Overheating

Posted: 01-22-2004, 06:18 PM
Is it possible to check if my computer is overheating.
My computer keeps on freezing. I thought it might be down
to my new Broadband modem but this seems to work okay for
the first hour or so when I turn the computer on. Once
the computer has frozen it will repeatedly freeze within
a shrot space of time, making me think the computer may
be overheating. I'm not very technically minded so if
anyone could give any advice it would be appreciated.

Thanks

Overheating


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rct2fan
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RE: Overheating
Posted: 01-22-2004, 06:46 PM
Check with your motherboard's manufacturer, as many included software or have software you can download to monitor the temps.
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Posted: 01-22-2004, 07:15 PM
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>-----Original Message-----
>Check with your motherboard's manufacturer, as many
included software or have software you can download to
monitor the temps.
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Overheating
Posted: 01-23-2004, 01:13 PM
Yes, you are probably correct. I was experiencing the
same type of problem with my 5-year old computer, which
HAD been in a vertical position for 5 years, until
recently when I got a new one and I laid the old one on
its side. It turns out that when I re-oriented the old
PC it was such that the motherboard was on the top
surface (with the top of the expansion boards pointing to
the bottom), and apparently both the CPU heatsink and fan
came loose from the CPU itself. Anyway, just remove the
case from your system unit and visually inspect the CPU's
heatsink and fan -- it could be that the fan has just
stopped working or is jammed with dust or a
wire/cable/etc.
>-----Original Message-----
>Is it possible to check if my computer is overheating.
>My computer keeps on freezing. I thought it might be
down
>to my new Broadband modem but this seems to work okay
for
>the first hour or so when I turn the computer on. Once
>the computer has frozen it will repeatedly freeze within
>a shrot space of time, making me think the computer may
>be overheating. I'm not very technically minded so if
>anyone could give any advice it would be appreciated.
>
>Thanks
>.
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