- Feb 13, 2010
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Hello, and thanks for taking a minute to help understand this problem!
Incident:
My computer sometimes locks up, and must be powered down and restarted manually. This does not always occur when gaming. It has seemed to happen more on warm weekend afternoons, but that may be a coincidence.
Lasting Effects:
Once powered down, the machine will refuse to start back up for a few hours. It typically hangs on the main Windows 7 loading screen. Sometimes I have been able to boot into safe mode during this time, but after restarting it again Windows would not load even in safe mode.
Concerns:
My computer (actually, the GPU in particular) has some thermal issues, and I have begun running it with the sides taken off of the case to increase airflow. There is also a PCI-slot exhaust fan under the GPU to increase airflow across its heat sink. My apartment has terrible A/C, so room temperature can be as high as 85-90 degrees Fahrenheit.
Prior Investigation:
All fans in the machine are running fine, and I've confirmed that the culprit is not a faulty stick of RAM...
The next time I get it to boot, I can check individual temperature readings for you. Please let me know which ones to look at.
Incident:
My computer sometimes locks up, and must be powered down and restarted manually. This does not always occur when gaming. It has seemed to happen more on warm weekend afternoons, but that may be a coincidence.
Lasting Effects:
Once powered down, the machine will refuse to start back up for a few hours. It typically hangs on the main Windows 7 loading screen. Sometimes I have been able to boot into safe mode during this time, but after restarting it again Windows would not load even in safe mode.
Concerns:
My computer (actually, the GPU in particular) has some thermal issues, and I have begun running it with the sides taken off of the case to increase airflow. There is also a PCI-slot exhaust fan under the GPU to increase airflow across its heat sink. My apartment has terrible A/C, so room temperature can be as high as 85-90 degrees Fahrenheit.
Prior Investigation:
All fans in the machine are running fine, and I've confirmed that the culprit is not a faulty stick of RAM...
The next time I get it to boot, I can check individual temperature readings for you. Please let me know which ones to look at.