Most often our computers usually beckon us with freezes and crashes whiles we are busily performing our hectic schedules on our nifty computers. This has been a great problem facing every native computer user and most often we hesitate in doing a quick restart without putting correct measures in place to curb those frequent freezes and crashes; to be me more realistic without having a second thought of it we just sweep it under a rug.
Have a glimpse through the top reasons why our Computers freezes / crashes as we provide you with well proven and analytical remedies to them.
Our Computers freezes / crashes because of errors in the operating system (OS) software or errors in the computer hardware. Software errors are probably more common and easily solved, but hardware errors can be devastating.
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HARDWARE CONFLICT
The number one reason why our computer freezes / crashes is hardware conflict. Each hardware device communicates to other devices through an Interrupt Request Channel (IRQ). These are supposed to be unique for each device. For example, a printer usually connects internally on IRQ 7. The keyboard usually uses IRQ 1 and the floppy disk drive IRQ 6. Each device will try to hog a single IRQ for itself.
Make sure all USB Devices connected are properly ejected from the computer before removing them
COMPUTER VIRUSES
A Computer Virus is a piece of code which is capable of copying itself and typically has a detrimental effect, such as corrupting the system or destroying data.
Most viruses replicates themselves; and in the course of their replication they overload the system with unnecessary tasks and files which causes the computer to slow down and crashes. Often the first sign of a virus infection is instability. Some viruses erase the boot sector of a hard drive, making it impossible to start.
An excellent solution is to get a strong antivirus program which will protect your system against infections; And I will recommend Avast Antivirus which. And advice windows 10 users to update their Windows Defender.
OVERHEATING
Central processing units (CPUs) are usually equipped with fans to keep them cool. If the fan fails or if the CPU gets old it may start to overheat and generate a particular kind of error called a kernel error. This is a common problem in chips that have been overclocked to operate at higher speeds than they are supposed to.
One remedy that I will emphasize on is to get a bigger better fan and install it on top of the CPU. Specialist cooling fans/ heatsinks are available from www.jumia.com
CPU problems can often be fixed by disabling the CPU internal cache in the BIOS. This will make the machine run more slowly, but it should also be more stable.
RAM GONE BAD
Ram (random-access memory) problems are the backbone of the blue screen of death (bsod) with a message saying Fatal Exception Error. A fatal error indicates a serious hardware problem. Sometimes it may mean a part is damaged and will need replacing.
But a fatal error caused by RAM might be caused by a mismatch of chips. For example, mixing 70-nanosecond (70ns) Ram with 60ns Ram will usually force the computer to run all the Ram at the slower speed. This will often crash the machine if the Ram is overworked.
One way around this problem is to enter the BIOS settings and increase the wait state of the Ram. This can make it more stable. Another way to troubleshoot a suspected Ram problem is to rearrange the Ram chips on the motherboard, or take some of them out. Then try to repeat the circumstances that caused the crash. When handling Ram try not to touch the gold connections, as they can be easily damaged.
POWER SUPPLY PROBLEMS
With all the new construction going on around the country the steady supply of electricity has become disrupted. A power surge or spike can crash a computer as easily as a power cut.
If this has become a nuisance for you then consider buying a uninterrupted power supply (UPS). This will give you a clean power supply when there is electricity, and it will give you a few minutes to perform a controlled shutdown in case of a power cut.
It is a good investment if your data are critical, because a power cut will cause any unsaved data to be lost.
Enjoy hectic free usage of your computer without any persistence freezing if you go in accordance to the remedies provided. Thanks.
