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Firestormalpha · 11-07-2003, 07:16 PM

If you gotta turn off your computer at night to prevent overheating, there is definately an airflow problem. Do you dust the inside and fans of your computer from time to time? Dust is not a good friend of computer systems. Me personally, I had some strange noises from my computer awhile back, but dusting it fixed the problem. I don't think it would work as well for your problems, but hey, I've heard of people getting their PC's to work by kicking them, so anything could work I guess.

Stormymystic · 11-07-2003, 07:21 PM

thanks guys, that might help....now where did my husband take off to now, when I need him to take it out side...oh wait, it is raing and cold, guess we can not do it out there, would it hurt to use the vaccume and the air at the same time?

Firestormalpha · 11-07-2003, 07:26 PM

I suppose it couldn't hurt too much. Just keep the vacuum motor away from the computer (electromagnets run that sucker IIRC) and don't stick the hose inside your computer. Just your luck problem my be loose circuitry components and they end up sucked right into the vacuum

. Oh yeah, how long since the last time you cleaned out the inside of your computer? I put my computer together about a year ago and when I cleaned it out there was hardly any dust except for on the fans. Then again I also have a nice Antec case with a dust filter in the front.

Stormymystic · 11-07-2003, 07:32 PM

we installed the graphics card about 4 or 5 months ago, that was the last time it got cleaned :/

Bozos of Bones · 11-07-2003, 07:52 PM

OK, shut down your computer for a few minutes. Use this time to find your motherboard manual. Find the section with the signal codes and turn on your computer. Find the combination you hear in the section of the manual and read up. Tell us what it says.

Stormymystic · 11-07-2003, 07:54 PM

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Originally posted by Bozos of Bones:
OK, shut down your computer for a few minutes. Use this time to find your motherboard manual. Find the section with the signal codes and turn on your computer. Find the combination you hear in the section of the manual and read up. Tell us what it says.

manual for the mother board? never saw that one

Firestormalpha · 11-07-2003, 08:43 PM

Stormy, did you have the computer custom built by a small company or one of the more mainstream (and more proprietary companies) like Dell or Gateway? As I recall they don't usually give you a motherboard manual cuz they want you to call them so you can pay them more money for repairs once your warranty is gone.

Stormymystic · 11-07-2003, 09:02 PM

it was a walmart special, and I did not see a mother board manual, only a c drive, it seems to be working fine now, so I will probably just try the cleaning thing first, fyi it is a Hp Pavilion xt973 running windows xp

Firestormalpha · 11-08-2003, 12:06 AM

I can't for the life of me remember just how proprietary HP products are. If they are at all as bad as Compaq, then the new video card could conceivably be the issue. But I don't know.

Stormymystic · 11-08-2003, 12:16 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Firestormalpha:
I can't for the life of me remember just how proprietary HP products are. If they are at all as bad as Compaq, then the new video card could conceivably be the issue. But I don't know.

better than a compaq, worse than a dell, all I can really tell you about it, do not know anything about the system, other than how to reboot it to factory settings, which is a last resort, but has been done numerous times

11-07-2003, 07:16 PM	#11
Firestormalpha Knight of the Rose Join Date: July 11, 2002 Location: Coral Springs, Fl USA Age: 40 Posts: 4,454	If you gotta turn off your computer at night to prevent overheating, there is definately an airflow problem. Do you dust the inside and fans of your computer from time to time? Dust is not a good friend of computer systems. Me personally, I had some strange noises from my computer awhile back, but dusting it fixed the problem. I don't think it would work as well for your problems, but hey, I've heard of people getting their PC's to work by kicking them, so anything could work I guess. __________________ "When you start with a presupposition, it's hard to arrive at any other conclusion." "We are never to judge a philosophy by its abuse." - Augustine "If you're wondering if God has a sense of humor, consider the platypus." http://www.greaterthings.cbglades.com

11-07-2003, 07:21 PM	#12
Stormymystic Knight of the Rose Join Date: April 8, 2003 Location: Arkansas Age: 48 Posts: 4,442	thanks guys, that might help....now where did my husband take off to now, when I need him to take it out side...oh wait, it is raing and cold, guess we can not do it out there, would it hurt to use the vaccume and the air at the same time? __________________ [url]\"http://stormymystic.deviantart.com/gallery/\" target=\"_blank\"> [img]\"http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/3968/stormyvx6.jpg\" alt=\" - \" /></a>

11-07-2003, 07:26 PM	#13
Firestormalpha Knight of the Rose Join Date: July 11, 2002 Location: Coral Springs, Fl USA Age: 40 Posts: 4,454	I suppose it couldn't hurt too much. Just keep the vacuum motor away from the computer (electromagnets run that sucker IIRC) and don't stick the hose inside your computer. Just your luck problem my be loose circuitry components and they end up sucked right into the vacuum . Oh yeah, how long since the last time you cleaned out the inside of your computer? I put my computer together about a year ago and when I cleaned it out there was hardly any dust except for on the fans. Then again I also have a nice Antec case with a dust filter in the front. __________________ "When you start with a presupposition, it's hard to arrive at any other conclusion." "We are never to judge a philosophy by its abuse." - Augustine "If you're wondering if God has a sense of humor, consider the platypus." http://www.greaterthings.cbglades.com

11-07-2003, 07:32 PM	#14
Stormymystic Knight of the Rose Join Date: April 8, 2003 Location: Arkansas Age: 48 Posts: 4,442	we installed the graphics card about 4 or 5 months ago, that was the last time it got cleaned :/ __________________ [url]\"http://stormymystic.deviantart.com/gallery/\" target=\"_blank\"> [img]\"http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/3968/stormyvx6.jpg\" alt=\" - \" /></a>

11-07-2003, 07:52 PM	#15
Bozos of Bones Apophis Join Date: July 29, 2003 Location: The Underdark cavern of Zagreb Age: 37 Posts: 4,679	OK, shut down your computer for a few minutes. Use this time to find your motherboard manual. Find the section with the signal codes and turn on your computer. Find the combination you hear in the section of the manual and read up. Tell us what it says. __________________ MAKE LOVE, NOT SPAM!

11-07-2003, 08:43 PM	#17
Firestormalpha Knight of the Rose Join Date: July 11, 2002 Location: Coral Springs, Fl USA Age: 40 Posts: 4,454	Stormy, did you have the computer custom built by a small company or one of the more mainstream (and more proprietary companies) like Dell or Gateway? As I recall they don't usually give you a motherboard manual cuz they want you to call them so you can pay them more money for repairs once your warranty is gone. __________________ "When you start with a presupposition, it's hard to arrive at any other conclusion." "We are never to judge a philosophy by its abuse." - Augustine "If you're wondering if God has a sense of humor, consider the platypus." http://www.greaterthings.cbglades.com

11-07-2003, 09:02 PM	#18
Stormymystic Knight of the Rose Join Date: April 8, 2003 Location: Arkansas Age: 48 Posts: 4,442	it was a walmart special, and I did not see a mother board manual, only a c drive, it seems to be working fine now, so I will probably just try the cleaning thing first, fyi it is a Hp Pavilion xt973 running windows xp __________________ [url]\"http://stormymystic.deviantart.com/gallery/\" target=\"_blank\"> [img]\"http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/3968/stormyvx6.jpg\" alt=\" - \" /></a>

11-08-2003, 12:06 AM	#19
Firestormalpha Knight of the Rose Join Date: July 11, 2002 Location: Coral Springs, Fl USA Age: 40 Posts: 4,454	I can't for the life of me remember just how proprietary HP products are. If they are at all as bad as Compaq, then the new video card could conceivably be the issue. But I don't know. __________________ "When you start with a presupposition, it's hard to arrive at any other conclusion." "We are never to judge a philosophy by its abuse." - Augustine "If you're wondering if God has a sense of humor, consider the platypus." http://www.greaterthings.cbglades.com

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