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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

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.

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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

Ahoy Shipmates; argh...shiver me timbers

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

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.

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.

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if it has been to the pc doctor, wouldn't that be the first thing he checked?

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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.

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!

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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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