Frozen!

[codydod1]

Alright... I got a new computer earlier this month, and it's been working quite well. One of the first things I did was install EVE online as well as iTunes. 8 Days ago, I installed Age of Mythology: Gold Edition. 4 days later, I turned the computer on in the morning, updated my podcasts using iTunes, and then logged off. That afternoon, I logged back in. I tried opening Firefox and EVE online, but neither program opened. I decided to restart the computer, but when I used "Start>shut Down>Turn off this Computer" Nothing happened. I tried pressing the power button on the computer. Nothing Happened. Finally, I flicked the power switch at the back of the computer. When I tried to turn the computer on again, nothing happened. The power light stayed off. The fans didn't move. Nothing Happened.

I tried unplugging/replugging the computer using all of the power cables, and it still wouldn't turn on. I left it alone. The next morning I tried and it worked again. That afternoon, I tried playing AOM, but it froze, completely stopping the pointer on the screen. I pressed and held the power button 'till it turned off, and tried to turn it on again. It wouldn't turn on.

It was like this for a full day. The next afternoon, I tried and it worked. I played AOM, and it froze. It was like this for a full day. The next afternoon, I tried and it worked. I started playing EVE, and it froze again, and I was forced to power off. It wouldn't turn on. Then I phoned the person who gave the computer to me, and he suggested unplugging/replugging some battery in the computer. I did, and it turned on. Today, it was working. I played AOM and EVE, and neither crashed, but windows update wanted to restart, so I tried, but it wouldn't shut down, so I powered off. It won't turn on.

I really don't know what's wrong with it, but I'd like to be able to fix it.

I don't know if this helps, but here is my Belarc info (taken February 27)

Operating System System Model
Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (build 2600) No details available
Processor a Main Circuit Board b
2.20 gigahertz AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core
64 kilobyte primary memory cache
512 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: ASUSTeK Computer INC. A8N32-SLI-Deluxe Rev 1.xx
Bus Clock: 200 megahertz
BIOS: American Megatrends Inc. 1009 12/14/2005
Drives Memory Modules c,d
300.06 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
282.16 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

HL-DT-ST DVD-RAM GSA-H22N [CD-ROM drive]

ST3300622AS [Hard drive] (300.07 GB) -- drive 0 2048 Megabytes Installed Memory

Slot 'DIMM0' has 1024 MB (serial number SerNum0)
Slot 'DIMM1' has 1024 MB
Slot 'DIMM2' is Empty
Slot 'DIMM3' is Empty
Local Drive Volumes


c: (NTFS on drive 0) 300.06 GB 282.16 GB free
Network Drives
None detected
Users (mouse over user name for details) Printers
local user accounts last logon
Luke 2/27/2007 12:05:41 PM (admin)
local system accounts
__vmware_user__ 2/27/2007 12:05:24 PM
Administrator never (admin)
codydod1 never (admin)
Guest never
HelpAssistant never
SUPPORT_388945a0 never

DISABLED Marks a disabled account; LOCKED OUT Marks a locked account

Adobe PDF Converter on My Documents\*.pdf
Microsoft Office Document Image Writer Driver on Microsoft Document Imaging Writer Port:
Send To Microsoft OneNote Driver on Send To Microsoft OneNote Port:
Controllers Display
Standard floppy disk controller
NVIDIA nForce4 Parallel ATA Controller
NVIDIA nForce4 Serial ATA Controller (2x) NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS [Display adapter]
NEC LCD1515 [Monitor] (14.9"vis, s/n 35504734GA, May 2003)
Bus Adapters Multimedia
Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller
Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller Creative Game Port
Creative SB Audigy 2 (WDM)
Communications Other Devices

1394 Net Adapter
Marvell Yukon 88E8053 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller
primary Auto IP Address: 192.168.1.104 / 24
Gateway: 192.168.1.1
Dhcp Server: 192.168.1.1
Physical Address: 00:15:F2:AA:85:A7
NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller
VMware Virtual Ethernet Adapter for VMnet1
IP Address: 192.168.193.1 / 24
Physical Address: 00:50:56:C0:00:01
VMware Virtual Ethernet Adapter for VMnet8
IP Address: 192.168.235.1 / 24
Physical Address: 00:50:56:C0:00:08

Networking Dns Servers: 154.11.129.59
154.11.129.187
OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller
USB Human Interface Device
Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
HID-compliant mouse
NVIDIA Network Bus Enumerator
USB Printing Support
USB Root Hub (2x)
ezplay device for 32 bits systems
pcouffin device for 32 bits systems
Virus Protection [Back to Top]
ESET NOD32 antivirus system 2.70 Version 2.70
Realtime File Scanning On

Missing Microsoft Security Hotfixes [Back to Top]

All required security hotfixes (using the 01/09/2007 Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary) have been installed.

[codydod1]

Oddly, I unplugged it and moved it somewhere else, and it was able to start up again. It sounds like there's something loose in the computer, but it only has problems when I have trouble turning off the computer using the start menu.