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Geek Culture / Computer acting weird..

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Lynx
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Posted: 12th Mar 2006 18:35
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Hi,

I have a problem with my computer. It will freeze, and then will do a high and low beep repeatedly. It first started doing this on a start up, and then after I tried to play music or a game. I thought this was a RAM problem, so yesterday I got new RAM cards and installed them etc, and everything was fine until this morning when it started "beeping" and freezing again.

Right now it's mysteriously NOT freezing and beeping, because I pulled the side off the case to see what was the problem if it started beeping again. Could this be a heating problem?

Any help is greatly appreciated.
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lagmaster
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Posted: 12th Mar 2006 18:39
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i had this before on a simple 500mhz pc, yep it's a heating problem with the cpu and its the motherboard giving you a warning.

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Aoneweb
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Posted: 12th Mar 2006 20:12
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Toshiba laptops do this all the time, toshiba have turned there back on the problem.
I am waiting for a class action suit.

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Posted: 12th Mar 2006 21:42 Edited at: 12th Mar 2006 21:45
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check the heatsink on the cpu isn`t loaded up and choked with fluff (`specialy between the vanes, a bit of card pushed through each slot will push out the muck), same for the fan blades (fluffy blades stir air, they don`t move it at speed), for some reason the cooling system on a PC will attract dust like anything, I normaly clean mine out every 6 months rather than wait for overheating to cause errors, if you have it down at floor level then thats a lot worse too, they act like vaccum cleaners and seem to suck up every little bit of dirt and dust your feet kick up and use it to choke up the heatsink.



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