Hi and thanks in advance for you help.
My desktop had some issues about a year ago and since someone gave me a laptop (score!) I haven't worried about it at all. However now I need it and its still broke.
Before it would freeze after about 5-10min and I thought it was overheating, I had fan speed give me a reading of 70-80deg C so I replaced the thermal paste but then did not do too much more.
So now that I need it I did a clean install of Vista, I got it to work but again it would freeze and I kept getting high remote temps. After it would freeze I would just reset it and I would be able to go for another 5-10min. However now after a few resets it just goes into a startup loop where it will only show the intel logo. I took the side panel off and placed a pedestal fan on it and straight away it would get as far as asking how to start windows ie normally or safe mode, which ever i chose it will freeze before loading.
All fans are working, however I think the CPU heat sink fan is spinning in the wrong direction, it pushes air onto the heat sink, I have no idea how or if I can reverse this or even its spinning incorrectly.
I will let it cool more and try to start it up with any of your sugestions
Thanks for your help
Pasha
Here's the spec I know
windows vista
intel pentium DEPU 3.0GHz
1GB RAM
Radeon Xpress 200 series
motherboard D101GGC
My desktop had some issues about a year ago and since someone gave me a laptop (score!) I haven't worried about it at all. However now I need it and its still broke.
Before it would freeze after about 5-10min and I thought it was overheating, I had fan speed give me a reading of 70-80deg C so I replaced the thermal paste but then did not do too much more.
So now that I need it I did a clean install of Vista, I got it to work but again it would freeze and I kept getting high remote temps. After it would freeze I would just reset it and I would be able to go for another 5-10min. However now after a few resets it just goes into a startup loop where it will only show the intel logo. I took the side panel off and placed a pedestal fan on it and straight away it would get as far as asking how to start windows ie normally or safe mode, which ever i chose it will freeze before loading.
All fans are working, however I think the CPU heat sink fan is spinning in the wrong direction, it pushes air onto the heat sink, I have no idea how or if I can reverse this or even its spinning incorrectly.
I will let it cool more and try to start it up with any of your sugestions
Thanks for your help
Pasha
Here's the spec I know
windows vista
intel pentium DEPU 3.0GHz
1GB RAM
Radeon Xpress 200 series
motherboard D101GGC