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Yes the fan runs and it's pretty loud. Anyway the tech support guy unfortunately didn't actually comment on the computer, he just said send a reclamation report, since my guarantee lasts 5 years. So the result will probably me sending the PC to them and they decide if it will get fixed etc. Now if say, if I were to get my money back or they replaced falthy components for free, that's pretty great... but since I was planning to buy a new PC in the next year, there's no point if they gave me a completely new one.

EDIT: I took this diagnostic chart, http://www.fonerbooks.com/power.htm
now since the power went on the 3rd/4th time, on those cases I made it to the motherboard diagnostic, and the fan on the heatsink question. (Assuming RAM and CPU in not seated incorrectly as there were no hardware modifications). So while the back fan in running hard, I noticed actually the top fan isn't running, not sure if this is the so-called heat sink. And I looked at the CPU (transparent PC case), and it seems to maybe have a fan inside, that isn't running.

Anyway, the PC miraculously resumed Windows on the 5th boot, now it's time to grab whatever I can to my HDD and GTFO...

Oh well ... ¬¬
I guess it's not power supply then.

Quote:I looked at the CPU (transparent PC case), and it seems to maybe have a fan inside, that isn't running.

If the cpu fan isn't working as it should, then the cpu is overheating and that may explain your sudden freezes. And of course it won't boot even when you reset your pc until it's cool enough. If this is the case you should replace the cpu fan ASAP.

Also, if your fans are too noisy, it's time to replace them. Cleaning them if they're too dirty isn't always a good idea because their performance won't be the same never ever again.

(12-20-2011, 12:10 AM)kernel64 Wrote: [ -> ]

Quote:I looked at the CPU (transparent PC case), and it seems to maybe have a fan inside, that isn't running.

If the cpu fan isn't working as it should, then the cpu is overheating and that may explain your sudden freezes. And of course it won't boot even when you reset your pc until it's cool enough. If this is the case you should replace the cpu fan ASAP.

Also, if your fans are too noisy, it's time to replace them. Cleaning them if they're too dirty isn't always a good idea because their performance won't be the same never ever again.

I checked the CPU temp and it's 40 degrees Celsius, not too high although no hard work has been done since yesterday. Is it supposed to run at all times, or just when it gets hot? I'm pretty sure the top fan used to run at all times though. So maybe I should stress it a little to check. Anyway, I already reclamated so I will send it in after Christmas, as it has some issues whatever they are.