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! ! HELP 'CAUSE COMP. REBOOT ITSELF ! !

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Name: T@$cHJo07
Date: September 20, 2001 at 13:39:49 Pacific
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Help me !!
I'm goin' to try to be the more precise I can. My computer:
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Pentium 233MMX
128 mB Ram (SDRAM)
2MB cirrus Logic 5446 pci
+ voodoo 2 pci ( 12 mb )
Sound card AOpen Cristal
Hard drive 8.45 gigs FUJITSU
CD_ROM 48 X CREATIVE
no keys-

Problem:

Computer is RESTARTING, freezin' and is showing blue screens. When playin' 3d games,
watchin' videos,the problem comes very fast..
If I leave the computer open ( in windows 95 )it can take at least 6 hours to restart by itself but when I'm playiN' games or watchin' videos It can length less than half an hour before she restarts, freeze or show's up blue screen.

when I sent to computer technician he said that the fan is runnin' well and that the temperature inside the computer is oKay. He said that he really don't know what can cause that...

He proposed me to remove all my card inside the box and leavin' only those who are really important to see if the problem is happenin' again.

That problem has started 2 years ago and I stay always with the same problem. Nobody know how to fix...

Please help me !!!

Justin Taschereau



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Response Number 1
Name: hank
Date: September 20, 2001 at 14:00:58 Pacific
Reply:

Sure sounds like a heat problem to me. If you are handy you could try replacing the heatsink and fan with a better one. If you do, make sure that you use some heat transfer compound between the CPU and heatsink. Check the power supply to make sure that the fan is working good and it's not clogged up with dust and stuff.


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Response Number 2
Name: Aldoran
Date: September 21, 2001 at 22:57:44 Pacific
Reply:

There could be software problems also.
How far back since you Reinstalled you OS, (Formatted c:)?
How many demos and plugins, uninstalled software since latest install?

Many Demos and plugins are Badly coded, so they mess up the OS for you.
Many bluescreens is an effect by this....

Clock the boottime, a normally installed OS, with no extra programs in autostart-mode, will take from 5 to 15 sek.
If the booting process last for more than 30 sek. you have way to much within registry left and the comp. load too much unneccesary drivers and so on.

Test solution:
When booting is complete and the 'arrow'-stops working;
Press CTRL+ALT+DELETE, once!
The critical programs needed for you is...
EXPLORER
SYSTRAY
Any other can be shut down as to test your problem.
Run you programs and if it still bluescreens, Reinstall OS....


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