Hello, I would like to ask, why does my PC crash most of the time? When I play games, sometimes, the computer will just freeze and have this weird buzzing noise coming out from the speakers. I tried restarting my computer, and sometimes, my desktop screen will say either: ‘Analog, power saving mode’ or ‘Digital, power saving mode’, and the screen will go blank. I tried to switch on the monitor, but that did not work. I restarted again, and sometimes the monitor will come back on. The annoying part is sometimes, when it comes back on, it will just show The introduction of the Motherboard, and it will remain stuck there, and I have to restart it again. And sometimes in gaming, I get this weird colors, and after a few seconds, the computer freezes and the same thing happens again. I don’t get this everyday, but when it hits once, The problem will keep continuing until probably the next day. I’ve tried running an Anti-virus Scan, And found No viruses. Even tried doing a system restore but that did not work as well. Is there any way to solve this problem? Here is my system information & display.System:Microsoft Windows XP Professional Version 2002 Service Pack 3Computer:AMD Athlon(tm) 64X2 DualCore Processor 5200+2.70GHz, 2.00 GB of RAMPhysical Address ExtensionAnd this is the DirectX Diagnostic Tool:Device:Name: NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GTManufacturer: NVIDIAChip type: GeForce 9500 GTDAC type: Integrated RAMDACApprox. Total Memory: 512.0 MBCurrent Display Mode: 1024 x 768 (32bit) (60Hz)Drivers:Main driver: nv4_disp.dllVersion: 6.14.0012.5721 (English)Date: 6/8/2010WHQL Logo’d: YesMini VDD: nv4_mini.sysVDD: n/aDDi Version: 9(or higher)

Hi Mitchell Young,- What’s the recent change that you made to your computer between the timings when things were working fine and now?As a first step, I would suggest you to update the Display Adapter driver and audio driver to the latest to fix this issue. Method 1: Try updating your Display Adapter drivers to the latest and see if that helps you in fixing this issue.a. Right-click My Computer, and then click Properties.b. Click the Hardware tab, and then click Device Manager.c. To see a list of installed display adapters, expand Display adapter(s). Click to locate the Display adapter, and then click Uninstall.d. Restart the computer, and then let the system automatically detect and install the Display adapter drivers.You may also obtain the latest updated driver from the manufacturer’s site and install it on your computer and check.More information on:How to manage devices in Windows XPThis link contains the latest drivers for your Graphics card.http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp-260.99-whql-driver.htmlTo update audio driver, refer the link below:How to update a sound card driver in Windows Vista and in Windows XP Method 2: Place your computer in Clean Boot state to identify the application causing this issue.Putting your system in clean boot state helps in identifying if any third party applications or startup items are causing the issue. If yes, you may have to contact the program manufacturer for any updates or uninstall and re-install the program. Follow the steps given in the link below to do the same:How to configure Windows XP to start in a "clean boot" stateNote: After troubleshooting, make sure to put the computer to start as usual as mentioned here:To configure Windows to use a Normal startup stateAfter you used the clean boot to resolve your problem, you can follow these steps to configure Windows XP to start normally. a. Click Start, and then click Run.b. Type msconfig, and then click OK. The System Configuration Utility dialog box is displayed.c. Click the General tab, click Normal Startup - load all device drivers and services, and then click OK.d. When you are prompted, click Restart to restart the computer. Regards,Divya R – Microsoft Support.Visit our Microsoft Answers Feedback Forum and let us know what you think.