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creole
post Dec 25 2009, 07:48 PM
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My computer keeps restarting. It won't let me go to the boot screen, can someone help plz.

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post Dec 25 2009, 08:52 PM
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tryyy.... safe mode with internet?
and download tune-up utilitys (idk if you can though)

 
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post Dec 25 2009, 09:24 PM
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QUOTE(shawtiegotem @ Dec 25 2009, 07:52 PM) *
tryyy.... safe mode with internet?
and download tune-up utilitys (idk if you can though)

Bad advice. Make sure your computer has good ventilation. 3 inches all around, no books on top, or the back or sides covered. And get that dust out. Then try again.

Never use tune up utilities.

Also, post in the desktops thread, and tell us what kind of pc you have. I want to know.
 
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post Dec 27 2009, 11:26 AM
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i'll try to when i could get on someone's pc.


how do i record my specs from my computer? i can't even get into safe mode.


when i turn it on, it justs shows the screen with the company name and another screen that talks about voltage. then it just keeps on repeating.
 
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post Dec 27 2009, 01:56 PM
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One problem. I can't login on my computer. And I do not see the specs on the computer itself.
 
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post Dec 27 2009, 02:16 PM
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I would suggest a linux live cd, but...
Bios is set to turn off a computer, at a certain temp. It's probably just to hot. Give it an hour to cool down, and keep it in a cool room and try again.
 
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post Dec 27 2009, 02:17 PM
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Beenly, are you using a laptop or no?
 
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post Dec 27 2009, 02:18 PM
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I'm pretty sure I saw a on a video, he had a crt monitor on a desk.
So desktop.
 
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post Dec 27 2009, 02:25 PM
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only reason i ask is because my moms laptop will randomly shut off. My dad actually ended up fixing it. But my mom and a friend of mines laptop has been doing weird things after a vista update.
 
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post Dec 28 2009, 06:49 PM
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QUOTE(Maccabee @ Dec 27 2009, 11:16 AM) *
I would suggest a linux live cd, but...
Bios is set to turn off a computer, at a certain temp. It's probably just to hot. Give it an hour to cool down, and keep it in a cool room and try again.


i let it off the whole day. then i turned it on again and it's still having the problem.


QUOTE(Tomates @ Dec 27 2009, 11:17 AM) *
Beenly, are you using a laptop or no?

no. i'm running on xp, btw.

QUOTE(deadmellotron @ Dec 27 2009, 10:22 PM) *
I know that, but all computers have stickers somewhere on them with a model number and usually on the monitor area of a laptop the model name and number is on the top right, and if it's a tower, then it should be on the back or side.


i will try to do that. i'll post the specs soon on my itouch. anything in particular you want me to look for?
 
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post Dec 28 2009, 09:54 PM
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Did you open the case and clean it out, as suggested by jcp? Restarting could simply be a problem of overheating. If that didn't/doesn't work, did you try booting from your XP CD to see if you could repair the installation? You could also boot into safe mode if possible, and try to run a virus scan.
 
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post Dec 28 2009, 10:41 PM
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QUOTE(mipadi @ Dec 28 2009, 08:54 PM) *
Did you open the case and clean it out, as suggested by jcp? Restarting could simply be a problem of overheating. If that didn't/doesn't work, did you try booting from your XP CD to see if you could repair the installation? You could also boot into safe mode if possible, and try to run a virus scan.


Maccabee mang!
If you can't get anything to work, you should make an ubuntu live cd and back up your files, or scan for viruses with clamshell.

If you can boot into ubuntu it is most likely a HDD failure, or something to do with windows.
 
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post Dec 29 2009, 12:28 AM
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It's not Windows. It's a hardware problem.

OP:

Your computer (specifically your CPU) is overheating.
 
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post Dec 30 2009, 09:21 PM
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Thanks. My computer works now. I didn't clean it, but I let it cooled off for 3 straight days. And thanks to my house being cold as hell, I'm glad that worked. Just in case though, where could I buy these cleaning utilities? (Besides online.)

 
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post Dec 30 2009, 09:23 PM
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At most hardware stores.

If you don't get the dust out of it it's going to keep over heating.
 
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post Dec 30 2009, 10:02 PM
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Walgreens, Walmart, anywhere. It's just compressed air, that you need.

I would suggest doing it outside on concrete. Don't touch anything, just take off the side panel, place it on your driveway standing up, get down on your knees and blow...

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Then put that side panel back on.
 
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post Dec 30 2009, 10:14 PM
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I'm just afraid I'm gonna break it.
 
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post Dec 30 2009, 10:17 PM
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Your computer must be dirty as hell if you have never cleaned it before. damn.
 
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post Dec 30 2009, 10:34 PM
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QUOTE(deadmellotron @ Dec 30 2009, 07:15 PM) *
It takes a retard to break a computer with air being blown out of a can.


lol. i'm surprise i wasn't called worse than that, because i done a lot of stupid shit. O_o


QUOTE(IWontRapeYou @ Dec 30 2009, 07:17 PM) *
Your computer must be dirty as hell if you have never cleaned it before. damn.


i'm just cautious. this happened before and i had to have my mom's friend's son fix it for me. my mom paid a lot to make it "fix".
 
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post Dec 30 2009, 10:44 PM
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Dude probably just cleaned it a gave it back. lol
 
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post Dec 30 2009, 10:47 PM
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Yeah, he charged my mom like 200 bucks.
 
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post Dec 30 2009, 11:13 PM
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QUOTE(Beenly @ Dec 30 2009, 09:47 PM) *
Yeah, he charged my mom like 200 bucks.

Are you absolutely kidding me? You should murder him. You got more ripped off then Best buy rips people off.

That burns, so bad. I can't believe it...

200 hundred dollars... gone.
 
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post Jan 4 2010, 05:13 PM
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Ok I bought a home depot brand of the cleaner thingy.


now, how do i open my computer thing to clean the inside?
 

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