Hello,
I have a user's computer that is experiencing seemingly random freezing up while using his Chief Architect Premier X12 on a Windows 10 Pro x64 Computer. It doesn't appear to be a single function that causes it to freeze up, although selecting a color has been mentioned on a few times when it happens. The display is visible and mouse pointer can be moved, but otherwise system is unresponsive (or very busy). Cannot ping system during this time. CPU/GPU/System temps are found normal. The Message Log.txt file does not seem to give me a clue, nor do I find anything in Windows Event logs. User has quit all other running programs that he is aware of (not background programs) which has not helped. File being worked on when freezing is from hard drive and not an external drive or flash drive. Windows claims it is using the latest graphics driver. The computer was not originally built with CA in mind, but I believe it meets minimum recommendations. Maybe someone can confirm this for me while I work down the list provided in KB-03049, Troubleshooting Chief Architect Software.
Software:
Chief Architect Premier X12
Build 22.3.0.55x64 - June 8th, 2020
Computer System:
ASUS PRIME B450M-A/CSM AM4 AMD
CPU: 4-Core 3.7 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 3400 2nd Gen
Memory 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM 2400
GPU: Nvidia GTX1060 6GB GDDR5, Driver: v.456.71 (version per Nvidia dashboard)
(Windows reports driver version as: 27.21.14.5671, from 30.Sep.2020)
(Monitor is plugged into GTX1060 card)
Seagate BarraCuda ST2000DM008 2TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s
M/S Windows 10 Pro x64: v.10.0.19041.746
Memory and graphics card have been swapped out which did not change anything. I have a similar computer also running same Chief Architect Premium which has not reported any lockups. About the only difference in this computer is that is uses a different CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 8-Core 3.7 GHz and it also uses a SSD.
Any kind of direction someone could point me in would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.