i own a T2460 emachines desktop with a 2400+ AMD Athlon Processor and
256 DDR.

My monitor turns black and off after i turn on my computer. i usaully get about 3-10 mins before its turns off on me and my desktop stays on with the Hard Disk drive access indicator light on " the little orange flashing light but it stops flashing and stays orange " i try to restart my computer by holding the power switch it restarts but the screen remains off and the same thing with the desktop i may have to restart my computer numerous times before it starts up normal again. so if any one can please help me.....thNK YOU AHEAD OF TIME. hers sum observed behavior sometimes right before the computer shuts down the CPU usage reachs 100% and i ran a antivrus software the ran turned up some virus called java "something like that" and some ad-spy-ware if any answers thanks for the help!!

Hi Gmann77,

Welcome to The PCHF,
What you are describing might be a temperature issue. Do you have a seperate graphics card or is it onboard ( part of the motherboard)?
If it is onboard you might want to try and download the app HERE and let us know what the temperatures that are shown.
If the Graphics card is PCI/AGP/PCIE (seperate) you might need to check, if it has a cooling fan, that the fan is working properly and free of dust. If it doesn't have a fan turn the pc off, and check if the heatsink is very hot or not.
Let us know how you get on and we'll take it from there.

yeah i ran that temp app these temps turned out

FAN 1 : 4441 RPM Temp 1 : 115 deg.C " Fire symbol"

FAN 2 : 0 Temp 2 : 37 deg. C

FAN 3 : 0 Temp 3 : 43 deg. C

Temp 4 : 46 deg. C


All the temps. varied but temp 1 changed the most from 110 to -28 to 70 to 44 to 115 when it reached 115 the monitor turned off

I checked the heat sink it wasnt really that hot kinda warm to the touch

Have you checked your case fans lately?....blown out the dust bunnies? in order for a running fan to cool-- you need unobstructed airflow. In the case of that first fan-- variations that large are often a bad/incompatible sensor-chip on the mobo -- if it is that hot-- your CPU cooler may be dead/dying ...which is not good for any chip (especially AMD). Generally examine your PC with a flashlight... while it is running --with the side-cover off. CAREFULLY. Make sure ALL your case fans/CPUfan/video-card coolers are all running -- and free of debris.

Post back-- let us know.

Yea,, get some compressed air and blow it out,, prolly full of dust. clean both sides of fan blades if u can.

WOW, that temp is truly amazing. Idon't think that I've ever seen a temperature that high with the cpu still working.
You really need to check that the fans are working and clear of dust. If the fan isn't working, you need to replace it before you use the pc again.
All the best and keep us updated.