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Recent content by Jugdish

  1. J

    All of a sudden my CPU fan is loud as hell

    Actually there is already a passive heatsink on it, behind the fan (see photo). So do you think it would be safe to just kill the fan, stick a toothpick in it or something? :p
  2. J

    All of a sudden my CPU fan is loud as hell

    I think this is exactly what happened. However, I've since discovered that it's not my CPU fan causing the noise, but one of the 4 fans on my motherboard (Gigabyte GA-G1975X) -- specifically, the one cooling the north bridge. So given that it's not as easy to replace a mobo fan as a CPU fan...
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    All of a sudden my CPU fan is loud as hell

    Recently I did a quick air-cleaning of my computer, opening the case, blowing dust out of the fan areas with compressed air, and closing it back up. Ever since then, my CPU fan has been making this very loud whining noise. I've double-checked and made sure it's not hitting against anything, that...
  4. J

    Screen suddenly turns into garbage

  5. J

    XP restarts during boot-up

    Update: Ok, I have tried out all the things people have suggested so far: I swapped memory modules, did a memory tester (both MemTest86 and Windows Memory Diagnostic), checked my hard drive using both "chkdsk /r" and Maxtor PowerMax Diagnostics, cleared all my CMOS settings back to fail-safe...
  6. J

    XP restarts during boot-up

    My computer has just developed an annoying little quirk: it spontaneously restarts in the middle of Windows start-up. I have Windows XP Pro SP2, and every time it gets to the part of booting up where the little gray bars fill up across the bottom of the screen (right before the Windows logo is...
  7. J

    Screen suddenly turns into garbage

    Really? A hundred bucks? Damn, I feel pretty cheated now for paying $329 for the card that's in there! Then again, that was back in autumn 2001 :P
  8. J

    Screen suddenly turns into garbage

    Is it possible to replace just the fan on the card? How would I go about doing that?
  9. J

    Screen suddenly turns into garbage

    You were right, it was the video card fan failing :( I noticed during boot-up that the fan was spinning laboriously. Then, right when the screen went to garbage, it stopped altogether. Do you think this is a power consumption issue? Do I have too many devices in my system that my power supply...
  10. J

    Screen suddenly turns into garbage

    Normally I'm pretty good about diagnosing and fixing problems that arise with my own computer, but this one is beyond me, and I really need your guy's help. During times when I am casually working on something, without any warning the screen will suddenly turn into garbage. Screenshot This...
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