my P4 computer have problems,..HELP,..:(

dvlk80

Thanks....

Kilamon · Rated XXX Joined: 22 Mar 2005 Posts: 811

johndoe · Rated PG Joined: 15 Mar 2005 Posts: 11

check the cooling i.e., the heatsing / fan on that thing - also the power supply - if both are okay try removing the RAM sticks one by one

dvlk80 · Posted: Sat, 27 May 2006 15:26:04 Post Subject:

I use this computer just for movies & internet browsing, it just restart by itself sometimes. But, sometimes it can run for the hold day without any problems,.. Sad

I did reinstall the OS, but this problems still there. Sad

I think the cooling is fine, coz i got good cooling inside the case.... Smile

Bitpower · Rated PG Joined: 21 May 2006 Posts: 16

Sounds to me like it is heat problems. Even though the cooling may seem fine, maybe some of the heatsink compound has worn off or rubbed off the top of the CPU. I remove the heatsink and check to make sure the heatsink compound on the CPU is evenly spread on it.

dvlk80 · Posted: Sat, 27 May 2006 17:21:42 Post Subject:

ehm....i will open the case and check it later,.. Smile

thanks for replied,.. Smile

BeerCheeze · Posted: Sun, 28 May 2006 00:42:34 Post Subject:

PSU might be going bad too.

**JimBowy** · Moderator Joined: 02 Aug 2003 Posts: 1627

im leaning towards reseating the CPU heatsink

xtreme571 · Rated PG Joined: 27 May 2006 Posts: 13

Get SpeedFan and monitor CPU temps. SpeedFan gives you min max and avg temps of the cpu. See if your cpu is going high on temp.

Beer Moon · Rated PG Joined: 29 May 2006 Posts: 13

That's an awful lot of stuff to have plugged in for a 350w. I know most of it only pulls 10w or so, but to find out if power is an issue, maybe try just 1 optical drive for awhile. Ditch the secondary hard drive too and see if that doesn't "fix" it.

If you can unplug stuff and stop crashing, it's time for a new PSU.