Bad Harddrive?

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Julius

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Hey my computer has been acting funny lately. From a fresh boot up itll start fresh and everything will run smoothly. Then after a while the computer will go reallllly slow if I right click itll take a minute before the menu actually comes up then if I shut down for a couple of minutes itll work again. If I just restart ..the computer will come back on slow.

I have bought a brand new power supply. Replace the ram with brand new fresh ones. The computer is still acting funny. I even restored. So I figured it cant be a virus? So My last guess is the hard drive? No water or any liquid has to touch computer? Are there any test I can run?


SETUP

AMD AthlonxXP 2000+ (1.67Ghz)
1GB DDR Ram
80 GB HardDrive (which I think is the problem)
Windows XP Professional Service Pack 1

Thanks
 
Hmmm...the fact that just restarting doesn't help but shutting down for a few minutes makes me eye heat issues. How are your CPU temps?
 
Im not quite sure. How could I find out , well i know if I put my hand in the back of my computer , the air is warm that is blowing out.
 
Take and do a google on speed fan, download that and run it, it is a very good mobo monitoring program.
 
Hey thanks I Downloaded SpeedFan and Im not sure how to read it , I posted a screenshot below this is how it looks ?

speedfan.jpg
 
That 67c, is most likely the CPU temp, and I dunno bout AMD chips, but if it were an Intel chip, I would seriously be looking to find a better heat sink, or find out why it's running so hot. Intel chips shouldn't go more than 60C, and that's quite high.
 
Any temps above 55C are cause for alarm. If that is at a fairly idle state, and it's cooking at 67+, either you need a new cooler, need to reapply thermal paste, or that chip is already dead.

Check and see if the HSF may have come unclipped or something.

edit: Try the Thermalright SI-97 and a nice Panaflo fan. I think I saw one for sale in the FS forum but newegg has them too. (I believe that's a socket A right?)
 
Hey So Im going to go to tigerdirect or newegg now and buy what I need to any recommendations on what I need by just looking at that screenshot or do i need to show/give more information

Which will be better to buy a brand new cpu with heat sink , Or something else?


yea its socket A
 
Thermaltake is decent, artic cooling is good. Um, go for copper heatsinks, large fans, lots of CFM. That sort of thing, if you check out newegg, read the reviews.
 
Hey I found one

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835106045

It seems to have great reviews but will this one do the trick?

Thermaltake CL-P0006 Cooling Fan - Retail B (LINK ABOVE)

Compatibility: Intel P4 478 Prescott FMB1.5 3.6GHz, AMD Athlon XP up to 3400+, AMD Athlon 64/Athlon 64 FX
Features: Fan Support: 90mm or 80mm
Heatsink Dimensions: 67 x 68.5 x 47 mm
Heatsink Material: Copper
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Also Im no pro at installing these things how much do you think BestBuy/CircuitCity will charge me to put this in?
 
Found another tempature problem after having the computer on for longer or is it the same? Notice above temp1 was 45c now its 66c

speedfan2.jpg
 
Have you pulled the cover to your case? It could be your fans, cpu heatsink, and mother board heatsink are clogged with dust, that will really raise the temps
 
yea I think my cpu fan is filled with dust. Im going to clean it out asap.
 
Make sure to clean those heatsinks also. I use a can of compressed air and a dustbuster to clean up the dust on the bottom of the case, and elsewhere. Then qtips soaked in rubbing alcohol to get the rest in between the heatsink fins, and fan blades.
 
Also check your case fans and make sure they're still spinning and the vents for them are not clogged.

Correct me if I'm wrong guys but I'm pretty certain Temp 2 is your ambient case temp. A temp that high is going to cook your hard drives and video card.
 
Don't know much about speedfan. Just compared with everest, which tells you what temp is what, and my system is as follows, temp1 cpu, temp2 motherboard, temp3 case.

Not sure about his system, I think everest is excellent for even more features.
 
Pull off the side of your case, clean out the dust and mount a normal room fan there. Something nice and big.

It's definitely a temp issue. Read the sticky in the overclocking and cooling forum that is a guide to CPU coolers. You should be able to find one for yourself.
 
Hey do anyone recommend any places I could take my computer and have them the overheating issues?
 
Still having problems after cleaning all the fans and heatsinks? Describe your case, how many case fans do you have, and where are they mounted? Which direction are they blowing or exhausting? I assume they are working and the vents are clear.
 
Hey Guys I just cleaned the fan out and it helped , pictures below.

dirt.jpg


... nasty right? I took an after photo but it blurred on me.


speedfan3.jpg


Looks better.

But when I get active , temp2 goes to 50 or 51c

perhaps more dust sitting under the heatsink?
 
I've seen bad dust issues but that is sick!. I'm amazed it still ran. Imagine trying that with a prescott!?!

PS
No flames please, I like both AMD and intel, depending on the use.
 
Holy COW yes that in your prblem. Clean evrey bit of dust off that baby whith a fine Qtip withia ruubing al of %80 or more.

Guaranteed success.
 
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