in need of some help

22 Oct 2005

i am asking you kind and helpfull people for some help. confused

i have a little problem with my pc, sad

every now and then it just shuts down, the case seems to get quite hot, it normaly takes around 10 mins before i am able to start it up again confused

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does anyone know what causes this and how i can rectify the problem confused

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22 Oct 2005

Quote by adeymull
i am asking you kind and helpfull people for some help.
i have a little problem with my pc,
every now and then it just shuts down, the case seems to get quite hot, it normaly takes around 10 mins before i am able to start it up again :
does anyone know what causes this and how i can rectify the problem : :

Could be due to overheating. Stick your hand round the back and feel how hot the air is coming out of the fan at the back. If it's really hot, take the sides off your case if it's an midi or mini tower, this should help cool it down. Could also be caused by excessive dust around your CPU fan, in which case it would be best to buy a can of pressurised air and blow the dust out.

22 Oct 2005

thanks for that will try... smile

22 Oct 2005

what he said.
id check you also havent got the rear fan pressed up against anything like a curtain or something that would block the hot air leaving.

22 Oct 2005

checked that, have sent the misses down to shops for some anti static cleaning material, looks like the build up of dust could be the cause.. rolleyes

22 Oct 2005

i give my towers a mini service twice a year. disconnect everything and remove the covers (both sides if you can). lie it on the table & get a clean paintbrush about 1 inch wide and the hoover then carefully brush the motherboard, cables and casing and anything else dusty using the hoover pipe to collect the dust as you brush it. do the same with the fans, brushing gently from the inside and sucking the dust up from the outside, if you have a front fan, and your feeling brave, you should be able to remove the front of the case & clean inside there as these get very dusty.
if your removing anything, remember to do a quick diagram of how it goes together, if it's still running hot somethings knackered.

22 Oct 2005

i appreciate the advise and will take heed of your notes
thanks
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22 Oct 2005

bit of advice for the non computer wizards if following the cleaning directions above
DO NOT HOOVER DIRECTLY ANY OF THE COMPUTER PARTS.

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