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zero2 · 12-20-2004, 05:53 PM

Q1: I was using the Bios to check the temperture. This reading is pretty consistent with what Motherboard Monitor gave me during an idle state.

Q2: Fan is working, no squealing, and I only touched it when I was cleaning out the dust, while the computer was off.

Q3: I turned on my AC, and it works ok, except that I didn't test it out for very long.

Q4: I didn't remove the heatsink, but removed only the cpu fan, which was held together by four screws. I didn't remove the heatsink, since I didn't have any extra thermal paste .

Q5: The whole vacuum thing wasn't probably the smartest thing to do, in retrospect, but the vacuum never touched any of the parts, plus the vacuum nozle was plastic, I don't know if that makes a difference, but I thought I would add that.

Update:
I had it running continously for two days, however, the monitor was turned off, and it was sitting in idle. I even had it where I could listen to music, without it BSOD-ing. But when I try to do the heavy stuff, such as web surfing for 15 minutes, it just reverts back to the BSOD.

I even switched my video card, to a less powerful one, that doesn't require direct power from the powersupply, and the situation remains unchanged.

I may check if it is possible that the memory is causing this, and let you know if this solves the problem.

12-20-2004, 05:53 PM	#6 (permalink)
zero2 Junkie	Q1: I was using the Bios to check the temperture. This reading is pretty consistent with what Motherboard Monitor gave me during an idle state. Q2: Fan is working, no squealing, and I only touched it when I was cleaning out the dust, while the computer was off. Q3: I turned on my AC, and it works ok, except that I didn't test it out for very long. Q4: I didn't remove the heatsink, but removed only the cpu fan, which was held together by four screws. I didn't remove the heatsink, since I didn't have any extra thermal paste . Q5: The whole vacuum thing wasn't probably the smartest thing to do, in retrospect, but the vacuum never touched any of the parts, plus the vacuum nozle was plastic, I don't know if that makes a difference, but I thought I would add that. Update: I had it running continously for two days, however, the monitor was turned off, and it was sitting in idle. I even had it where I could listen to music, without it BSOD-ing. But when I try to do the heavy stuff, such as web surfing for 15 minutes, it just reverts back to the BSOD. I even switched my video card, to a less powerful one, that doesn't require direct power from the powersupply, and the situation remains unchanged. I may check if it is possible that the memory is causing this, and let you know if this solves the problem.