PC problem..10 days old

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Posted 22 April 2010 - 12:34 PM

Good to hear the crashing has stopped. :thumbsup:

You can still run a memtest if you want...it can't hurt anything.

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Posted 23 April 2010 - 06:54 AM

Jose 007,
Also note that if your PC is constantly running too hot and overheating, it is causing damage to the components. Overheating will cause your PC to stop working at some point.
Since cooling the room you use it in does not sound like an option you can take, see if you can add fans inside the case to remove hot air from inside. If you can, use a house fan to blow air across the case to help cool your PC.
Though it may collect dust more quickly and need to be cleaned out more often, you may also try leaving the side panel off to keep heat from building up inside the case. I had to do this for a while with an older version of my PC, but I was able to buy an Air Conditioning Unit for the room as a permanent fix.

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Posted 23 April 2010 - 07:48 AM

http://www.programmersheaven.com/mb/overcl...-of-cpu-damage/

I have used dry ice and a small blower to test for heat damaged cpus when they were larger (and in a corp server farm). I have not bothered lately since the cost of cpu's are now usually less than 500.00.

Computers with heat damage either to the cpu, the bus, memory or the secondary and GPU usually show up as almost random BSOD's or stop errors.

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Posted 23 April 2010 - 12:40 PM

@keyboardNinja
Ok sir..will try to do that at the earliest....(but not possible in coming 4-5 days coz very busy with exams)

@DonCorneo
The PC is OK now.Overhaeating is just an assumption I have made becoz there was a lot of dust inside the cabinet.Fans were stuck due to lot of dust,which i evetually removed.

@Ken-in-West-Seattle
I dont think I can take that dry ice risk....Though PC's are cheaper....still for a person like me PCs are still once in a long time purchase thing

Thanks
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Posted 23 April 2010 - 01:06 PM

Haha...I'm currently drowning in exams, as well.

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Fans were stuck due to lot of dust

Yeah, that might have an inclination to cause overheating...

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Posted 24 April 2010 - 12:56 AM

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Haha...I'm currently drowning in exams, as well.

really sir ?? Then I must salute you for taking out time from your schedule and helping me out :thumbsup:

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Posted 24 April 2010 - 06:59 PM

Your assumption may still be correct.

The suggestions are to help keep your PC from overheating as it seems that it may have been doing so.

As you realize, though PCs may be cheaper then the were some years ago, they are not a "dime a dozen". Running a PC hot constantly will most likely cause it to fail altogether sooner than later.

You should post your PC make and model so someone can let you know if it has features that will warn you if it is starting to run too hot, and/or possibly shut it down if it is getting too hot.

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Posted 26 April 2010 - 04:25 AM

@doncorneo
what kind of info I have to post here ?Please brief me about it

@everyone including Sir,
I came acrosss a software which monitors CPU fan speed.Is it helpful ??

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Posted 26 April 2010 - 10:31 AM

Was it SpeedFan? If so, yes it is helpful as it reports temperatures, as well. :thumbsup:

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Posted 26 April 2010 - 01:23 PM

Sir,
Yes I think so...but since it controls fan speed automatically,wont it harm CPU ? becoz if it stops working some day(due to malware or any virus attack) then fan speed wont be controlled by anyone.....is it myth or some truth in it ?

Jose

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Posted 26 April 2010 - 01:59 PM

No, that program does not control fan speed. It only reports it. :thumbsup:

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Posted 26 April 2010 - 10:00 PM

Sir,
Ok,Thanks for help......I will download the software and use it :thumbsup:

Thanks again
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Posted 27 April 2010 - 01:13 PM

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Posted 27 April 2010 - 06:21 PM

If Speedfan works with your PC by showing you the temperatures and has settable warning for over heating, then that will work as well.

If it does not, then knowing the Manufacturer (Dell, Gateway, etc.) and Model of your PC someone may know if there are BIOS settings that can do it.

Basically anything that will warn you that your PC is getting too hot will work. It will help prevent damage and could help it last longer. Too much heat is a bad thing.