Hi all,
These are the specs of my PC :
Motherboard: D915GAV
CPU/Ram: P-IV 3 GHz / 1014 MB (512 MB * 2) DDR
Video Card: Intel(R) 82915G/GV/910GL Express Chipset Family (Onboard)
Sound Card: Realtek High Definition Audio (Onboard)
SMPS : 450 W
OS: Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Since few days, I am having random problems. It started with random system shutdown. The cause shown on boot-up was overheating. I have had shutdowns because of overheating in the past, because of fan clogging with dust. That time the CPU needed to be shutdown, and cooled by letting the case open. Meanwhile, I would clean the fan, and then put it back.
But this time, I could start the PC instantly. Its just that I could not reboot instantly. I had to shut down the main supply of the PC, turn it on again, and then it was able to reboot. This happens when PC hangs too. I have to cold boot it.
The shutdown because of overheating occurred on 2 days, 3-4 times... it is not occurring now. But, I notice, that while at boot, when it tests the memory... the numbers increment slowly... its like when you are operating the system, and something is taking up heavy memory, and things start to get slow... its like that. Its strange... I never saw that with any computer. The beeps that come after testing memory, also seem to be sort of hanging... normally two beeps would occur very quickly. Now, there is some time gap. The rest of the booting is OK, and system operates normally.
Apart from this, this evening, I have had random hangs... system will hang anytime, and stop responding.. and then I would have to cold boot the system.
What can be the cause of this? From where should I start?
I have installed SpeedFan now, and presently the temperature is 81 degree C (was 85 when I started SpeedFan sometime ago)... and HDD temperature is 46 degree C.
Any help is appreciated. I am particularly baffled by the slow and sort of hanging boot-up.. does that indicate any particular problem?
These are the specs of my PC :
Motherboard: D915GAV
CPU/Ram: P-IV 3 GHz / 1014 MB (512 MB * 2) DDR
Video Card: Intel(R) 82915G/GV/910GL Express Chipset Family (Onboard)
Sound Card: Realtek High Definition Audio (Onboard)
SMPS : 450 W
OS: Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Since few days, I am having random problems. It started with random system shutdown. The cause shown on boot-up was overheating. I have had shutdowns because of overheating in the past, because of fan clogging with dust. That time the CPU needed to be shutdown, and cooled by letting the case open. Meanwhile, I would clean the fan, and then put it back.
But this time, I could start the PC instantly. Its just that I could not reboot instantly. I had to shut down the main supply of the PC, turn it on again, and then it was able to reboot. This happens when PC hangs too. I have to cold boot it.
The shutdown because of overheating occurred on 2 days, 3-4 times... it is not occurring now. But, I notice, that while at boot, when it tests the memory... the numbers increment slowly... its like when you are operating the system, and something is taking up heavy memory, and things start to get slow... its like that. Its strange... I never saw that with any computer. The beeps that come after testing memory, also seem to be sort of hanging... normally two beeps would occur very quickly. Now, there is some time gap. The rest of the booting is OK, and system operates normally.
Apart from this, this evening, I have had random hangs... system will hang anytime, and stop responding.. and then I would have to cold boot the system.
What can be the cause of this? From where should I start?
I have installed SpeedFan now, and presently the temperature is 81 degree C (was 85 when I started SpeedFan sometime ago)... and HDD temperature is 46 degree C.
Any help is appreciated. I am particularly baffled by the slow and sort of hanging boot-up.. does that indicate any particular problem?