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Name: zek
Date: June 18, 2003 at 05:01:36 Pacific
OS: win2000
CPU/Ram: 1800/256
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My computer shuts down. It could be a virus, i donīt know, but now it doesnīt even load windows, it shuts down when booting. Iīve tried to boot from cd-rom, and even tried to format the hard disk, but as soon as iīm going to do it, it shuts down. I donīt know what to do. please help



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Name: capt
Date: June 18, 2003 at 05:50:32 Pacific
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Have you checked all your system fans and the fan that is on your CPU to make sure they are running? Have you checked the power supply?


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Name: zek
Date: June 18, 2003 at 07:06:10 Pacific
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Itīs a laptop and the fan seems to be running, because I can hear it. Is there any other way I could check it?


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Response Number 3
Name: wawadave
Date: June 18, 2003 at 11:16:00 Pacific
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could be power supply
could be loose cable.


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