Serious problem

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  1. wilibald

    wilibald Geek Trainee

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    My computer keeps restarting while I try to play 3d games. I can play for about 5 minutes, then the screen goes black and the pc speaker makes a very wierd noise all that time...then I have to press the restart button...


    AMD Thunderbird 1.4
    512 SDRAM PC133
    GeForce2 MX400
    SoundBlaster Live 5.1
    2x NIC
    Windows XP
     
    wilibald, Jul 25, 2002
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  2. mad2moons

    mad2moons Geek Trainee

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    i used to have that problem, it was my pc overheating even though it wasnt overclocked :(
     
    mad2moons, Jul 25, 2002
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  3. Big B

    Big B HWF Godfather

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    Sounds like that's probably the issue here. Check to make sure the heatsink is firmly attached and that the thermal pad or thermal goop is still there (does not to be very much---a thin coat is fine).

    2nd, what motherboard are you using? and what power supply? I know ECS boards can have fits if not paired with a large enough power supply.
     
    Big B, Jul 25, 2002
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  4. Sniper

    Sniper Administrator Staff Member

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    Overheating, had that problem once before! let us know if the problem is solved, thanks :)
     
    Sniper, Jul 26, 2002
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