It could be as simple as bad ram. Try memtest86 (you might have to use an older version to work on a 486)

smeezekitty wrote:

It could be as simple as bad ram. Try memtest86 (you might have to use an older version to work on a 486)

OK, Send me a link to the newest version that will run on a 486 and then I'll take a look

I am fairly sure this should work on 486 class machines: http://www.memtest.org/download/2.11/memtest8 … 2.11.floppy.zip
You need to use it to build a bootable floppy disk

Could be as well cache. I'd refit every chip, might be the contact is lost when parts are heated under load.

Dakkiller wrote:

smeezekitty wrote:

It could be as simple as bad ram. Try memtest86 (you might have to use an older version to work on a 486)

OK, Send me a link to the newest version that will run on a 486 and then I'll take a look

Please send me a link.

Thankyou for your help.

RacoonRider wrote:

Could be as well cache. I'd refit every chip, might be the contact is lost when parts are heated under load.

I just dragged my PC out again and I heard some rattling
Opened it up and fount a Metal Plate came off the back and was touching the motherboard and video card.

Could that also be causing the freezing problem?

I think you need to try an other power supply... These AT style ones where the worst on the planet! I guess your power supply have leaking caps i guess..

Metal touching circuits and shorting them out is potentially bad news. You may have burned out parts on the motherboard now.

CPU should probably be ok.

smeezekitty wrote:

I am fairly sure this should work on 486 class machines: http://www.memtest.org/download/2.11/memtest8 … 2.11.floppy.zip
You need to use it to build a bootable floppy disk

I can't use it sadly because the program that writes a bootable floppy doesn't work on 64-bit Windows
Mind sending me a premade Floppy Image?

Dakkiller wrote:

smeezekitty wrote:

I am fairly sure this should work on 486 class machines: http://www.memtest.org/download/2.11/memtest8 … 2.11.floppy.zip
You need to use it to build a bootable floppy disk

I can't use it sadly because the program that writes a bootable floppy doesn't work on 64-bit Windows
Mind sending me a premade Floppy Image?

I have no issue making bootable floppies on my 64bit windows 7. Also you if you have enough ram you could try running a 32 bit windows VM.

you can make a bootable floppy via floppy format options but, some programs prefer to image the floppy them selves and those might require a 32 bit windows.

OK, Send me a link to the newest version that will run on a 486 and then I'll take a look

I can't use it sadly because the program that writes a bootable floppy doesn't work on 64-bit Windows
Mind sending me a premade Floppy Image?

1- Hello, I forgot the password for my internet connection.
2- Wait a minute... Please put it down, your password is 2sfd5gdg.
3- I can not put it down because I don't have a pen. Could you send me a premade paper with my password over mail?

Seriously, man. You've got to learn to do things youself.

Dakkiller wrote:

smeezekitty wrote:

I am fairly sure this should work on 486 class machines: http://www.memtest.org/download/2.11/memtest8 … 2.11.floppy.zip
You need to use it to build a bootable floppy disk

I can't use it sadly because the program that writes a bootable floppy doesn't work on 64-bit Windows
Mind sending me a premade Floppy Image?

Did you try install64.bat?
If not I could make one tomorrow if I have time but I don't know how much that would help if
you can't write images to the floppy.

smeezekitty wrote:

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Dakkiller wrote:

smeezekitty wrote:

I am fairly sure this should work on 486 class machines: http://www.memtest.org/download/2.11/memtest8 … 2.11.floppy.zip
You need to use it to build a bootable floppy disk

I can't use it sadly because the program that writes a bootable floppy doesn't work on 64-bit Windows
Mind sending me a premade Floppy Image?

Did you try install64.bat?
If not I could make one tomorrow if I have time but I don't know how much that would help if
you can't write images to the floppy.

Since May 5, 2014, I've finally figured out how to make the floppy (And with that Metal Plate out, the system no longer locked up and the tests had passed)
But then I realised that the Installer for AWE64 wouldn't detect the card (Which is why it didn't detect when I ranned Windows 95)
Yesterday, I removed the card and saw a spec on the connector and after getting it off, the sound card finally got detected again.
So as of right now, my Am5x86 lives again