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| Drastic change in pc performance, loa... |
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qwprince
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 28, 2004 - 5:27 am: | |
i have a p4 2.4B 533Mhz .. have been running fine for so long ... until my fan failed (glacialtech igloo pro).
i got a new cooler master aero jet cpu cooler+heatsink & a chasis fan, and my temp. levels have been under 40deg C for normal usage and under 55deg C while video encoding and gaming.i also bought a new sony dru540A dvd-writer along with this.
now the problem started. my hdd(120GB Maxtor,80GB WD) started making noises, kind of like when hd's switch on/off. so i unplugged my dvd writer, chasis fan and the freq. of the sound reduced to a very high extend. but it is then that i noticed another thing. my pc starting time increased, loading norton takes a long time, dreamweaver takes a looong time to start etc, the same for everything else. (nav live update got disabled at abt the same time)
i'll give u configs of my pc when it wuz workin fine & when it started being weird
When it wuz normal
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Glacialtech Igloo Pro CPU Cooler (4000rpm)
2 x Normal Chasis Fan
Temp - Avg: 42deg C Load: 53degC
when it became weird
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Cooler Master Aero Jet w/Fan Control (3600rpm)
1 x Normal 80mm Fan
1 x Cooler Master 80mm Fan (2500rpm)
SONY DRU-540A DVDWRITER
Temp - Avg: 40deg C Load: 54degC
Other Unchanged Configs
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P4 2.4B 533Mhz (No o/c)
Gigabyte GA-8PE6672 Ultra2 Rev1.2 Mobo
512MB 333Mhz TwinMos DDR
80GB WesternDigital 8MB Cache
120GB Maxtor
Samsung DVD-COMBO
400WATT Rhycom PSU
MSI GeForce FX5600
17" LG Flatron eZ T710BH
Creative SoundBlaster Live
Intex Firewire PCI
Conexant Modem PCI
WinXP Prof SP1
NAV 2004
NPF 2003
MSN v6.2
what could be the possible problem ?
- psu overload
- hdd trouble overheating
- dvd-writer error
- coolermaster cpu fan problem ?
- temp reported being wrong and hence/overheating?
now i cant go to my vendor for replacement of anything, unless im sure what the problem is...
do help |
Moderator (Es)
Username: Es
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 28, 2004 - 8:50 pm: | |
If the Maxtor was clicking, chances are it's the hard drive. A friend of mine and I worked on an HP with a bad Maxtor 60 gig HDD, the system took forever to boot to WinXP Pro (like 25 minutes)All the tests on the drive and hardware always came back as no problem found.
ended up replaceing the whole system with newer stuff and the old Hard drive. Reloaded XP Pro same problem. My friend pointed out the fact the hard drive was initially O.K. at original install of XP Pro just a couple months prior.
So if you can get a spare drive check the Maxtor first. |
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