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PC & MAC CLINIC - On line problem solving. (CPU)     

Crocodile - 16 Dec 2002 03:59

IanT(MoneyAM) - 11 Dec 2003 10:26 - 1124 of 11003

I will get them to contact you Robb,

Regards

Ian

Optimist - 11 Dec 2003 11:34 - 1125 of 11003

Mr E

If you have a standard PC with enough disk space mount your laptop disk on your PC and back up the entire hard drive. You need an adaptor that you can buy here:- http://www.maplin.co.uk/products/module.asp?CartID=031130125901511&moduleno=28724

Once you have backed up the disk, fit it in the new laptop, boot from the windows instalation CD and let Windows setup repair your existing instalation.
This wil get Windows working on your new machine with all your programs and most settings intact. You will still have to download the service packs and windows updates (which takes ages).

This method does not always work so a disk backup is essential before you start.

Mega Bucks - 16 Dec 2003 18:53 - 1126 of 11003

evening all,

Houston we have a problem:-)

built a new computer over the weekend when you start it up it boots as it should do and runs superb but after about 5-6 minutes it freezes and the only thing you can do is shut it down and start it up again and bingo same thing again:-(it is running win2k pro and has the biggest heat sink and fan going plus a extra case fan so it should run cool but it has all the symptons of over heating and locking up...

has any one any ideas please it would be welcome:-)

Rick...

Kayak - 16 Dec 2003 19:49 - 1127 of 11003

It could also be the graphics card overheating. If it is a heat problem then on restarting after freezing the interval will probably be shorter than on starting from cold. Otherwise I would guess a faulty memory stick. If you have more than one take them out one at a time to see if the problem goes away.

Also you can download MBM from here which will give you motherboard, CPU temps and fan speeds assuming your motherboard supports it. It will take some fiddling with though to configure it.

Optimist - 16 Dec 2003 20:32 - 1128 of 11003

I aggree with the above but do not discount the possibility of a faulty motherboard.

Mega Bucks - 16 Dec 2003 20:46 - 1129 of 11003

Many thanks for the input,i think i might have cracked it:-)

after installing the OS the 1st thing i do is download zone alarm and install norton antivirus to cover the computer then i installed this united devices cancer thingy that works in background and i think that was the trouble,since then it has only crashed once in a 90 minutes so it is getting better the onboard temperature sensor says 39 degrees which i think is avarage so i understand.

will have another go later,will keep you updated and once again thanks for your help:-)

Rick...

Kayak - 16 Dec 2003 21:14 - 1130 of 11003

That doesn't actually prove much since one would expect both heat-related and memory-related problems to get worse with something CPU-intensive running in the background. Best of luck with it though. 39 degrees is OK for the motherboard but more determining would be the CPU temperature and CPU fan speed if your motherboard has sensors for them.

Spaceman - 16 Dec 2003 22:51 - 1131 of 11003

Mega Bucks and co, the cancer thing will probably push the CPU up to 100% and this make it produce a fair bit of heat. That's should be fine and even long periods at 100% should not cause it to shutdown, if that is the cause I think you should investigate a bit more. A few pointers, did you seat the heat sink properly and use a good contact compound between the heat sink and the CPU? are the case fans OK and running in the correct direction, taking air out of the case? Is the CPU over clocked? if so you might need to push the voltages up a bit from the BIOS. Is the power supply good enough? don't underestimate this one power supplies can be a real pain.

Mega Bucks - 17 Dec 2003 21:51 - 1132 of 11003

Spaceman and co...

Many thanks for the info,found out by elimination that it was the cancer thingy that froze the computer so decided not to install.

It had all the hallmarks of over heating on checking the cpu temperature it was ok then thought what else had i done as i had only installed zonealarm and cancer thing took them off and bingo it is great:-)

Once again many thanks to you all....

Mega...

Optimist - 18 Dec 2003 00:00 - 1133 of 11003

Be very careful I have run the Anti Cancer program on several computes for 2 years with no problem.

I suggest that you do a serious load check eg a major graphics transformation to check that everything is OK.

Jumpin - 27 Dec 2003 16:22 - 1134 of 11003

What do you recommend for converting mp3s to burn onto Cds

TullettJ (MoneyAM) - 29 Dec 2003 06:34 - 1135 of 11003

Jumpin,

If you use 'nero' then you can just drag and drop the MP3 onto the disk and it will do all the conversions for you...

J.

Jumpin - 29 Dec 2003 13:29 - 1136 of 11003

Thanks TullettJ,
Does converts them to cda files I presume?

TullettJ (MoneyAM) - 29 Dec 2003 13:44 - 1137 of 11003

Jumpin,

cdda, yes - i believe.

Ive personally never used the facility myself, but I have some friends who rely on it quite a lot.

J.

robber - 29 Dec 2003 14:44 - 1138 of 11003

jumpin,

nero will allow you to convert from any one of a number of formats to cda, mpg or wma. It works a treat.


Neil

zarif - 29 Dec 2003 14:47 - 1139 of 11003

nero is very good as has burn proof so that u dont trash cds as that happens a lot with adaptec easy cd with buffer under run probs.Also with nero cd you can set max speed write etc.

Jumpin - 04 Jan 2004 20:18 - 1140 of 11003

thanks everyone

Kayak - 05 Jan 2004 02:01 - 1141 of 11003

ADSL modem/routers now work with AOL ADSL broadband

Author: MrSaffron

AOL just before Christmas started to support the use of ADSL modem/routers on their service. Since AOL has been providing ADSL in the UK, users have being looking for how to use an ADSL modem/router like other ISPs. AOL users wanting to find out more should simply use the AOL keyword home networking in the AOL client.

AOL is actively selling a number of Thomson Speed Touch routers that will work with the service. For those who want to source their own hardware a guide can be found here, this details what to do with a Speed Touch 545, but the principles are the same. The main things to get right, are the requirements for the AOL screen name that is used by the router to log onto the ADSL service.

One issue that has arisen in our forums is that you may need to change the MTU of the computers behind the router to 1400, or if the router supports it change the MTU on the router. If this means nothing to you, then we would advise visiting our AOL forum and seeking advice - there is a growing knowledge base from router users.

Posted: Sunday, 04 January 2004, 19:11

 Link to this news item

2Abbey - 06 Jan 2004 09:30 - 1142 of 11003

Could anybody please assist?

I seem to have lost the "at" key on the keyboard (to the left of the hash key), in fact some of the key functions seems to have changed.

I have gone into keyboards and English is still selected. The language options seems the same.

Help options seem to suggest if I press left Alt plus shift then I can change options, I have tried this and it makes no difference.

Any thoughts on this totally boring question?

Regards, Stephen

Kayak - 06 Jan 2004 09:52 - 1143 of 11003

If you are using Windows 2000 or XP there are two settings under Control Panel/Keyboard/Input Locales: Input Language and Keyboard Layout. Check both are set to United Kingdom and not US.
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