pc lockup w/ black screen & green bar

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by frmtek3

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I purchased 3 pcs from CyberPower and all three have locked up /w a black screen and a green slashed bar on top. I would like to know what is causing this. I have changed mobds and still getting this problem. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

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by frmtek3

Yes I'm getting past the post and w98 is up and running -- there is no special time it happens-- the pc locks up when a program is open and running for a while. Sometimes opening a program will trigger it if other stuff is opened -- it isn't consistent. I thought it was a variety of cards -- video, nic etc., and ended up replacing the mobd. That seemed to work until yesterday and it happened again. I didn't know where else to go.

by paulp

I would be calling the manufacturer. You didn't mention how long ago you bought these systems or even provide any details about them, but if they are new, I would get an RMA and ship them right back.

by frmtek3

The pcs are only a year and a half old and the cpu and mobd were only warranted for 1 year. Their tech support had me on the phone for hours and didn't accomplish anything other than it was the mobd or the cpu that was causing the problem. I replaced the mobd and the problem seemed to go away until yesterday.

by cglrcng9

If perchance you are running Norton System Works 2002 w/ Utilities and have the "active scripts" turned off, and a script attempts to run in the browser while surfing the internet, this will happen everytime...Totally black screen w/ a green checkered bar across the very top...a re-boot is necessary to end the action as I have yet to find another way to get back to normal. I'd rather the re-boot than to have that script run, no matter what that "script is" it's not to be considered good!

by cglrcng9

I have also seen applications w/ a tag along spyware script do this as soon as the program is opened from the program menu...gator is one that will trigger it, if active scripts are shut off.

by seymour6669

Do all 3 of these systems have Network Interface cards? If so, try removing one, then starting up that system. A friend of mine had a similar problem when she popped in a network card without the drivers. What's a "modbs"?

by seymour6669

Please ignore my previous response. It sounds like an overheating or power supply problem. Do you have temperature and/or voltage monitoring in your BIOS? Check your current readings against your manufacturer's suggested readings. You may find a discrepancy in how hot or how much voltage certain components are getting.

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