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Packard Bell machine freezing

  • 17-07-2012 6:59pm
    #1
    eoinsie74
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 55 ✭✭


    Hi everyone, im not sure if im in the right forum but I have Packard Bell desktop computer only about a year and half old and it now seems to freeze completely after about 20 minutes and the only way to fix it is turn off the pc for a few minutes manually and then turn it back on a few minutes later. I tried a free registry cleaner that i downloaded online and it worked for about 4 days hassle free.
    Any help would me greatly appreciated. Thanks

    Mod: thread split!


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  • #2
    5uspect
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 10,520 Mod ✭✭✭✭5uspect


    It's the right forum, but you probably should have created a new thread.

    You'll need to give us a lot more information.
    Is it completely unresponsive?
    Have you tried booting into Safe Mode?
    Is the CPU running at 100%, is it getting hot?
    Have you checked system logs?
    If you leave the task manager open, do you see which process is potentially causing problems.

    Also you should never screw around with the registry is you don't know what you're doing.


  • #3
    eoinsie74
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 55 ✭✭eoinsie74


    Sorry about that, I wasnt sure if I was interrupting or how to create a new thread. Im not that great with computers and im not in front of it till tomorrow. Havent tried booting it in safe mode and its not overheating. The rest im not sure what you mean.


  • #4
    5uspect
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 10,520 Mod ✭✭✭✭5uspect


    The CPU, the brain of the computer, gets hot when it's running. Just like and engine.
    This means it needs to be cooled. This is usually done with a heatsink (block of metal with fins) and a fan. The heatsink can clog with dust and if not cleaned for some time becomes ineffective and the machine can overheat and freeze/reboot/act weird.

    The CPU has a thermal sensor that the machine can use to shut itself down if it gets too hot. You can query this sensor on most PCs with software. The whole box won't be hot but the fans will make more noise and the postage stamp sized CPU will get hot.

    If you open the task manager (press ctrl-alt-del), you get a whole wealth of information about what is running and how it's running, like the dashboard in your car. Here there are a few different tabs.

    Performance shows a real time plot of how hard the CPU is working and how much memory is in use. If you just turn Windows on and do nothing except open the Task manager the CPU should be idling at 0 to 1%. If you're watching a HD movie on youtube or playing a game the CPU can have to work up to 100%.

    Processes lists all the things that are running and tells you how much CPU and Memory each thing is using. This can be used to check for what is using 100% of your CPU or most of your memory for example.

    If all of this is new to you, then I would recommend bringing your machine to someone who know what they're doing. It's probably still under warranty.

    Also don't forget to backup all your documents/photos etc.


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