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Bail Hope of Belouve - Student  |
Well, this is rich  In my computer, an alarm sounds, it's been the third time in two days... It's kind of like a fire-alarm, really weird, since I have never encountered any thing like this before. Does this mean my system is overheated? (any opinions?) _______________ Visit the Belouve Family Website! Quote: I try to have fun with my friends and try to make a difference as best I can. What does making a difference mean? Well, it can be as simple as saying hello, answering a question that seems obvious or heck, just talking. -- Vladarion
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Masta - Jedi Council 
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I couldnt possibly think of any other issue which might have set up the alarm clock...but im not sure heh =) And btw...the very easiest thing is to install RAM (dont make me look like a n00b -.-) _______________ Find out more about the Jedi Academy Aurochs here and more about Masta here! Married to Kain. This comment was edited by Masta on Jul 22 2004 01:17pm. |
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Bail Hope of Belouve - Student 
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I do  Héhé Now before I buy a cooler, this is the only thing that can be wrong when there is such an alarm right? (I've checked my BIOS, it should notify me when my system reaches a degree of 70 °C) Or are there other possibilities? I just wanna make sure that my problems will be gone when I get back from the store _______________ Visit the Belouve Family Website! Quote: I try to have fun with my friends and try to make a difference as best I can. What does making a difference mean? Well, it can be as simple as saying hello, answering a question that seems obvious or heck, just talking. -- Vladarion
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tarpman - The Tarped Avenger 
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Replacing a cooling fan is actually about the easiest thing to do inside a computer. Especially if you still have the manual for your motherboard. You do, right? _______________ Saving the world, one kilobyte at a time. |
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Masta - Jedi Council 
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Well no u dont need no other hardware to just install the cooler... But if your CPU is really overheating and ur cooler is really malfunctioning (u should make yaself very sure of it) and u really wanna buy a new one...then im suggesting that ull buy the right one ^^ Oh and installing the cooler is pretty...tricky...well for someone who never ever installed something new into his PC... Btw...u need some Thermal Cooling Paste too...or grease...dunno what it is called exactly If ya wanna install this thing urself then just say word and ill give ya somekinda instructions ^^ _______________ Find out more about the Jedi Academy Aurochs here and more about Masta here! Married to Kain. |
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Bail Hope of Belouve - Student 
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Ok, now I've never bought a cooler before, so a quick question... You can just buy the cooler in a PC-store right? I don't need any other hardware, I hope? _______________ Visit the Belouve Family Website! Quote: I try to have fun with my friends and try to make a difference as best I can. What does making a difference mean? Well, it can be as simple as saying hello, answering a question that seems obvious or heck, just talking. -- Vladarion
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Flux - Student 
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It sounds like your system is getting too hot. You should check your system temp and CPU temp. I never let either of mine get over 40-50 degrees C, but usually the alarm is tripped when it starts getting to the 70-degree area (that's how mine is set at least). Check the system and alarm-trip temp in your BIOS menu (hit DEL while your computer is booting to see it). Worst case scenario would be that your fan is malfunctioning and you'd need to buy a new one. _______________ When great gentlemens come together in a place. It could happen. All these gentlemen are Howard's family. Everybody knows them, but nobody knows. Why they come together.......... Just play cards. |
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