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ronniert 03-15-2007, 04:58 PM can anyone help? first time user of TECH SPOT my hardrive keeps shutting down only when playing one particular pc game, and only since i added an expansion pack sytem details: intel pentium 4 300gb hardrive ge force 256 mb video card 1024mb memory cfitzarl 03-15-2007, 05:16 PM Welcome to TechSpot Openboards ronniert :wave: ! Look at my guide in my signature below, and follow it then tell us your full specs, and the specs of your power supply. Ad 03-15-2007, 05:16 PM ronniert 03-16-2007, 01:53 PM advent T9304- intel pentium 4 HT 640 3.2 Ghz-1024MB DDR(7200rpm)-PCI GeForce 7300le 256MB/ddr2 not sure what last figures represent? (sorry for being a tourist! SNGX1275 03-16-2007, 02:34 PM Is the system shutting off, or just the hard drive? Does this happen immediately, or after playing for a bit? wolfram 03-16-2007, 04:34 PM Something may be overheating, or maybe your PSU can't handle the load. ronniert 03-16-2007, 07:32 PM hardrive only shuts down ,router,printer... all stay powered up, after maybe 20 min, if i try to press power button,it wont allow and have to wait 5 min before starting again, the game i am playing is using 2780mb memory beef_jerky4104 03-16-2007, 08:01 PM It sounds like overheating or a power supply problem. ronniert 03-16-2007, 08:14 PM how do i resolve overheating if this is source of problem Ad 03-16-2007, 08:14 PM wolfram 03-16-2007, 09:08 PM Use a program like Everest Home (or Free Edition), and check them out :) cfitzarl 03-16-2007, 09:58 PM May I also suggest Speedfan; just remember to give us the specs of your power supply by looking at the guide in my signature again :wave: ! ronniert 03-17-2007, 07:39 AM many thanks to all who replied will check out suggestions and get back. Cheers! |
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