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PC @ Transmitter Site...locking up.

  • To check on resources, download the free Sysinternals suite from Microsoft (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-US/sysinternals) and use Process Explorer. You can add columns to show memory use ("Private Bytes") and processor history per-process.
  • Try moving the audio card to a different slot if possible.
  • Which VNC are you using? I would recommend RealVNC, as it is very mature and stable in production with no known memory leaks. I've had issues in the past with UltraVNC and the like.
  • Re-seat the RAM.

If the site is dirty or dusty, that will cause issues with RAM and peripheral cards needing removal and re-seating on a regular basis too.
 
Breakaway specifies a dual core computer...was it 2.8ghz? My bulletproof system (the proverbial one that never has locked up) is a used Pentium D 3.39ghz rig with XP PRo that I have $145 in (plus the Marian Trace Alpha and the BBP Software). And this is all it does...period. It flat out never screws up...I've had an Omnia 6 act up more often than this does.

One thing worthy of a try is a pre-emptive reboot at say 2AM every night. Kirby Alarm Pro is cheap and will reboot at whatever interval you choose.
 
BobOnTheJob said:
Breakaway specifies a dual core computer...was it 2.8ghz? My bulletproof system (the proverbial one that never has locked up) is a used Pentium D 3.39ghz rig with XP PRo that I have $145 in (plus the Marian Trace Alpha and the BBP Software). And this is all it does...period. It flat out never screws up...I've had an Omnia 6 act up more often than this does.

One thing worthy of a try is a pre-emptive reboot at say 2AM every night. Kirby Alarm Pro is cheap and will reboot at whatever interval you choose.
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You can write a restart batch file and make it a scheduled task to do that as well.
 
Interestingly, I just left a station that had a similiar problem. The source of the problem was a bad RAM module. The problem went away once it was pulled.
 
Did you make an image of the OS & apps when you built the computer? If so, then just restore that image rather than reading system logs, moving cards to different slots and trying this and that.

If not, then reinstall Windows, put the apps back on and make that image. Also run Memtest86+ to be sure the RAM is OK

And if you want to lighten up the XP install, use NLite, not XPLite. NLite strips components from the OS and is the closest thing you can have to XP Embedded without buying the whole kit. Just be sure you know what you're doing when pulling components out.

All the audio computers I build are running NLite'd installations and they simply don't crash.

For those who run Win7, you can use VLite but it isn't "officially supported" on Win7.
 
Some of the best advice above. What soundcard and what drivers on this unit? I would guess a sound card problem or memory problem.
 
Reload from the backup image. If you don't have one, buy a Marian Trace Alpha soundcard. My experiences running BBP were poor running it on any other card. Make sure your RAM is not glitchy.
 
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