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Old 17-03-2008, 05:10 AM   #1 (permalink)
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I have a Pentium 4 3.0GHz with 1 GB RAM [300 KW SMPS]
It has been running fine for the past 2 years, but within the last one week it has developed serious heating problem.

- the CPU Usage is always around 100%
- sometime the CPU just shuts down due to overheating
- when i restart it there are loud beeps
- in general the computer has become extremely slow!

.. what could be the cause of this problem and how could i fix this without actually buying a new processor ??
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Old 17-03-2008, 07:43 AM   #2 (permalink)
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I have a Pentium 4 3.0GHz with 1 GB RAM [300 KW SMPS]
It has been running fine for the past 2 years, but within the last one week it has developed serious heating problem.

- the CPU Usage is always around 100%
- sometime the CPU just shuts down due to overheating
- when i restart it there are loud beeps
- in general the computer has become extremely slow!

.. what could be the cause of this problem and how could i fix this without actually buying a new processor ??
are you sure is that 300Kilo watts???
Clean your cpu remove dust and provide proper ventilation...preferable use some solution to clean the heat sink and re-install proc on ur motherboard...
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Old 17-03-2008, 08:15 AM   #3 (permalink)
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If cpu usage is ~100% then it could be a virus/spyware.
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Old 17-03-2008, 10:09 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Copy following code in notepad and save it as "Resetdma.vbs" with the quotes:

Code:
' Visual Basic Script program to reset the DMA status of all ATA drives

' Copyright © 2006 Hans-Georg Michna

' Version 2006-03-14

' Works in Windows XP, probably also in Windows 2000 and NT.
' Does no harm if Windows version is incompatible.

If MsgBox("This program will now reset the DMA status of all ATA drives with Windows drivers." _
  & vbNewline & "Windows will redetect the status after the next reboot, therefore this procedure" _
  & vbNewline & "should be harmless.", _
    vbOkCancel, "Program start message") _
  = vbOk Then

RegPath = "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E96A-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}\"
ValueName1 = "MasterIdDataChecksum"
ValueName2 = "SlaveIdDataChecksum"
ValueName3 = "ResetErrorCountersOnSuccess"
MessageText = "The following ATA channels have been reset:"
MessageTextLen0 = Len(MessageText)
SubsequentMisses = 0
Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

For i = 0 to 999
  RegSubPath = Right("000" & i, 4) & "\"

  ' Master

  Err.Clear
  On Error Resume Next
  WshShell.RegRead RegPath & RegSubPath & ValueName1
  e1 = Err.Number
  Err.Clear
  On Error Goto 0
  If e1 = 0 Then
    On Error Resume Next
    WshShell.RegDelete RegPath & RegSubPath & ValueName1
    On Error Goto 0
    MessageText = MessageText & vbNewLine & "Master"
  End If

  ' Slave

  Err.Clear
  On Error Resume Next
  WshShell.RegRead RegPath & RegSubPath & ValueName2
  e2 = Err.Number
  On Error Goto 0
  If e2 = 0 Then
    On Error Resume Next
    WshShell.RegDelete RegPath & RegSubPath & ValueName2
    On Error Goto 0
    If e1 = 0 Then
      MessageText = MessageText & " and "
    Else
      MessageText = MessageText & vbNewLine
    End If
    MessageText = MessageText & "Slave"
  End If

  If e1 = 0 Or e2 = 0 Then
    On Error Resume Next
    WshShell.RegWrite RegPath & RegSubPath & ValueName3, 1, "REG_DWORD"
    On Error Goto 0
    ChannelName = "unnamed channel " & Left(RegSubPath, 4)
    On Error Resume Next
    ChannelName = WshShell.RegRead(RegPath & RegSubPath & "DriverDesc")
    On Error Goto 0
    MessageText = MessageText & " of " & ChannelName & ";"
    SubsequentMisses = 0
  Else
    SubsequentMisses = SubsequentMisses + 1
    If SubsequentMisses >= 32 Then Exit For ' Don't search unnecessarily long.
  End If
Next ' i

If Len(MessageText) <= MessageTextLen0 Then
  MessageText = "No resettable ATA channels with Windows drivers found. Nothing changed."
Else
  MessageText = MessageText & vbNewline _
    & "Please reboot now to reset and redetect the DMA status."
End If

MsgBox MessageText, vbOkOnly, "Program finished normally"

End If ' MsgBox(...) = vbOk

' End of Visual Basic Script program
After saving the file, just run it once. It will ask u to reboot ur computer. After rebooting, see if ur computer has become as fast as it was earlier. If that doesnt solve the problem, then, probably u hav some virus problem. Install some good antivirus like NOD32, update it and then scan ur pc.
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Old 18-03-2008, 06:54 AM   #5 (permalink)
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If that doesnt solve the problem, then, probably u hav some virus problem. Install some good antivirus like NOD32, update it and then scan ur pc.
i am already using NOD32 and i update the virus database daily, and it couldnt be a virus because i just formatted my computer.

also .. ever since i formatted my computer the last time i am having display problems, all the videos appear extremely dark. i have tried KLite and VLC but none of them seems to work.

.. could this problem be some how inter-related with the heating ??

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are you sure is that 300Kilo watts???

sorry about the mistake and thanks for pointing it out ..

i have a 230V SMPS

Last edited by boom2709; 18-03-2008 at 06:54 AM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost
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Old 18-03-2008, 10:24 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Did u try out the code that i gave?

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i have a 230V SMPS
One should always tell the Watt rating, not the Volt rating. The watt rating is generally greater than 350 W. Check what is yours.
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Did u try out the code that i gave?
One should always tell the Watt rating, not the Volt rating.

its 400 Watts
and yes i tries your code, but the computer is still working at the same speed.
i dont think so its a virus, its definitely a heating problem.
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Maybe the thermal paste isnt applied correctly?
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