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pc freezes, i think it is heat- hel
Name: Farscape Date: December 8, 2002 at 03:37:25 Pacific OS: Win ME CPU/Ram: amd athlon XP 2000+, 256
Comment:
Hi, I just upgraded to an athlon xp 2000 and my pc has been unusable due to constant lockups. When I restart the BIOS shows CPU temp at 60+C. Is this most likely the problem cause I have tried replacing mboard, diff ram, etc. Thanks
Is there a decent fan on the heatsink? Does the CPU feel too hot to touch? You could try a case fan or more efficient CPU fan to see if this helps remove the problem. If necessary get a electric room fan on full cool blast and blow it into the case (with a side panel off) to keep the unit cool if you think that overheating is the problem - at least that will help you decide on whether this is the cause (though not a permanent solution - just to test your theory).
I have only really known CPU overheats to cause complete instant shutdown then immediate rebooting issues, not lockups.
Anyone any other thoughts on this?
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Response Number 2
Name: wawadave Date: December 8, 2002 at 08:00:42 Pacific
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hello you might try these links http://www.burzurq.com/forum/trevtweak.html how 2 run m.e well ver.4
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