Computer blanks out after 15 mins.

[cocheese 0]

Unplug it and start over when it cools. Any ideas? I'm thinking it's full of dust and spiders.

I thought it was the old monitor i was using. Got a new one. Didn't help. Signal lost is what i get when it goes out. Desktop is turned off for saftey it says.

And i don't know shit about computers so please talk in a language i can understand.

Thanks for your geekyness.

[BIGUN 1,071]

Video Card

Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

[eeneR 1]

Do you hear anything from the box itself? Fans and harddrive still spinning? or is the whole computer just shutting off?

She is not a "Dumb Blonde" - She is a "Light-Haired Detour Off The Information Superhighway."
eeneR
TF#72, FB#4130, Incauto

[Shell666 0]

We'll tell you in 15 mins ....

'Shell

[bob.dino 0]

Is the system shutting down to save power? Start | Control Panel | Power Options and see what the Power Scheme is.

If not, it's probably overheating. Make sure there's airflow and that all the fans are still working. If so, open the case & use compressed air to blow the spiders and cobwebs away. If that still doesn't help, take it into the shop.

[turtlespeed 212]

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Unplug it and start over when it cools. Any ideas? I'm thinking it's full of dust and spiders.

I thought it was the old monitor i was using. Got a new one. Didn't help. Signal lost is what i get when it goes out. Desktop is turned off for saftey it says.

And i don't know shit about computers so please talk in a language i can understand.

Thanks for your geekyness.

Give it a righteous toke!

I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama
BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun

[Zep 0]

Probably the vacuum valves over heating

Buy a can of air (I use a small compressor) unplug every thing, take the side cover off an notice the amount of crap inside,
the ventilator an heat sink which attach to the CPU are probably covered in dust, carefully blow the air over the heat sinks fins
whilst holding the fan with a finger to stop it from spinning up.

On second thought this is going to get complicated, much better take the puter to the shop for a cleaning,
If you've got cash ask them to fit ventilators on the disk drives, an another ventilator on the case

Oh an upgrading the CPU heat sink an ventilator might be a good idea

Gone fishing

[Beer 0]

It's operating on Windows.

Go buy a Mac

Then put a blanket over the PC and call it an ottoman.

Learn to be happy. You can't be there for anybody else in life if you can't learn to be there for yourself.

[pwln 0]

That's not dust and spiders. It's from too much porn.

It's pretty hard to see what is wrong with it over the internet. It "sounds" like a bad video card, but it could be more. Take it to someone, or bring someone to it.

[cocheese 0]

No fan noise ever anymore and a funny smell like a tv from the early 70's. Me thinks it needs a cleaning. Like the rest of my place.

[eeneR 1]

Odds are it is over heating, get in there with a vacuum. The dust cans will just blow it around everywhere. Also when you turn in on you should have a breeze coming out of the back side. You will see where the vent holes are. You will want to clean those as well from dust. if there is no breeze then the case fan is shot. If there is a breeze however the unit is still shutting down then the cooling fan for your processor took a shit.

Odds are you will need new processor and potentially new board depending on how hot it actually got in there. I would advise not to keep running it, get it cleaned and check for air. The more you let it over heat the more damage will be done. Maybe too late already, hard to tell. If you are getting a "smell" from it, then things are cooking in there.

She is not a "Dumb Blonde" - She is a "Light-Haired Detour Off The Information Superhighway."
eeneR
TF#72, FB#4130, Incauto

[cocheese 0]

Thank you. I guess i have to go now.

[Shell666 0]

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Thank you. I guess i have to go now.

And I'm just laughing about eeneR posting "Do you hear anything from the box itself and ..breeze coming out of the back side.







Yeah ... apparently I'm 12 ... or a guy ... or a 12 year old guy ...

'Shell

[eeneR 1]

as he asked....

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And i don't know shit about computers so please talk in a language i can understand.

So I did exactly that Though I assumed most guys get that 12yr thingy quite well

So long as he doesn't light a match

She is not a "Dumb Blonde" - She is a "Light-Haired Detour Off The Information Superhighway."
eeneR
TF#72, FB#4130, Incauto

[Shell666 0]

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as he asked....

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And i don't know shit about computers so please talk in a language i can understand.

So I did exactly that Though I assumed most guys get that 12yr thingy quite well

So long as he doesn't light a match

Then again, that COULD be quite funny! It is Cocheese after all!

'Shell

[cocheese 0]

Hey i heard that! Guess what? It's working! The fan is now working. Yay i have a fan!

It wasn't that dusty. But I took it apart and vacuumed everything. Put back together and it works. Now lets see if i can get more than 15 mins out of it. Oh and i have to try out some porn on the new monitor.

Thanks for all the good tips.

[Broke 0]

Hit it with a 16 pound sledge hammer

Divot your source for all things Hillbilly.
Anvil Brother 84
SCR 14192

[kbordson 8]

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It's operating on Windows.

Go buy a Mac

Then put a blanket over the PC and call it an ottoman.

Right answer!!!

[porpoishead 5]

burned out fan cheesy, cleen your room,and your machine............and go get a new fan for your machine


edit to add: or turn the a/c on set it at snow


heat

if you want a friend feed any animal
Perry Farrell

[popsjumper 2]

Type faster.

My reality and yours are quite different.
I think we're all Bozos on this bus.
Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239

[Guest]

Check the power settings in the BIOS too. Make sure it isn't set to shut off after 15 minutes of inactivity.

mh
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"The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat."

[mnealtx 0]

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Unplug it and start over when it cools. Any ideas? I'm thinking it's full of dust and spiders.

I thought it was the old monitor i was using. Got a new one. Didn't help. Signal lost is what i get when it goes out. Desktop is turned off for saftey it says.

And i don't know shit about computers so please talk in a language i can understand.

Thanks for your geekyness.

Give it a righteous toke!

That's probably what has the thing all gummed up to begin with!!

Mike
I love you, Shannon and Jim.
POPS 9708 , SCR 14706

[cocheese 0]

yea it's smoked out. Fan runs for 15 mins then ........flatline it's dead. And no it doesn't come back to life unless i unplug it.

Must be the hard drive fan. Yea speed reading and typing it's that fun.

[popsjumper 2]

Be a real man. Beat it at its own game.

Turn it off at 14 minutes.

My reality and yours are quite different.
I think we're all Bozos on this bus.
Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239

[turtlespeed 212]

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Be a real man. Beat it at its own game.

Turn it off at 14 minutes.

Get one of those hand held fans and tape it to the inside - temporary fix - but you never know.

I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama
BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun