What makes a computer crash?

mementoflash

Many possibilities, nasty virus could be one of them. Apr 17 06, 5:01 PM

Baloo55th

One little problem that can crash a computer is if a piece of software is trying to divide something by 0. And it's surprisingly easy to get this happening when you write a program. When you look at all the little programs that are running all the time, and all the routines in each one of them, it's amazing it doesn't happen more often. Another problem that can tie the thing up is a program loop. It took me ages to trace one once. Apr 18 06, 5:38 AM

xfacilitatorx

A dead end in programming is the most common cause. Apr 18 06, 2:09 PM

_princess_007

Hardware: Defective or mismatched components in your computer. Aluminum Migration & ESD: Premature ageing and “Electro Static Discharge” can make a computer very intermittent. Operating System: Some versions of Windows have bugs that can cause these problems. Drivers: Buggy or down-level drivers can cause many problems. Software: Some programs have bugs in them that can cause these problems. Memory Fragmentation: Do you often see the message, "System is dangerously low in resources" If so you are probably suffering Memory Fragmentation. CMOS Settings: Improper CMOS settings can cause many problems. Changing CMOS settings can also be used to help diagnose some hardware problems. Loading Order: The order in which the software components of your computer are loaded into memory, at startup each day, can cause a multitude of odd problems. A Combination of the above: Defects in any of the above may only show up under specific circumstances. http://www.jrwhipple.com/computer_hangs.html Nov 17 06, 4:23 AM