[Klug-general] P.C. Cut out

[klug-mail at richayres2.plus.com]

> Can you be more specific about "Stops working", are we talking complete
> system hang or go slow or something else?
>
> Some suggestions off the top of my head:
>
>    - Try it with a "Live CD" distribution (or two) to rule out anything
>    with the machines software installation.
>    - I had trouble with an old laptop which had a software controlled fan
>    for the CPU (save power when the CPU isn't that hot) I had to install
> acpi
>    stuff and all of a sudden the problems went away:
>    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Configuration_and_Power_Interface
>    - If you are more technical/linux aware:
>    - Have a look at output of: dmesg
>       - Have a look at: /var/log/message
>       - Have a look at output of: lspci
>       - Play with memtest
>
> Not strictly all Linux but you might find a lot of handy tools for
> hardware
> testing and diagnostics on this CD:

 Thanks to All for the advice and info.It has certainly given me food for
thought (and actions)
              Rich

> http://ubcd.sourceforge.net/
>
>
> On 30 November 2011 15:03, Rich <klug-mail at richayres2.plus.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi All
>>  I  have a problem with my partner's desktop. It tends to stop working
>> at
>> irregular intervals.
>>  At first I thought that maybe it was a cooling problem as I had to
>> remove
>> the heat sink to change the existing drives to hers. I carefully cleaned
>> the surfaces of the CPU and heat sink and applied fresh compound, but
>> this
>> has not solved it. You can turn the machine on at once and it boots up
>> again with no problems. Sometimes it runs for hours, sometimes a few
>> minutes.
>>  I do wonder if the fault was pre-existing when purchased, I only saw it
>> running for a few minutes (XP installed).
>>  Any Ideas appreciated
>>                                     Rich
>>
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