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Boot fine - Screen goes blank periodically then into safe mode

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I have an eMachine -T3304 running on XP. The screen keeps going black and then open in safe mode. This has been happening periodically, could be hours after boot up or could be right after. Today it's blinking off and on every few minutes. I replaced the monitor thinking that was the problem, but no change. HELP! Thank you

Tech Support Guy System Info Utility version 1.0.0.1
OS Version: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Service Pack 3, 32 bit
Processor: AMD Sempron(tm) Processor 3300+, x86 Family 15 Model 44 Stepping 2
Processor Count: 1
RAM: 734 Mb
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce 6100, 128 Mb
Hard Drives: C: Total - 90985 MB, Free - 51278 MB; D: Total - 4399 MB, Free - 2778 MB;
Motherboard: First International Computer, Inc., K8MC51G, PCB 1.x, C566186233
Antivirus: System Shield, Updated: Yes, On-Demand Scanner: Enabled
 
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Thank you for all your help. I have gotten in and blown the dust out. I have not ideas what regooing the processor is. It may be possible it is overheating, but it does it even after it's been totally turned off overnight.

It boots up fine. After a while, sometimes a few minutes and sometimes a few hours, the screen will go black and then a few seconds later the machine will come back in safe mode. After a couple minutes the screen will go black and then it will come back in normal mode.

I am taking it in next week to be checked out. Thank you for all the suggestions. It sounds like something I can't do on my own.
 
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