12-17-2004, 10:43 PM
Hmm. If possible, take out the graphics card and check for fine dust in the fan. I do this every few months with my Geforce 4 Ti. It gets very dusty.
While I'm here...
I've been experiencing some power? problems. As a symptom, when I boot up in WinXP, it displays something like: Hardware monitor has detected an error: See power menu for details..
Hitting setup shows the hardware monitor CPU?/Fan temperature. It seems high.
My computer cuts off power after extended use. Presumably after overheating from extended use. Luckily, this hasn't happened often after I gave my computer time to cool, and dusted the innards of my power supply unit. But seeing "error" still bothers me. Anyone familiar?
While I'm here...
I've been experiencing some power? problems. As a symptom, when I boot up in WinXP, it displays something like: Hardware monitor has detected an error: See power menu for details..
Hitting setup shows the hardware monitor CPU?/Fan temperature. It seems high.
My computer cuts off power after extended use. Presumably after overheating from extended use. Luckily, this hasn't happened often after I gave my computer time to cool, and dusted the innards of my power supply unit. But seeing "error" still bothers me. Anyone familiar?