Re: Computer just suddenly QUITS

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"RoseW" <wdmn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> In news:3kdq3sFtpdmfU1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
> D.Currie <dmbcurrie.nospam@xxxxxxxxxxx> typed:
> | "RoseW" <wdmn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> || While processing a RebelXt digital image which is approx. 2.5 to
> || 3Mb....SNAP....everything quit. No sounds, no words, no
> delay....QUIT!
> || Top of computer tower case is quite hot to the touch as this happens.
> || Computer does not respond to restart.
> || The side panel of the computer is now open.
> ||
> || |
> || RoseW
> ||
> |
> | It sounds like you need more cooling. Something is overheating, and
> | whatever it is, if you don't find a way to keep it cool, it's not
> going
> | to last very long. It could be your video card, your processor, your
> | motherboard, your hard drive(s) or your power supply. Did I miss
> anything?
> |
> | We've had a hot spell here and I've had a lot of customers with dead
> or
> | dying hard drives. Make sure you figure out what's running hot before
> you
> | fry whatever it is.
>
> What I'm doing is lining up all the possiblities to report to my
> computer repair guy with the goal of having him focus in on - 'It could
> be your video card, your processor, your
> | motherboard, your hard drive(s) or your power supply'
> I figure if I have enough data then surely there are tests ....but
> likely not...All of the items on your list (except for one hard drive)
> are a year old. The power supply might be a little older. Actually I
> went through two power supplies in the beginning (2002 -2003) This
> present power supply went in just before I replaced the motherboard etc.
> in 2004.
> The side panel is off, a fan is running in the room and I'm turning the
> computer off when I'm not actually using it. The software Paint shop pro
> really puts a lot of demands on the system so it could be video
> connected...
> Thanks for the direction.
> Rose W
>
>

Age really doesn't have much to do with something like overheating. Except,
of course, that fans will get tired and dust can settle and make things
worse. But sometimes it's just an airflow problem. If you've got two 7200rpm
drives installed so they're right next to each other, there's nowhere for
that heat to go, for example. But if you can separate the drives and find a
way to get some air flowing around them, it can help.

When you're installing extra parts, you may not think of things like that,
and some people like to keep all their drives nice and snug against each
other or have all of their cards right next to each other, and then have the
cables blocking the airflow even more. And I've seen people build computers
with all the case fans blowing the same direction -- all in, or all out.
That doesn't work very well.

Since you've got the case open, you can stick your hand in there and feel
what's getting hot. Then you can start figuring out how to keep those areas
cooler.


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