Anatomy of a hang

[Undertoad]

Yes, it goes solid... where I have the system, under the desk, I don't notice the light so much. But every time I've checked, during the hang, that light is 100% on.

[Kitsune]

Originally Posted by Undertoad

Yes, it goes solid... where I have the system, under the desk, I don't notice the light so much. But every time I've checked, during the hang, that light is 100% on.

I had the same problem on my Shuttle. I feared that I had done some damage to the box since the case had awful air flow and I tended to really cook the thing, but the problem never made itself known while I was playing memory and processor intensive games. It only showed up when I was simply using MS explorer to browse directories and files. The HDD light would go solid, the system would "pause" and it seemed as if the disk couldn't find what it was looking for. Yet, I couldn't hear the disk seeking/clicking/grinding and after a few moments, the HDD light would go out and everything would resume. The box never froze for more than 7 seconds, but it was really annoying because it was always more than 3s. An OS reload didn't fix it.

I'm tempted to blame the on-board IDE controller, just because of the HDD access light, but who knows?

Let me know if you want any of the hardware manufacturer information or model numbers. Maybe there is something in common.