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> Message: 1
> Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2014 16:22:33 -0400 (EDT)
> From: RLVZ--- via RTTY <rtty@contesting.com>
> To: notify-dg-N1MMLogger-Digital@yahoogroups.com, rtty@contesting.com
> Subject: [RTTY] "Not responding" message - driving me crazy!
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> Hi Guys,
>
> Hoping someone has experience with fixing the computer lock ups and "Not
> responding...." messages that I'm experiencing. It's driving me crazy!
>
> For the past few years, while doing CW & RTTY contesting with various
> versions of N1MM Logger, my computers lock up and then I'll get "Not
> responding" messages on the screen, such as: "VFO A not responding". I
> also get the
> same "not responding" messages on the top of my two RTTY windows. Each
> time this happens, the computer locks for aprx. 20 seconds and it sure
> wrecks
> contesting while running stations. This weekend, I got the "not
> responding
> messages aprx. every 10 minutes during my 17 hours of SARTG contesting,
> which was about 100 locks ups. Needless to say, it was a very frustrating
> weekend!
>
> Some hams have told me that I have an "RF problem". I don't believe
> that's the case as this happens on receive as well as transmit. In
> addition,
> I've tried all types of chokes, different computers, different mice and
> keyboards, different monitors, different grounding arrangements, different
> cables, different antennas, and even different QTH's, and still have the
> same
> problem. I've tried dozens of different versions of N1MM Logger and they
> all
> lock up and give the "not responding" messages. Even different radios
> have
> the same computer lock up and "not responding" problems.
>
> The lock ups and "Not responding" messages occur a lot more often when
> Packet spots are turned "on", and even more often when the Skimmer is
> turned
> "on". This makes me think that the computer is being over loaded. As
> mentioned earlier, I've had this nagging problems for a few years, and
> I've
> purchased new computers numerous times trying to eliminate this problem.
> My
> current CPU is a fast Quad-Core I5 with 16gB of RAM, it locks up less
> often
> then my older and slower computers do, so it could be a computer speed
> problem. Therefore, I have ALL other software turned "off" other than
> N1MM
> Logger and Windows 7. Even automatic updates are turned off. I will say
> that
> when my I5 was new that I had few "lock ups" and "not responding" messages
> compared to this weekend. I do have AVAST anti-virus software and CC
> Cleaner software installed and don't believe that I have any viruses on
> the
> computer.
>
> Sure seems strange that all of my computers including my Quad-Core I5 with
> 16gB of Ram locks up and gives me "not responding" messages so often when
> other hams with old and much slowwe CPU's don't have this problem.
>
> Sure hope someone has the answer for eliminating these pesty "Not
> responding" errors and CPU lockups!
>
> Thanks & 73,
>
> Dick- K9OM
>
>
>
>
Just a thought but seems like you have varied computers, radios, antennas,
etc. but one thought I have is that you said it locks up more with DX spots
on could it be network related? Maybe not enough bandwidth from your ISP,
or some network traffic gets slow? One thing I have noticed at work is if
I have a "mapped" drive I will get random delays. If I unmap the drive all
is good. Also do you have drive indexing turned on? That can be an
annoying CPU hog.
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