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by kumarabhi85 Accepted solution
by mnadeem_2000 Accepted solution
It may cause due to your ram ... please check it and change its slot
and do complete hard drive scan
by rob miners Accepted solution
Faulty Fans, Dust and Grime build up on the Heatsink restricting air flow. I would give the inside of the case a blowout with compressed air. When blowing air through the fans make sure that you physically stop them from spinning, as they may generate power and blow something up. Remembering to ground yourself by placing the back of your hand on the Power Supply Unit and not moving your feet. By not taking this precaution it is possible that you could inadvertantly cause damage to the PC from an electrostatic discharge. Then remove the Heatsink, giving it a thorough clean and reseat the CPU applying new CPU grease. If the Fans spin freely when you give them a spin they are probably OK. If there is resistance replace them.
Clean the golden edge of each memory stick with a soft rubber, remembering not to touch the golden edge of the memory stick. Check with one stick at a time, remembering to disconnect the power from the PC.
Also check Capacitors around the CPU for swelling or bulging.
Check the memory.
You can test the memory by running Windows Memory Diagnostic that can be downloaded from http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp. If memory problems are found, try re-seating the RAM. If it doesn't work, replace the defective RAM.
Test the Power Supply Unit.
Download Prime95.
http://www.mersenne.org/freesoft.htm
Prime95 is used to put your system at full load. You want your system at full load when checking your voltages to ensure your PSU is up to spec. The whole point is to make sure your PSU can handle what your system asks of it. When it is installed run it and go to Options and run the Torture Test. Run the Inplace FFTs (Max Power, Heat and some Ram).
If your PC restarts during this test you have a faulty Power Supply (PSU) and it will need replacing.
Download SpeedFan and check the Voltages and Temps while Prime95 is running.
http://www.almico.com/sfdownload.php
You will want your 12-volt rail to be within 11.52 to 12.48 during load. This means when you are running your cpu at 100% you do not want to drop below 11.52 or you may experience stability problems including but not limited to system restarts and Windows crashes. For the 5-volt rail, you want it to be within 4.8 to 5.2 to be within the 4% range. As for the 3.3 volt rail, you want it to be within 3.17 to 3.43
Video Memory Stress Test 1.4
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Video_Memory_Stress_Test__d5896.html
Note: A damaged or insufficiently charged internal battery can corrupt CMOS or BIOS settings. It can also cause all sorts of wierd things to happen.
by 1bn0 Accepted solution
Nice review of basic maintenance and troubleshooting.
I posted a suggestion a while back(when they were asking for them) about creatinga Member Tutorials section on Tech Republic.
Did not see any response, But I do find myself reposting or referencing instructions to different processes or procedures.
Any idea how to get this idea some attention?
by rob miners Accepted solution
that is all we seem to do lately. :)
You could try starting a Discussion and see what the other members have to say. ;)
Someone mentioned the other day that if we make it too easy we wont have any questions to answer. But as we have noticed they are basically the same questions over and over. I wouldn't mind a section on Basic Maintenance and Troubleshooting. ;)
This site has a lot of members that are happy to offer their time to respond to questions but it does get a bit monotinus answering the same ones all the time. ;)
Thanks for the comment. I try to stay as close to the KISS principal as I possibly can but sometimes the answer to the problem can be quite involved and really needs a Tech to see it through. You have posted some brilliant suggestions yourself. Real memory joggers for me. Keep it up.
Rob ;)
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