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Author:  Portsmouth Bill [ January 1st, 2013, 3:27 pm ]
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P.C. keeps crashing and reboots, so into the computer doctor tomorrow; means I'll be off line for a while :(
Author:  Novice [ January 1st, 2013, 5:42 pm ]
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Sorry to hear about that Bill. Seems that what ever we do we still are too much Dependant on this box of 'black magic' called a PC.
Any how Happy New Year to you and yours.
Author:  heuhen [ January 1st, 2013, 6:38 pm ]
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I have the same problem with my computer since I bought mine. and have had it to the doctor 4 times now.... bad computer :-(
Author:  Portsmouth Bill [ January 5th, 2013, 12:13 pm ]
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Ahoy Shipmates; argh...shiver me timbers :lol:

Well, took it to the p.c. doctor, and they ran tests but could find nowt wrong with it, so got it back today...fingers crossed :? One thing, I had the 'box' thingy between two desks, and maybe there wasn't enough ventillation?

Happy New Year To ALL :D
Author:  Charybdis [ January 5th, 2013, 1:00 pm ]
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If its shutting down suddenly, there's a good chance the heat sink is blocked with dust. Blow in some compressed air to the vents and it usually does the trick.
Author:  Thiel [ January 5th, 2013, 1:42 pm ]
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Don't use your compressor though. They blow out enough oil and water to ruin any piece of electronics. Shell out a few pounds and get a spray can instead.
Author:  acelanceloet [ January 5th, 2013, 1:51 pm ]
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if it has been to the pc doctor, wouldn't that be the first thing he checked?
Author:  heuhen [ January 5th, 2013, 2:36 pm ]
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When my laptop was to the pc doctor (for 5. times) they did this:

First time:
- Change of screen (reason: picture and computer started to lock up and the started to come snow on the screen, and from time to time shut down)

Second time:
- change of hard-drive (reason: computer locked up and from time to time shut down)

Third time:
- Change of motherboard and replacing fans and heat sink. (reason: computer locked up and from time to time shut down)

Fourth time:
- Change of screen. (reason: computer locked up and from time to time shut down)

fifth time:
- change of keyboard. (reason: computer locked up and from time to time shut down, and wet damage to keyboard)


And my computer are still doing this.... So I think it is perhaps the memory chip or "CPU". My reason: if something is locking up than there must be a problem to the computer brain, the "CPU" is the computer brain. If the screen starts to lock u totally and you get a type of snowy screen. Than it must be the memory, since a laptop graphics card take memory from the computer memory chip.
Author:  Colosseum [ January 5th, 2013, 4:14 pm ]
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I do hope you're not using a store-bought desktop computer anymore... if you're going to have a desktop, build one yourself! I could build a computer that would be great for drawing and general use for about $600 or so.

I just built a top-of-the-line gaming computer for $1300. 16GB of RAM, an AMD FX-8350 4.0Ghz/8-core processor, GTX-680 graphics card, a solid state boot drive, and a 1000W power supply. A similar rig would cost $4000+ from Dell or HP. It's also liquid cooled, meaning the CPU stays at a frosty 37C during heavy usage!
Author:  emperor_andreas [ January 5th, 2013, 4:34 pm ]
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I'm using a store-bought desktop...an Acer with a 1TB HD I got for $350. Pretty good machine.
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