Here ismy PC's internal My motherboard (including my CPU covered by the cooling fan= Intel Xeon X3220 (2.4 GHz) (4 cores, 4 threads): My RAM (Kingston 2GB DDR2)*: My GPU (Inno3D NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT 1GB DDR2): *Sorry if it is blurry but you see it is my RAM memory. My total specs: = Asus P3-P5G31 model = Intel Xeon X3220 @ 2.4 GHz = Kingston 2GB DDR2 RAM, 1TB HDD (7200 rpm) = Inno3D NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT 1GB DDR2 (128-bit, 550 MHz Core clock, 666 MHz Memory clock) = 230W PSU = Windows 7 Ultimate (x64) = Intel P35/G33/G31 motherboard (according to CPU-Z) = BIOS date: 12/09/2008 How is that?
3 days ago, my PC unfortunately just froze 11 times per use with nothing that provoked the system to crash or even BSOD or traces of crash or the minidumps, and for that reason I am going to build another PC, not to mean upgrading my current PC as the DDR2 memory I had is phased out as does to my motherboard and the CPU. It seems that the issue came out of nowhere in my PC.
Most likely it's no longer functional for daily use if it exhibits this kind of behavior. I recommend getting a new PC with upgraded specs and up-to-date architecture.
This PC just froze from out of nowhere and that I sticked to my mom's laptop Sony VGN-NW270F (having 4 GB of RAM) and it performed well in spite of having no dedicated GPU. I am awaiting the new PC to be built.
As it says, the Windows boot loader (winload) is having an unexpected I/O error. The file might be currupt, your hard drive might be dying, etc. I found a page that might help you, not sure. Read the whole thing before you try anything. EDIT: have you also tried switching data cables connected to your hard drive to different ports or replacing the data cables? That might help as well.
When I bought that PC in 2009, it had no dedicated graphics card present in which it was Intel GMA 3100. But we bought the GPU which is the Inno3D NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT 1 GB DDR2.
You should buy a new PC, it would be more costly to fix a computer rather than wait and buy a new one in my opinion.
Hard drives are cheap if that's what's broken ($30-40 for a good HDD). Most of the time it's cheaper to replace a part or two than buy a whole new PC if you do it yourself. The Desktop pictures is old, so buying a new one might give him more performance, but just because it's old doesn't mean it's crap. Honestly that computer is probably better than most new, cheap PCs. If he is willing to spend more money to get a good computer, then there is good reason to buy a new one, otherwise it would most likely be more cost effective to try and fix it. @MatthewStevenGo have you tried what I posted?
Last July 7, it became the worst day for my PC since it suffered plethora of unprovoked freeze with no BSOD. When that happened, the keyboard and mouse does not respond no matter what I tried. The only way to stop that is to hold the power button & then restart. But last Saturday when I tried to launch the PC, it froze upon the startup before Windows 7 launches and mouse and keyboard does not respond anymore.
^ unplug the PC and try this. Try not to touch the inside of the computer too much. A buildup of static electricity on you (like rubbing your socks on the carpet) has the slight chance of shocking the PC (not good) if you touch interal components. Touching the case should be fine though and it's a small chance it would happen anyways.
Now I resign the use of that PC since it crashed frequently with no provocation and for that reason I am going to my Asus K55VD laptop or SOny VGN-NW270F.
I tried reseating the RAM modules last week but same result again = it unexpectedly freezes with no discernible reason.
