In my case, it was an overheating hard drive. Extra fans (plural!) helped. Just be mindful of airflow; you will want all intakes on the front and all exhausts on the back.
Wade.
Random PC Lockup / Shutdown.
- (Meerkat)
- (39)
- Sept. 26, 2004, 08:41:58 PM EDT
I think you're right. Sounds thermal to me.
-NT
- (pwhysall)
- Sept. 26, 2004, 09:06:01 PM EDT
One of my older PCs was like that.
- (static)
- Sept. 26, 2004, 09:37:04 PM EDT
The ongoing saga,
- (Meerkat)
- (34)
- Sept. 27, 2004, 10:03:14 PM EDT
Re: The ongoing saga,
- (daemon)
- Sept. 27, 2004, 10:06:45 PM EDT
Re: The ongoing saga,
- (Nightowl)
- (23)
- Sept. 27, 2004, 10:09:14 PM EDT
John is a hamfisted buffoon.
- (pwhysall)
- (22)
- Sept. 28, 2004, 01:35:16 AM EDT
I saw it too
- (Nightowl)
- (21)
- Sept. 28, 2004, 01:39:44 AM EDT
Maybe he was talking about me :)
- (Meerkat)
- (20)
- Sept. 28, 2004, 01:44:31 AM EDT
Only if your name is John too. :)
- (Nightowl)
- (19)
- Sept. 28, 2004, 01:45:24 AM EDT
Yep, 'tis. Sorry, forgot it's no longer in my sig.
-NT
- (Meerkat)
- (18)
- Sept. 28, 2004, 01:46:17 AM EDT
Ah ok
- (Nightowl)
- (17)
- Sept. 28, 2004, 01:54:08 AM EDT
Programming is no proof of skill.
- (pwhysall)
- (16)
- Sept. 28, 2004, 02:07:22 AM EDT
And I still maintain my argument
- (Nightowl)
- (15)
- Sept. 28, 2004, 02:15:48 AM EDT
STFUYIIB
-NT
- (deSitter)
- Sept. 28, 2004, 03:21:59 AM EDT
Fatuous guff.
- (pwhysall)
- (13)
- Sept. 28, 2004, 03:29:22 AM EDT
I didn't say all
- (Nightowl)
- (12)
- Sept. 28, 2004, 11:53:13 AM EDT
You didn't read my post.
- (pwhysall)
- (11)
- Sept. 28, 2004, 12:50:10 PM EDT
Ditto
- (Nightowl)
- (10)
- Sept. 28, 2004, 12:54:24 PM EDT
No, you did not.
- (pwhysall)
- (9)
- Sept. 28, 2004, 01:00:03 PM EDT
In our case the fan came straight up.
- (Nightowl)
- (8)
- Sept. 28, 2004, 01:07:52 PM EDT
No twisting allowed?
- (pwhysall)
- (7)
- Sept. 28, 2004, 01:13:38 PM EDT
Not that I saw
- (Nightowl)
- (6)
- Sept. 28, 2004, 01:21:51 PM EDT
Best you don't poke the animal. ;-)
- (static)
- (5)
- Sept. 28, 2004, 11:43:34 PM EDT
I noticed
- (Nightowl)
- (4)
- Sept. 28, 2004, 11:46:35 PM EDT
It means he thought you were winding him up.
- (static)
- (3)
- Sept. 29, 2004, 12:23:05 AM EDT
Ah, thanks & Sorry Peter, here are the Fan Specs
- (Nightowl)
- (2)
- Sept. 29, 2004, 10:39:24 AM EDT
I Concur. No twisting Allowed
- (altmann)
- (1)
- Sept. 29, 2004, 01:37:14 AM EDT
Thank you
- (Nightowl)
- Sept. 29, 2004, 01:40:15 AM EDT
It sounds like it's getting too hot.
- (Another Scott)
- (8)
- Sept. 27, 2004, 11:41:49 PM EDT
Good find, that thread!
- (Meerkat)
- Sept. 28, 2004, 12:12:45 AM EDT
My Athlon XP 1800 runs at that temp all the time.
-NT
- (pwhysall)
- (6)
- Sept. 28, 2004, 01:32:44 AM EDT
Addendum
- (pwhysall)
- (5)
- Sept. 28, 2004, 03:30:48 AM EDT
Got it.
- (pwhysall)
- (4)
- Sept. 28, 2004, 08:10:22 AM EDT
Re: Got it.
- (deSitter)
- Sept. 28, 2004, 08:15:39 AM EDT
Just because it can run at 90 C doesn't mean it's normal.
- (Another Scott)
- (2)
- Sept. 28, 2004, 08:37:39 AM EDT
As noted...
- (pwhysall)
- (1)
- Sept. 28, 2004, 08:41:07 AM EDT
Well the machine is now in my possession...
- (Meerkat)
- Sept. 28, 2004, 08:44:44 AM EDT
Does the Asus GeForce4 have a fan?
- (a6l6e6x)
- (1)
- Sept. 27, 2004, 11:07:46 PM EDT
Yep, checked the vid card fan
- (Meerkat)
- Sept. 27, 2004, 11:16:23 PM EDT