Typing is my Ultimate OC Stability Test?!?!

[SPL15]

Typing fast causes my computer to randomly lock-up.....

Currently My computer is 110% stable doing any CPU ONLY bench/stability test like Prime95, SuperPi, Memtest, etc. I cant do video tests right now because A few weeks ago I removed my Evap and one tiny drop of water landed on the backside of my vid car and I didnt know until I turned it on.... My cheap backup 9600se Vid card runs benches fine, but SLOW so my system is all good, just the card is fried.

I can leave prime95 on 24/7 with Seti running along side it while virus scanning and Adaware scanning and listening to music while browsing the web with 5 pages up and PDF documents up. It's rock solid stable until I start typing. If I have no other tasks running and I start to type a long post and type fast, my computer will reset within 3 minutes of typing fast. It is bizare This is the 2nd time I tried writing this post, but now I'm on my backup AMD system cause I cant type a post on my P4 :confused: .

I'm using the PS2 connector and a Xenix keyboard. I dont have the driver installed for the multimedia keys, but I dont ever use them and ASCII is kinda a universal thing that doesnt need drivers.

Anyone have a suggestion? I'm kinda stumped. My system details are in my sig.

[TekXoID]

Try USB only input devices. Set your bios gate a20 option to normal instead of fast, and set down your typematic rate to the minimal settings.

[EMC2]

Just goes to show you can type faster than that Intel CPU can handle SPL :p:

Oh, silly Q, have you tried a different keyboard?

[Foxie3a]

Sounds like some fluke Windows screw up. I would first try another keyboard, preferably a USB one. Then I'd try running at stock. If nothing helps, I would try reinstalling Windows.

[mkleingeld]

I had a similar problem with my logitech wireless mouse. When I pressed the scroll button on it and moved the mouse it would also reboot te pc. iritating and strange. But since the OS needed a cleanup anyway I reinstalled XP and the problem was solved.

[SPL15]

I've reinstalled windows 5 times this last month due to corrupted OS from OCing 3 different gigs of memory. This last install (March 17th), I put everything at stock when I loaded the OS and didnt OC until I had all drivers and updates installed.

Does PS2 or USB use more system resources? I was lookin at a new logitec Keyboard/mouse combo so I guess now I got reason to upgrade :D .

I hooked up an old standard 101/102 key keyboard and the same thing happens, but it also uses PS2 connection. I dont like using USB since it uses more system resources. Currently, I dont even have USB enabled at all on my system since I have no USB devices.

Tried typematic settings and same thing, My BIOS doesnt have gate a20 option so no go there.

I'm thinking a brand new DFI 925X (XE if they come out soon), a 3.8 CPU, Mach II GT, OCZ DDRII, and a ATI X850PE would solve my problem without a doubt :D . It would probably cost less than keeping up my current system.

Anyone wanna buy a 4.5Ghz P4C800E-dlx system?? :D