CPU Tripped

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Hi frnds!

Today i shifted my computer to my study room which is not properly ventilated as i keep all windows closed. Although i have 1 extra fan installed in my CPU, to my surprise, the CPU was tripped due to over heating after 30-40mins of usage & i heard some strange beeps from CPU speaker b4 shutdown.

At 1st i didnt knew wat happened, so i just thought it to be some probe in my UPS, but when i kept it off for 1hr & restarted, i got bios message "CPU WAS SHUT DOWN PREVIOUSLY IN ORDER TO PREVENT OVERHEATING".

The system started this time, but didnt found any boot device, so i checked my priority in bios & restarted it. I worked, but the very next time i turned on my PC again it didnt found any boot devices neither my DVD writer. so i restarted it. then it was ok, but since then every alternate retart, i get the same error that NO BOOTABLE DEVICE FOUND & it gets solved on restarting.

ooops....... to boring to restart it again & again & a gr8 trouble 4 my mom who gets confused each time she starts PC.

wuzz wrong with my cpu? is anything serious? i have my PC in warranty.shud i contact the dealer or the probe can be solved....plz plz help guys...

Pentium 4-3.06Ghz, D102 Chipset MOBO with 256MB onboard ATI Graphics, 1GB DDR-2 transcend, dvd writer, CD RW, 80 GB HDD, merciry tv tuner, Sound Blaster 5.1, 350 watt UMAX PSU.

[Rollercoaster]

seems like ur processor cooling fan has gone bad. Replace it. and reseat the CPU too.

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the cpu fan is working fine & probe is something else, now my processor temperature always remains around 63C, (when the cabinet is opened) some fault in aluminum sink, or thermal paste needz to be reapplied?

[dOm1naTOr]

If CPU is heated beyond a certain limit for long the paste becomes a black powdery substance. I think it might have lost its properties. Try reapplying it or get some good thermal paste like Artic Silver.

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@aravind

hey , i hav bought this pc just few weeks ago, can there be a probe of thermal paste?

Shud i install 1/2 more fans inside the CPU?, just now i m using it in Opened Cabinet condition...with proper ventilation...

[dOm1naTOr]

I think the CPU voltage in BIOS has somehow turned high. Its its so the CPU gets heated up quickly.
I dun know the voltage of an Intel procy. It might be on the CPU box cover. See if its beyond the limit.

[magnet]

i guess u doboth of this...change the hestsink fan of cpu...or apply as5 on the fan...........

if its still doesnt help.....thanits a power supply problem..may b itgot sorted and have done internal damage while transport....

but most probably its the heat sink fan problem........my frnd faced sameproblem..called hardware enginer..he replaced the fan..u get a new one for 100-150buks....

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ok guys i will change the CPU Fan & let u know tommorow.
Thnx 4 ur help.