Machine Problems

[Elton]

My machine keeps coming to a g.r.i.n.d.i.n.g halt if left on for a while - not ideal, as I really need it right now.

 

I thought it was down to heat. The CPU fan is working and the thermostatic fan kicks in if the case heats up, but I've taken the covers off, anyway.

 

What else can I do?

 

Cheers,

 

Elton

 

PS A reboot seems to sort things pdq

[rickster]

could be anything but if use windows 98 and have over 512mb of ram that could be the problem as i had with one of my systems, it turns out win98 has a memory leak that kicks in over 512mb you could try downloading something like ram optimizer or as an alternative you could goto

www.pcpitstop.com and run their tests as they seem to find out most things that wrong with my systems

[poledark]

Elton, I had overheat problems with my PC (I think!)

I removed the pcu fan and found the heatsink grid was clogged with fluff. Not had any problems since but I did check it again about three weeks ago and it was still clear.

 

Worth a try maybe?

 

Den

[chesters1]

have you got any power saving options enabled? i know theres problems with devices going to sleep and not waking properly

and den is correct its amazing how much crud goes under the fan not just the cpu but the psu and graphic card fans also

 

[ 04. July 2003, 10:48 PM: Message edited by: chesters1 ]