Computer FREEZES or REBOOTS while encoding MPEG-2 files

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  1. Badbonez

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    This happens regardless of which program I use to encode files (TMPEG, Cleaner, Canopus, Premiere's built in encoder). At some point, and it's always different, my computer either completely freezes or reboots while encoding. I've re-installed my system and programs but it is sitll happening. My next step is a clean install but I'd like to avoid that so I want to check around to see if anyone has any ideas or has run into this before.

    Thanks in advance.

     
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    I have the same problem, but only with tmpgenc, and only encoding mpeg2. whats up with that................
     
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    Heat issues? Check your temperatures as you start the encode process
     
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    Thanks for the reply, but definitely not heat issues as it only happens on my Maxtor 80GB drive.

    I've since learned that if I encode FROM that drive to ANY OTHER drive, it works fine. It crashes only when I encode FROM that drive TO that drive. I've checked my cabling, jumper settings, it's formatted NTSF and it happens with every program. I have no idea why and it's a pain to have to copy the files from one drive to the other.

    If anyone else has a clue, I'd appreciate the help.
     
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    If you post the OS and Motherboard model of your computer I may have a couple of suggestions.
     
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    I am on Windows 2K and my mobo is a ECS K7S5A (AMD slot 462). I'm running it wth an Athlon XP 2200. But this only happens on my Maxtor Diamond drive, not on any other drive. So I don't know if it's the drive or the bios.

    Thanks for whatever help you can give.
     
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    Here's a couple of thoughts. You could try disabling DMA on that IDE channel. If it works after that you could try swapping IDE cables. The 80 wire design used on modern IDE cables causes a lot of cables to be damaged accidentally.

    I'm also very suspicious of the electronics on Maxtor drives because I've seen a lot of their drives having problems in the last 3 years. Has you ever been able to encode to that drive? Also, is there another drive on that IDE channel that you can encode to?

    BTW, I checked out the manual for that motherboard and there doesn't appear to be any BIOS settings that would help here.
     
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    OK, thanks. I'll try that DMA suggestion.
     
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    I would be more suspicious of the mobo rather than the drives. :)
     
    Praetor, Sep 24, 2003
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    Oh well, somehow I burned out my CPU and since they didn't make my type of CPU anymore I had to go with a new mobo AND CPU. Now everything works fine... guess it was either the mobo or CPU after all.

    Thanks everyone.
     
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