2007-06-06 04:16:03 · 10 answers · asked by kahmoe k 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
A lot of people say the heat buildup could be your problem. It might be. If I were troubleshooting, check and see if hibernate or if a screen saver is activated. That might be a less expensive fix. I have a computer lab full of Dellmers, as I call them, and I have the screensaver set, but hibernation mode and everything else turned off. The computers are on at 8:00 am and are turned off at 4:00 pm every school day and we have very few lockups/freezes. These are P4 boxes with 256 ram, walking cane Dells, more than 4 years old.
Good luck and my opinions are just that - not trying to prove anyone wrong - trying simple before complex problem solving!
2007-06-06 04:49:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
More than likely your system is overheating. Before you go too crazy, pull the cover or side panel off and inspect the insides. If you have a cpu fan and heat sink, make sure the fan is running and check the fins on the heatsink for heavy dust buildup. Also check the case fan, black fan mounted on rear side of tower and make sure it is running and not full of dust. Then lastly, get a vacuum cleaner and suck all the dust and dirt out of the power supply box.
2007-06-06 11:28:58 · answer #2 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First thing I would check is to see if the heatsink on the CPU is clogged. Heat is a killer of computers.
1* degree of heat, above normal, reduces the CPU's power by 1%.
Second I would run a test on the RAM to see if it may be defective.
http://www.Mem86.com
Third check the Event Viewer for error messages.
Event Viewer Tutorial http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic40108.html
2007-06-06 11:23:07 · answer #3 · answered by acklan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My dads pc had the same problem...but after checking the cooling , connections ,ect....the problem was found to be it the power options in the control panel..the settings were just wrong. try that.
2007-06-06 14:00:08 · answer #4 · answered by scarecrowbones 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could be that you need to replace the cpu fan. hence, your computer is overheating eventhough it feels cool to you.
Buy the way a cpu fan is VERY cheep
2007-06-06 11:19:46 · answer #5 · answered by _ 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
what do you mean by freeze up? is the computer new or old, or in between?
2007-06-06 11:19:05 · answer #6 · answered by batman123 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My Dell does that, too. I often wondered why. (besides the fact that it has always been a piece of crap)
2007-06-06 11:28:06 · answer #7 · answered by sjdelp 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
connection problem when idle check the connection and speed, are you configured right maybe there is another dial up number to chose from are you on dial up or dsl, or cable I cant help with little info please repost.
2007-06-06 11:19:02 · answer #8 · answered by Keith N 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
because dell computers are what is commonly known as rubbish..........sorry..........xxx
2007-06-06 11:20:07 · answer #9 · answered by it's me!! 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
because it's crap just like mine.
2007-06-06 11:18:47 · answer #10 · answered by nvrrong 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋