shagged pc

[The Kraken Wakes]

can anyone give a clue whats wrong with my pc purlease? it wont turn on properly and keeps restarting whirring and restarting again... its a real chore browsing and poting onmy ds...

[Andy1672]

Mine used to do that after it had been switched on for an hour or so, it turned out to be the fan that was clogged with dust so it wasnt kicking in so my pc was overheating.

[The Baron]

You'd be amazed how much weirdness dust can cause. I advise carefully disassembling every single piece and running a clean,fluffy make-up brush over everything. You may need to remove a panel from your graphics card to get all the crud out (mine has TEENY screws).

If, once you've reassembled you're no better off, feel free to pop over with it tomorrow and I'll have a crack. Sadly most of these things are hands-on, I could post a million suggestions before hitting lucky.

[Sundance]

i had that problem, turned out it was over-heating.

[The Kraken Wakes]

thanks everyone, it seems dust is probably responsible as when I took the case off and fans out I filled a large bowl with conpacted dust

need to give it a good clean tonight but it is finally on and once its on it stays on but it just doesnt like turning on...

[The Baron]

Yep, you'll need to run a brush over all of your circuit boards. Good news is it's an easy fix.

[Lady Jaye]

Brushes can cause static electricity charges, causing harm to electronic components. I would recommend compressed air for cleaning electronics. If you have a compressor (airbrushing), use that, otherwise buy compressed air in a can from local computer shop.

And keep it clean from now on! Dusty components heat up and can short circuit or catch fire. I clean my PC every 6-12 months.

[The Baron]

I didn't know that - good to know.

[SteveD]

I'm guessing after four years and three house moves mine might benefit from a clean too by the sounds of things. That could explain why it tends to crash when asking it to do the incredibly complex task of opening an Internet browser, unless it's had chance to have a good think about it first!

So, if I'm not mistaken, I just pull of them clumsy looking wires out of it, pop them to one side and then hoover it yeah? Or ram the hoover nozzle in the CD drawer and whack it up to full power?

[Jimbobx]

I'm guessing after four years and three house moves mine might benefit from a clean too by the sounds of things. That could explain why it tends to crash when asking it to do the incredibly complex task of opening an Internet browser, unless it's had chance to have a good think about it first!

Its probably riddled with Trojans, Steve. They say that its an MPEG of Kelly Brook having it away in stockings but when you double-click you unleash a whole heap of virusy trouble for your PC. A nasty trojan starts opening lots of ports while you sit there looking stupid with your dick in your hand. Not speaking from personal experience mind.