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dreadnort · #1 3 Weeks Ago

hey guys back with 1 of my many issues with mine or some1 else's comp at least its mine this time :P

Anyway my pc will power on but will only last from 10minutes to an hour max, ive stuck a new fan in take off the side panel to see if giving it space to breath wud help...apparently not, i was told from my "personnel adviser" lol that it is most likely my video card, but the fans are working altough its extremely hot, hope u can help
edit: forgot to say that ive installed vista onto a machine that was built 3-4 years ago

TY Dread

madmonkey · #2 3 Weeks Ago

Hello dreadnort,

If you suspect overheating, use speedfan to check your current temperatures: SpeedFan - Access temperature sensor in your computer

Also, can you fill in your PC specs, by clicking on Quick Links followed by Edit Options. This will help me to determine what your temperatures should actually be, as they vary significantly between make and model.

Have you experienced any other symptoms, error messages, blue screens of death?

zinglebarb · #3 3 Weeks Ago

nvidia geforce what? and what cpu please use mads link and post your temps

dreadnort · #4 3 Weeks Ago

had to come onto my gf's comp so cant link the speedfan stats i know that the GPU had a flame next to it at 55C guess thats my motherboard.

i had to come onto my gf's comp becoz my comp has stopped working now...when i turn it on it makes a long beep and nothing displays on my screen. ive listed my comp stats as much as i know sorry if its not enough

zinglebarb · #5 3 Weeks Ago

can you post the motherboard model ? it should be on the motherboard itself

zinglebarb · #6 3 Weeks Ago

1.AWARD BIOS 1short beep ：System normal 2 short beep ：CMOS Error 1 long beep and 1 short beep：Memory error 1 long beep and 2 short beep：Graphic card error 1 long beep and 3 short beep ：AGP error 1 long beep and 9 short beep ：Memory Error Continuous long beep ：Memory not correctly installed Continuous short beep ：Power supply unit failed 2.AMI BIOS 1 short beep ：Memory Error 2 short beep：Memory parity check error. 3 short beep ：basic memory 64K address check error 4 short beep ：Real Time Clock malfunction . 5 short beep ：CPU error 6 short beep：Keyboard error 7 short beep ：CPU interruption error 8 short beep：Graphic card error 9 short beep ：Memory error 10 short beep ：CMOS error 11 short beep ：CPU cache memory malfunction

if its a long beep then it looks like thats your problem.That was from the Gigabyte site so im guessing they only use Award

madmonkey · #7 3 Weeks Ago

Hey dread, does your PC have a make and model? Most Geforce cards these days support higher temperatures than 55c.

There is only four things that match both symptoms (PC switching off and the continuous beep). That is either the power supply or the motherboard. Has there been any hardware changes recently? I don't think your problems are overheating. Other possible causes include faulty keyboard < this wouldn't stop your PC switching on, and bad memory.

dreadnort · #8 3 Weeks Ago

the motherboard is a, Gigabyte GA-K8NS
the only new thing is a new hardrive and new fan both were bought to try and fix the problem so its not them otherwise its nothing else is new

edit: by ur quote zingle it seems to be a graphic card error

Jelly Bean · #9 3 Weeks Ago

Hello are you sure it is a beep or more like along squeal noise?

Not sure on your board but in BIOS have you set temprature errors or some thing like this enabled in BIOS.As in warning if there is a failure in your system like CPU/GPU/Power Supply Unit?Or warning of over heating or if case is left open it will or could give a high pitch type squeal noise?Or even a beep code error?

Whay size wattage power supply unit are you using?
Have you tried diffrent RAM?
Is there onboard GPU you could use and remove the one you are using now?Or do you have a spare GPU you could try or spare power suppy?

zinglebarb · #10 3 Weeks Ago

Originally Posted by dreadnort

had to come onto my gf's comp so cant link the speedfan stats i know that the GPU had a flame next to it at 55C guess thats my motherboard.

i had to come onto my gf's comp becoz my comp has stopped working now...when i turn it on it makes a long beep and nothing displays on my screen. ive listed my comp stats as much as i know sorry if its not enough

you clearly state long beep. Memory would go beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep graphic error would go beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep beep beep beep or beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep depending on whether its award or ami bios. Seeing as AMi does not appear to have a beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep and you did say a long beep didnt you? the only corresponding bios error is award and memory

Just checked the manual and its an Award bios so if it is a long beep as you said then its memory error like what I highlighted