HELP! Request PC Knowlege

[oldschool37]

Sir/Ma'am,

My PC is going hay wire. Respectfully request some advisement on getting my
PC back online. I'm in the military stationed overseas trying to fix it
myself. I don't want to get ripped off for lack of knowledge. My PC was
freezing up. A dude I worked with changed up the fan and assumed that was
the problem; he charged me $70 in the process. It worked for a minute then a
PC alarm just went off and woudn't stop unless I shut it down. Request to
know what will cause the PC alarm to sound off or the PC to freeze? The
system won't even reboot without the alarm coming on. How can I fix the
problem? Please advise. Any assistance you may provide will be greatly
appreciated.

[Malke]

oldschool37 wrote:

> Sir/Ma'am,
>
> My PC is going hay wire. Respectfully request some advisement on
> getting my
> PC back online. I'm in the military stationed overseas trying to fix
> it
> myself. I don't want to get ripped off for lack of knowledge. My PC
> was
> freezing up. A dude I worked with changed up the fan and assumed that
> was
> the problem; he charged me $70 in the process. It worked for a minute
> then a
> PC alarm just went off and woudn't stop unless I shut it down.
> Request to
> know what will cause the PC alarm to sound off or the PC to freeze?
> The
> system won't even reboot without the alarm coming on. How can I fix
> the
> problem? Please advise. Any assistance you may provide will be
> greatly appreciated.

You are definitely having hardware issues and yes, it does sound like
overheating although there could be other reasons such as failed RAM,
failed processor, etc. There is usually more than one fan in a computer
and since you didn't say which fan "the dude" changed out, it's
impossible for me to say exactly what's happening with your machine
without looking at it. One way you might be able to determine the cause
is by making note of the beeps you get. Those beeps are audible codes
and each BIOS has a different code. So you can look up the codes for
your BIOS in your motherboard manual or by checking online.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=beep+codes&btnG=Google+Search

Here are some general hardware troubleshooting steps:
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Hardware_Troubleshooting

If you can't do the troubleshooting yourself, find another dude who is
more competent. Since you are stationed overseas, it will not be as
easy to find someone by looking in the U.S. Yellow Pages. Ask friends
and colleagues for recommendations.

Malke
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[oldschool37 via WindowsKB.com]

Leythos wrote:
>> Sir/Ma'am,
>>
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>> problem? Please advise. Any assistance you may provide will be greatly
>> appreciated.
>
>While it sounds overheating you didn't provide enough information.
>
>What did you change before the issue started?
>
>Are all your fans working?
>
>Have you checked to make sure the vents are not blocked?
>
>What is the standard temperature in the room the PC is located in?
>
>I live in Government Quarters. The temperature in the room where the PC is located is always cool. The aircon stays on. No vents are blocked. The PC was built in '01. Since I been in Japan I keep the PC running 24/7. I shut it down to clean it occasionally. For a couple of months now the PC would freeze. I didn't pay it any mind. I just reboot. The freezing became more frequent, so I became a little concerned. One day the PC alarm just went off, one constant sound, no beeping. My friend changed the one fan installed in the PC. We've played around with the RAM to see what's up. The inside is fairly clean. However, the front stick of RAM had a extreme amount of dust on it. I thought that was weird. Other than that, I can't tell. Please advise. Thanks for your reply.

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