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A few weeks ago I noticed my fan was running alot. So I would shut the PC down and let it set for a couple hours to aid in cooling it down. Well yesterday I was playing a flash game online and all at once the computer shut off. I figuered maybe a power surge or the power went off for a spilt second, even though the lights did'nt flicker. Upon trying to power back up I received an error screen saying something about a thermal problem being the reason for the shutdown. The options were either press F1 to continue or F2 for setup. I pressed F1 and it shut off again. This time I waited a few minutes and retried, this time I when I pressed F1 it started. Well it happened again today and now I'm wandering if there is a problem with the fan or if it may be something else. I am not very computer savy so any help will be greatly appreciated, just bear with me if I ask alot of questions as I don't know the ling and terms very well.
Thanks alot in advance Harry
- I had the exact same problem last year. I solved it by opening the machine. Removing the fan and the heat sink from the processor. I cleaned the heat sink and processor; reapplied the silicone base compound on the heat sink. Replaced the heat sink and fan. As an extra precaution against over heating I leave the computer case cracked open in the back and I have a small 5 inch desk fan blowing cool air into the computer. I have had no problems since I took these actions. I hope this helps. Good luck.
shesagordie
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Posted April 7th, 2007 21:00
Is the power button LED, green, blinking green, solid amber, blinking amber?
What is the reading of the diagnostic LEDs on the back panel?
Please post the exact text of any error messages?
Bev.
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Message Edited by shesagordie on 04-07-2007 05:31 PM