HELP please!!

Pc noobie 18 years ago

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

Anyways thanks for the help well check back later

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Unk 18 years ago

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

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WinDiag

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Gold Memory test

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Bad sector(s) on the hard drive: MHDD

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Virus/Spyware/Malware: Ad-Aware by Lavasoft

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- Search & Destroy

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's Stinger

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Standalone Virus Scanner -

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Can't find all the software? Google for Hiren's Boot CD v9.3

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Jeff Liebermann 18 years ago

Pc noobie hath wroth:

Open the box and look at the electrolytic capacitors surrounding the AMD CPU. Are they bulging, leaking out the bottom, or about to simulate a volcano? A common symptom is erratic hangs. You can also have the problem with the electrolytics in the power supply. Judging by the vintage of your motherboard, this problem is likely.

Please note that your question has nothing to do with either wireless or internet.

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