Why Do Computers Lockup, Freeze?
Computers are our friends for as long as they work, right? We all expect them to work when we turn them on, but why do they lockup occasionally or become unstable? In short, think of a computer a complicated traffic center. It is directing electrical current all over the place to give you a picture you see on the screen. When there is a traffic jam, there is a crash (you may know it as the blue screen of death.) In this article we will discuss some (not all of course) the reasons why a computer freezes or locks up, sometimes causing it to cease from working or functioning normally. Most Common Reason for Lockups: • Bad system software/drivers • Spyware/Virus infections • Hardware failure or failing • Heat • Dirty electricity • Loose connections Computers need clean working software and system drivers (software that runs your hardware) to run smoothly. If a driver is corrupted you could be getting blue screens or automatic restarts. Like the software, if the computer gets a virus, spywa
