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Subject: 86C CPU Temp.. Comp restarts..

Original Message
Name: PlutoniumMS
Date: June 30, 2007 at 00:06:49 Pacific
Subject: 86C CPU Temp.. Comp restarts..
OS: Windows XP Home Service P
CPU/Ram: Pentium 4 2.50 Ghz 512 MB
Model/Manufacturer: Northgate
Comment:
Ok well.. for the past few days my computer has been shutting itself off at random. Around a month or so ago, I had half of my program files deleted, Starting exactly with internet explorer.. Strangely all the program files returned except Internet Explorer.. well I had tried to install IE over and over, with no luck.. Then recently, about say a week or two ago, I tried again and got IE to finally install.. now I'm having trouble with my computer randomly shutting off.. I checked my CPU Temp and it said 86C when I started the thing up. I keep my computer running 24/7 pretty much.. and I don't know if it's the fans, if it's because I'm keeping my computer on all night and day, or what it is. I need help though, I have no money to afford a new Power Supply, a new Fan, or any sort of new cooling unit.. Is there anything I can possibly do to fix this? Oh and when my computer resets itself, when it returns it says 'Windows has recovered from a serious error' I check the files involved in this error, and it's some sysdata.xml file along with some other file, in my Documents and Settings --> User --> Local Settings --> Temp folder.. So I'm not sure if that has anything to do with it. I Know for a fact that 86C is way too high for a CPU to be running.. so I'm not sure. Thanks in advance to anyone who can possibly help me..

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Response Number 1
Name: pgckkwvdzm
Date: June 30, 2007 at 02:47:17 Pacific
Subject: 86C CPU Temp.. Comp restarts..
Reply: (edit)
untick automatically restart on system failure

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Response Number 2
Name: Cobra_R
Date: June 30, 2007 at 10:55:31 Pacific
Subject: 86C CPU Temp.. Comp restarts..
Reply: (edit)
That's prob the problem your cpu temp. What I would suggest is that you clean out the whole inside of your system. Anything that has dust on it clean it off.

If you want to take it a step further go take off your heatsink clean off the old theraml pasting on both the cpu and heatsink and buy some new thermal cpu paste and apply a thin layer across the cpu.


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Response Number 3
Name: OtheHill
Date: July 2, 2007 at 15:32:01 Pacific
Subject: 86C CPU Temp.. Comp restarts..
Reply: (edit)
In addition to the suggestions in #2 You MAY be able to move your Harddrive to get more air circulation. Check to verify ALL fans are working, there is a fan in the PSU too.

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Response Number 4
Name: PlutoniumMS
Date: July 3, 2007 at 20:48:44 Pacific
Subject: 86C CPU Temp.. Comp restarts..
Reply: (edit)
Well, it seems that the high temp isn't anything to do with the problem. I did some research and it seems the problem with restarting wasn't the CPU temp or faulty hardware at all. It was a new web cam's software conflicting with my on-board sound.. While I still think I need to get the temp down, I'm pretty sure I've fixed the problem for now. Thanks for all the suggestions and help guys.

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