[aclug-L] Re: Strange Computer Problems

[David Carmichael <dec2955@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Clint -

First off I would say 'power supply' troubles... is the system plugged into
a battery back up or other form of power protection, not just a surg strip?

Second not knowing your motherboard check your BIOS settings for  a thermal
protection setting, which might of gotten changed some how.

Third check and make sure that the air intake vents of the case are free of
dust.

Try running the system with the side cover off and see how long things run..
this would help track down a heat troubles.

Also check out the Win'9x power settings, some how the file could of gotten
messed up and where it should of been reading 2minutes it is now reading 2
seconds.

Since CD-ROM's will not work in 'SAFE MODE' can you boot in 'SM' and see if
the system locks up due to heat after a while?

I just find it strange that you are having CD-ROM troubles as I had a CD-ROM
drive fail on me with in the past ten days.

This is all I can think of off the top of my head..

--David

----- Original Message -----
From: "Clint Brubakken" <cabrubak@xxxxxxx>
To: <discussion@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 1:29 PM
Subject: [aclug-L] Strange Computer Problems


>
> I'm experiencing some strange computer problems, and I'm wondering if
> any of you have an idea on what it can be.
>
> This is my game machine running win 98, with a k6-2 500, gigabyte 5ax
> motherboard 384 megs pc 100 ram, a vodoo 3 2000, a sound blaster awe-32
> soundcard, and a 300W power supply
>
>
> The problem I've had is that the computer keeps "turning off". The
> signal to monitor stops, and the monitor goes blank. THe only way to get
> it to restart is to hit the reset button.
>
> I thought it was a heat problem, so I took of the case, and that solved
> it for a while.
>
> Then I noticed my scsi cdr wasn't being detected, and after some
> rebooting I got it to work, but it went off in the middle of burning a
> cd. So I took that and the scsi card out.
>
> That seemed to fix it for a while, but it started again.
>
> I noticed it seems to happen when the apartment gets warm.
>
> Most of the time it happens while playing everquest, but most of the
> time my computers being used its playing everquest.
>
> Both the power supply fan, and cpu are blowing air, but I notice a lot
> of dust in the power supply fan.
>
> Last night something new came up. Windows would lock up after rebooting.
> Normally right after the password prompt, but one time I got past that
> and it froze as it was redrawing the screen and playing the windows
> sound. I shut it off completely for an hour and then I could play Civ
> III for an hour w no problems.
>
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Clint Brubakken
>
>
>
>
>
> -- This is the discussion@xxxxxxxxx list.  To unsubscribe,
> visit http://tmp2.complete.org/cgi-bin/listargate-aclug.cgi
>
>

-- This is the discussion@xxxxxxxxx list.  To unsubscribe,
visit http://tmp2.complete.org/cgi-bin/listargate-aclug.cgi