Ripping video is a high-CPU-demand task. Considering that you haven't found any faulty memory nor hard drive, there's IMHO only two options left: either the CPU overheats and goes into power-down mode (Intel CPUs only; AMD CPUs in the past tended to burn themselves up) _OR_ the power to the CPU is insufficient on a "long-term" power-hungry task. Either of these scenario could create weird (dying) sounds over the speakers.
You are saying that your box was bought as a high-end box -- does that mean that the PowerSupply is rated at least 350W? IMO a PSU of 300W with a high-end CPU _and_ a high-end video card _and_ a high-end sound card is a recipe for failure. If my memory serves me well, it was about 2 years ago that my own supplier started bringing in cases with 350W PSUs to provide adequate power to power-hungry components. Be really careful with _generic_ PSUs: they are produced with a low price-point in mind; reliable power and life span are sacrificed to achieve that price point. Be sure to check the cooling fins of the CPU fan -- they do tend to get clogged up with dust -- blow them out with forced air. All in all, my money is on the lack of power -- use it for what it's worth to you. Hendrik Schaink Mitchell Brown wrote: > It has one hard drive, a CDRW/DVD-ROM drive, and a DVD-RW drive. > And one or two fans. Total. That's it. No extra peripherals. > > On 5/9/06, *Mark Carlson* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > On 5/9/06, Kin Wong < [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > wrote: > > Mitchell Brown wrote: > > > > > Okay, the full 5-stage CHKDSK just finished. Found 0 problems. Argh. > > > I could try reformatting the drive and doing a NTFS Full this > time - > > > but I'd probably just be wasting my time. > > > If it is faulty memory or a PSU, why would reformatting the > partition > > > with Linux make a difference to the Windows installer O_o > > > > > > I'm at a loss here. This is very frustrating for me and my mom wants > > > this video ripped asap. > > > > > > What would you guys do in my situation? -- Hendrik M. Schaink Chief Consultant "Integrated Business Solutions & Dependable Service" InfoVision Consulting Calgary, Alberta, Canada Phone: (403) 239-0099 "The Vision: We are the partners of choice for companies and organizations that share our commitment to creating a world that is truly wise, courageous, prosperous, innovative, inclusive, sustainable and humane." --Ruben Nelson GPG Fingerprint: 1371 0927 8C3C 831F A838 C312 68BC F5DB 010D F3D7 _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
