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  1. August 23rd, 2002, 03:35 AM #1
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    System with dual display freezes

    I have just finished adding a secondary display to a friends computer, and every now and again it will freeze up.
    Things that make the computer freeze is maximizing Microsoft Word windows, or playing MP3s for over 1 hour.
    I have been trying to fix this problem for two days now, and the only thing that I can think of it that might be a problem is the secondary video card doesn't have an IRQ for some reason, or maybe heat problems could this have something to do with it?
    The system specs are:
    Dell Optiplex GX150
    Intel Pentium III 1 Ghz
    128MB RAM
    20GB hard drive
    Primary display: S3 Trio 64V (Dell E551 monitor)
    Seconday display: Cirrus Logic 5446 (Generic monitor)

    Thanks in advance.
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  2. August 23rd, 2002, 10:40 AM #2
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    Playing MP3 files for hours may be your clue. Thats a lot of stuff loaded into memory at one time.
    You might want to check systems resources in Windows Explorer>Help>About Windows.
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  3. August 23rd, 2002, 10:05 PM #3
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    The system resources when windows starts up is 93% after two hours playing MP3s the resources have gone down to 89%, but even maximizing a word window in the first few minutes of windows loading will cause it to come to a complete halt and nothing but the power button works.
    Any clues?
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  4. August 25th, 2002, 07:20 PM #4
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