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This may help.. not sure
http://www.help2go.com/postp41549.html
Sorry if it doesn’t help .. all I could find.
Good luck and let us know if you figure it out.
thanks P.
I appreciate your looking.
It sounds like they aren’t as far along as I am, but then again I know nothing about this stuff and I’m sure they do; but that said; I remember reading somewhere on the Microsoft website about it having something to do with the service pack 2 needing a patch.
I followed that link to a page where it said that there was going to be a fix included in the next updates but if we were having trouble with it; to contact Microsoft support for a beta version.
But that’s where I lost interest. Contacting and dealing with the very idiots who turn this crap out before its ready to begin with; was not my idea of help.
Its my experience that Microsoft is the worst about this sort of thing, and usually I end up finding the answer to my problem by posting here; or searching google.
but so far I’ve not had much luck on this one. Sounds like I’m not the only one to have this problem however so if worst comes to worst, I guess I can set this PC on the shelf and bring it back out in 6 months and see what’s happened.
again, most appreciated your efforts.
S.
BB –
I’m not aware of a problem with XP SP2 causing over heating. If you have a link to this information I would appreciate it.
That being said, how old is your computer, has it had any problem lately, what brand is it…
I have seen overheating caused by various problems. Bad CPU (though this is usually noticeable right away), excessive external heat (I presume it’s still cold weather in your area, so the only thing that would likely cause this sort of problem is being located near a heater), drying-out of the silicone gel on the CPU (which would be caused by any of the above two situations), or even plain dust getting into your computer and clogging the fan.
Or else – some sort of electrical problem either internal or external which is preventing the mainboard from properly detecting fan speed and CPU heat. Another possibility is that the mainboard itself is beginning to fail.
All of Spear’s advice is good, and I’ll add one more. The most common component to fail on a power supply in my experience is the fan itself. If you look at the back of your computer, you should see the fan turning, and feel air coming from it. If not, that would explain why you can run for a while and then the system shuts down due to overheating.
I think a physical explanation like that or one of Spear’s suggestions is a more likely cause than XP SP2. But, with Microsoft, you never know!
All of the advice above is good; however, I ran into this problem a while back and all that was wrong is the heat transfer gell dried out even though it looked okay. I would recommend regelling then see. This should be done periodically anyways.
Hi again,
thanks so much to everyone for your input.
You guys (and girls) are going to love this:
okay, in answer to Spear’s question, I found that while searching Microsoft’s website and I think it had to do with notebooks rather than PCs. If you ever have need of this in detail, let me know and I’ll stumble around the site again and I’m sure I can find it.
P: you’re the man. that link you gave me – it was the answer, though much of what was said after your post helped me to figure this out.
apparently the processor sits into some kind of cradle, and from what I was able to gather, my processor wasn’t perhaps sitting correctly. I fiddled with the fan in front of it and heard a distinct popping sound which I assume was the processor slipping back into place. anyhow it has worked right ever since I gave it a “bump”.
lol. But there was a hurricane before the storm…
While in the process of trying to clean up the PC, I accidently must have touched the wrong two wires together because I was using a screw driver to clean lint out of the box where the electric cord goes into the PC. Something popped and then it wouldn’t even turn on. (I know, I should have unplugged it first. stupid I know)
Screwed now huh?
Well I got out my duct tape, rubber bands and chewing gum (my tool kit) and went to work.
after I got the box out of the PC, then got it open, I found there was one fuse in there which was impossible to see whether it was burned out or not; but I assumed that was the case, so I tore open an old VCR I had laying around, and located a fuse the same length as the other one.
Long story shortened: and here I am. all fixed. lol. Don’t ya just love technology?
Mucho thanks to all for your help. I would be sitting in the dark pretending my monitor had a good game of Pong on it if not for your help.
Words fail to communicate. Thanks guys (and gals).
Just another note based upon what I just read….
If you haven’t thrown out the old fuse, I would search over at your local Radio Shack (or some other electronics store) for an identical fuse. Reason being… If the fuse from your VCR allows more current than the ‘broken’ fuse, you could damage your PC completely. (Especially if you put the screwdriver in it while plugged in :colgate: )
The new fuse will likely work for you, but if some faulty component were to draw more current than the old fuse is rated for (and the new fuse allows that current to pass), it might ruin some of the other board components requiring you to purchase a new motherboard, processor, or both.
Glad you got it working, though! One more step and it should be just like new.
Andrew
wow, big thanks K.
I will do that. (hopefully before any trouble arises).
but also, I’ve been running it ever since, at high capacity, like running a casino, outlook express, and about ten windows open.
Do you think I should still worry?
…. on second thought, I’ll go get the new fuse anyway,
Thanks Bud!
Definitely… It is just over-current protection. You can run as many programs as you want, but if a fan kicks in and over-draws on the current…. then you could have issues.
Might not be that likely, but a $1 fuse is better than a $150 motherboard and a $150 processor.
Andrew
What kwblue said… LOL…
blackjackinfo is right about the power supply fan, that could fail too – but it’s a lot bigger than the CPU fan, and generally doesn’t clog – either it works or it doesn’t. And cjperotti is also right about the gel.
Strange about the processor apparently not in the right place – most sockets are built such that they cannot be closed if the CPU is not firmly seated. Which means the machine should never have worked at all… not knowing what type of processor/socket you have I can’t say for sure – but if the CPU and fan are not in a single housing, the more likely explanation is that the fan was not seated properly on top/aside the processor. That’s where the silicone gel comes in – so you may want to take off the fan and look to see that the silicone is not hard, otherwise the problem will eventually come back.
Why do I know? I used to build computers for a living… and specialized in overclocking, so I had to buy special fans and silicone gel, and even hunt for processors from a certain production lot!
Strange about the processor apparently not in the right place – most sockets are built such that they cannot be closed if the CPU is not firmly seated. Which means the machine should never have worked at all… not knowing what type of processor/socket you have I can’t say for sure – but if the CPU and fan are not in a single housing, the more likely explanation is that the fan was not seated properly on top/aside the processor.
you’re probably right S., since I don’t know a processor from a socket from a CPU, but from what you said about fan not seated right, sounds right since that was what was (I assumed) was the processor, and its actually what I pulled and pushed (lightly) and on the push is when I heard a clicking noise.
again, most appreciated – to all
