Re: HELP please!!

On Thu, 1 Nov 2007 02:44:27 -0400, Pc noobie <Pc.noobie.2zcxv3@no-mx.wirelessforums.org> wrote:

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>Ok as of lately my Pc has been acting up a bit here & there mainly if
>im doing more things then one it trys to lock up & so on i know i don't
>have any viruses or anything like that so i check out my cpu & mb temps
>both seemed high CPU = 50c. MB = 56-60c.
>so i added a chassis fan
>
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>My temps drop to that but still same thing any clues on what else i
>might try?
>
>I not sure but i hope it not the power supply but i know sometime
>when they go out the pc can act like this
>
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>Anyways thanks for the help well check back later
>
Four things will cause the computer to freeze:
Overheating
Bad Memory
Bad sector(s) on the hard drive
Virus/Spyware/Malware

Overheating:
Clean out the CPU cooler - Remove it's fan and vacuum the lint out of the cooler.
(And hope the chip didn't become damaged from heat)

Bad Memory:
DocMemory http://www.simmtester.com/PAGE/products/doc/docinfo.asp
Microsoft WinDiag http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp
MemTest http://hcidesign.com/memtest/ www.memtest.org
Gold Memory test http://www.goldmemory.cz/index.php


Bad sector(s) on the hard drive:
MHDD http://hddguru.com/content/en/software/2005.10.02-MHDD/
HDDRegenerator http://www.dposoft.net/#b_hddhid

Virus/Spyware/Malware:
Ad-Aware by Lavasoft http://www.lavasoftusa.com/
Spybot - Search & Destroy http://security.kolla.de/
McAfee's Stinger http://us.mcafee.com/virusInfo/default.asp?id=stinger
McAfee Standalone Virus Scanner - http://codecpack.nl/mcafee_20071101.exe

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