I have a PC running Windows XP Pro SP1 that locks up with no warning.
It happens especially when I start a large download, like the full download of the lateset version of IE6, or the full download of XP SP2.
Sometimes it happens with several applications open at the same time, especially if Outlook Express is one of them. It also occurs if more than a few applications are open, & I try to use the printer.
The problem has been going on for some months now.
When it happens, I have to just power off, & re-boot. Windows always wants to do a check of the hard drive.
The system specs are:
EPOX Ep-8KTA3+ Pro motherboard 3 years old
AMD Athlon CPU 1400, running at 1200
1 SDRAM 256 MB PNY
1 SDRAM 128 MB generic
Creative Labs Graphics Blaster EXXTREME 8 MB RAM
Western Digital UDMA 100, 160 GB drive 6 weeks old
C:\ partition is 5.02 GB
D:\ partition is 23.2 GB
E:\ has the remainder, (which still needs to be formatted)
CenDyne CD burner 48 x 16 x 48 Internal IDE
Creative Labs Modem Blaster PCI 56K v. 90
Adaptec 2940 Internal PCI SCSI-2 controller
External SCSI scanner UMAX Astra 1220S
External SCSI ZIP 100 drive