PS: It also shuts down when I watch a movie that I have to download and playing fps games causes it to shut down after 10 mins or so.
Edited by NatPortmanYUM, 27 August 2007 - 12:14 PM.
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Edited by NatPortmanYUM, 27 August 2007 - 12:14 PM.
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It sounds to me the reason for the system shutting down like this & being generally slow, is because it's getting too hot.
Re. the fan with the 4 switches that you described - would this be the cpu fan by any chance? If so, which cpu (or cpu socket) do you have?
The temperatures are:When you say the fan is below the little box (by which I assume you mean the power supply), is the fan fixed to the back of the case or is it attached to the large printed circuit board (motherboard)?
If you're still not sure what I mean, then think of it like this - do you have to open up the case in order to see the fan?
Can you download Aida32 please from the link below :
http://www.majorgeek...ownload181.html
The file that downloads will be a zip file. Double click on it to extract the contents. When extracted, double click the file called aida32.exe (it's file icon should look like a blue computer monitor).
When Aida opens, in the left pane of the window, go to the Computer->Sensor branch (click on the branch labelled 'sensor' to select it).
In the right hand pane, you should see some temperatures listed. Make a note of what each temperature is & let me know.
Next, select the branch called Motherboard -> CPU.
In the right pane, it should tell you exactly what processor you have. Let me know exactly what it says there. You can check the CPUID branch as well for any additional info on the cpu.
While you're at it - select the Motherboard -> Motherboard branch as well & let me know what it says for Motherboard ID & Name.
I think the fan is attached to the motherboard. The pc doesn't shut down like the first time after I tried cleaning. Gaming, I'm not gonna bother until I get this fixed up. That's why I thought I messed up my graphics card ecasue I couldn't play the game lag free like I could before. Whenever I watch a video like on youtube, it doesn't run smooth, so I don't know what I did while cleaning that made all this happen!OK, thanks for the screenshots. It took a while to figure out which board you have as the only info is a string of hexadecimal number for the board ID, but (for future reference) it seems you have a medion PC with an MSI motherboard + socket LGA775 pentium 4.
You say the fan in question is still working but you still haven't answered my earlier question re. whether or not the fan is attached directly to the rear of the case or the motherboard.
If it is the motherboard, then you will notice a metal heatsink directly underneath the fan. With the power turned off, you may want to check that the heatsink/fan assembly is securely connected to the motherboard. If there's any movement in it (without using excessive force), it would be causing the system to overheat.
Also, I would keep an eye on the cpu temperature (according to the aida32 screenshot, he temp at that time was 65C. This isn't dangerously hot for a P4 but if it goes up much above this it could be causing problems you described originally. I suggest you check the temperature at regular intervals & let me know what the max temp is it reaches, especially after putting the system under load by playing a game or similar.
Just to update, how any of the original symptoms are you still getting? i.e shutting down during some videos & games.
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