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Can dust in a PC cause it to randomly freeze?

Discussion in 'Windows BSOD, Freezing, Restarting Help' started by jayjaymozza, Jan 17, 2013.

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  1. jayjaymozza Newcomer, in training Posts: 16

    Hey I have been having a problem with my computer, after I power it on 5-10 minutes later it just complete freezes, so I opened it it up it has some dust inside, would this be the cause ? If not what else could it be ?
    jayjaymozza, Jan 17, 2013
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  2. oliverpowell Newcomer, in training

    Yes it could be. Other than that, your mobo, outdated drivers, bad memory module could also contribute towards system freezing.
    For the time being, use blower to remove every bit of dust from the CPU case as well as remove RAM's from the slots and clean dust from it too.

    If the issue still persists, try booting in safe mode or start system in clean boot mode.

    Let us know your progress.
    oliverpowell, Jan 17, 2013
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  3. jayjaymozza Newcomer, in training Posts: 16

    Oh okay thanks for that, ill get it done now and let you know what happens, if I dosnt happen when in safe mode what could it be ?
    jayjaymozza, Jan 17, 2013
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  4. jayjaymozza Newcomer, in training Posts: 16

    It still does the same thing after cleaning, it seems to be okay until I use it, it can be sat on the desktop for hours but as soon as I open up web or a game or anything after about 5 minutes it freezes
    jayjaymozza, Jan 17, 2013
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  5. Tmagic650 TS Ambassador Posts: 18,722   +62

    It is caused by a "bad" hardware driver
    Tmagic650, Jan 17, 2013
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  6. jayjaymozza Newcomer, in training Posts: 16

    So I need a new one ?
    jayjaymozza, Jan 17, 2013
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  7. Tmagic650 TS Ambassador Posts: 18,722   +62

    A new what? We have to discover what driver it is or you can re-install Windows fresh including all the Windows Updates
    Tmagic650, Jan 17, 2013
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  8. jayjaymozza Newcomer, in training Posts: 16

    Could I try do a hard drive driver update? I don't have windows cd no more
    jayjaymozza, Jan 17, 2013
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  9. Tmagic650 TS Ambassador Posts: 18,722   +62

    Hard drives don't need drivers. You really need to have a friend or computer shop look at this for you. It is also possible that the PC has a virus or other malware infection
    Tmagic650, Jan 17, 2013
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  10. jayjaymozza Newcomer, in training Posts: 16

    I meant a update for the hardware, the PC has anti virus, and I have ran a check for virus ... Seems okay
    jayjaymozza, Jan 17, 2013
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  11. Tmagic650 TS Ambassador Posts: 18,722   +62

    Are there any yellow exclamation points in the device manager?
    Tmagic650, Jan 17, 2013
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  12. jayjaymozza Newcomer, in training Posts: 16

    I'll check soon, it's just on a black screen "CHKDSK is verifying files (stage 1 of 5) ..."

    ^ that's what it's doing
    jayjaymozza, Jan 17, 2013
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  13. Tmagic650 TS Ambassador Posts: 18,722   +62

    Did you start this or did the computer start doing this on its own?
    Tmagic650, Jan 17, 2013
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  14. jayjaymozza Newcomer, in training Posts: 16

    The computer done this
    jayjaymozza, Jan 17, 2013
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  15. Tmagic650 TS Ambassador Posts: 18,722   +62

    The hard drive may be going bad. Keep this in mind after CHKDSK completes. If the freezing continues have the hard drive replaced
    Tmagic650, Jan 17, 2013
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  16. jayjaymozza Newcomer, in training Posts: 16

    Can they just break like that ?
    jayjaymozza, Jan 17, 2013
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  17. Tmagic650 TS Ambassador Posts: 18,722   +62

    Absolutely yes! You may try to back up any important stuff before the hard drive dies altogether
    Tmagic650, Jan 17, 2013
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  18. jayjaymozza Newcomer, in training Posts: 16

    To where ?
    jayjaymozza, Jan 17, 2013
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  19. Tmagic650 TS Ambassador Posts: 18,722   +62

    To a CD, DVD or even a flash drive or external hard drive
    Tmagic650, Jan 17, 2013
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  20. jayjaymozza Newcomer, in training Posts: 16

    Okay thanks, how much is a new hard drive ?
    jayjaymozza, Jan 17, 2013
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