Trash Talk - my computer got messed up no clue whats wrong hellzlaker - Thu Jun 18, 2009 4:44 pm Post subject: my computer got messed up no clue whats wrong
as i said i have no clue whats wrong but this is what happened, i turned it on all colors on screen were very light and look messed up, and computer turns off after about 30 second after windows loads, my guess some hardware messed up but i have no clue what, so how can i find out what is broken?
Bak - Fri Jun 19, 2009 2:30 am Post subject:
boot off your windows cd and do repair
Adam01 - Fri Jun 19, 2009 12:11 pm Post subject:
Does it turn off during boot?
Or after you loged in?
If it does during boot, press f5 before windows starts and select dont restart on system failure. It may be a blue-screen that would be at some use.
hellzlaker - Fri Jun 19, 2009 2:05 pm Post subject:
it turns off after logging in, also it doesnt turn off right away some times works for 2-3 minutes, and the color mess up was the monitor i took my old one and colors are fine, but still computer turns off after a little bit of being logged on.
Also is there a way to fix the monitor? because i really dont want to throw it out, it's 22" and one i replaced with was 17"
Samapico - Fri Jun 19, 2009 2:56 pm Post subject:
Are the fans working correctly? Could sound like an overheating issue
hellzlaker - Fri Jun 19, 2009 3:54 pm Post subject:
I bought my computer rebuilt, and it has only 1 fan in it, i bought the computer 4 month ago worked fine until about a month ago, I was thinking maybe because i have allot of apps it started over heating? and that 1 fan is not enough?
Is there a program that sees if computer is over heating? I dont have anything on case that says the temperature so i cant really tell
And what about the monitor? Is there still a way to fix it?
Samapico - Fri Jun 19, 2009 4:06 pm Post subject:
You could get Everest to see the temperatures, it's free
Bak - Fri Jun 19, 2009 5:33 pm Post subject:
update windows, make sure you are using legal and registered copy
hellzlaker - Sat Jun 20, 2009 1:22 am Post subject:
I think i got the problem, here is a screenie of comps temperature
This looks like temperature is way too hot, idk maybe it supposed to be that way but my friends computer had 32C while all my numbers are in 50s
Samapico - Sat Jun 20, 2009 2:50 am Post subject:
Either way... try to make a backup of your stuff and reformat
These kinds of issues usually get fixed that way (+ it runs like a new computer)
Lynx - Sat Jun 20, 2009 2:03 pm Post subject:
Reformat fixes heat? Wut?
Samapico - Sat Jun 20, 2009 5:44 pm Post subject:
nah, reformat fixes computer rebooting for no apparent reason
The temperatures you have don't seem too bad to me... people with killer gaming rigs will probably tell you OMGOMGOMGITSTOOHOT, but that's because they have a jet engine in their machine to pump fluid in their rig Cheese - Sun Jun 21, 2009 1:48 am Post subject:
the computer shuts itself off as a security feature to prevent damage from excessive heat.
you really shouldnt have it on until you get whetever isnt working fixed.
or you can follow samas advice by reformatting, then pressing ctrl alt del then alt f4+powerbutton
Samapico - Sun Jun 21, 2009 11:12 am Post subject:
Is the heat shown there that bad? My computer shows temperatures in the 60's too... For people with killer gaming rigs powered by F18 turbine engines, I'm guessing that would be very hot indeed, but other than that...
The Apache - Tue Jun 23, 2009 4:33 pm Post subject:
as long as your GPU readings doesn't exceed 80 under stress or if you're idling, then you're okay. CPU, i'd start to worry if it's over 60 celsius really.
either way, check out your power cable for the computer - it could be the wrong one (wrong watt or some crap, i can't remember) - i had this kind of problem with my old computer. a fresh power cable stopped my computer from overheating.
check for any fans that aren't working properly and fans that seem to be spinning but not circulating any air. check for any melted plastic, loose screws etc. i'd advise you not to turn on your computer until you've found out what's wrong. you could be doing more damage to your computer by turning it on all the time forcing it to run.
Samapico - Tue Jun 23, 2009 4:37 pm Post subject:
Hard to notice fans not working when it's off though Lynx - Tue Jun 23, 2009 4:40 pm Post subject:
I personally don't think 50 degrees is very hot, but I guess it depends on the computer. If you think your machine is shutting down because it's too hot, then get another fan - but I doubt it. Why not increase your fan RPM, 1400 isn't very high.
It just sounds like you've got either a problematic version of Windoze installed, or there is some software being a pain somewhere.
Here are the heat stats of my notebook:
-Lynx
hellzlaker - Tue Jun 30, 2009 7:26 pm Post subject:
I reformatted, bought a second fan and temperatures stayed the same but temperature stayed the same which was weird but computer stopped turning off randomly
blue monday - Wed Jul 01, 2009 3:20 am Post subject:
Is airflow restricted? BTX cases can overheat if a damn IDE cable is in the wrong spot.
