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I was going to do a clean install but after reading the posts about most problems being repairable: Approx. 5 min. after start up I will hear a click or chirp from the tower then the tool bar and tray will go from blue to black. The icons will remain the same just the back ground turns black. Then it slowly changes back to blue. Most of the time. Lately it has been staying black. And if I am executing a command when this happens it usually freezes up. Any thoughts? XP Home -- carbonater |
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Open up your case and check your vid card fan. May be frozen. Check all the other fans and clean out all the crud from all heatsinks while you're in there. Could be a bad PSU too. "carbonater" <carbonater@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:5FF61877-9CB9-42E2-9E72-8CF2C4AAC2A9@microsoft.com... > I was going to do a clean install but after reading the posts about most > problems being repairable: > Approx. 5 min. after start up I will hear a click or chirp from the tower > then the tool bar and tray will go from blue to black. The icons will remain > the same just the back ground turns black. > Then it slowly changes back to blue. Most of the time. Lately it has been > staying black. And if I am executing a command when this happens it usually > freezes up. Any thoughts? > XP Home > -- > carbonater |
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What is a PSU? -- carbonater "V Green" wrote: > Open up your case and check your vid card fan. > > May be frozen. > > Check all the other fans and clean out all the crud > from all heatsinks while you're in there. > > Could be a bad PSU too. > > "carbonater" <carbonater@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:5FF61877-9CB9-42E2-9E72-8CF2C4AAC2A9@microsoft.com... > > I was going to do a clean install but after reading the posts about most > > problems being repairable: > > Approx. 5 min. after start up I will hear a click or chirp from the tower > > then the tool bar and tray will go from blue to black. The icons will > remain > > the same just the back ground turns black. > > Then it slowly changes back to blue. Most of the time. Lately it has been > > staying black. And if I am executing a command when this happens it > usually > > freezes up. Any thoughts? > > XP Home > > -- > > carbonater > > > |
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"carbonater" <carbonater@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:B53F35A6-004E-41DD-AD39-89F8EFBBA6D0@microsoft.com... > What is a PSU? Power Supply Unit. They are mostly made waaayyy too cheaply nowadays and start to supply out-of-tolerance voltage levels after some use. > -- > carbonater > > > "V Green" wrote: > > > Open up your case and check your vid card fan. > > > > May be frozen. > > > > Check all the other fans and clean out all the crud > > from all heatsinks while you're in there. > > > > Could be a bad PSU too. > > > > "carbonater" <carbonater@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > > news:5FF61877-9CB9-42E2-9E72-8CF2C4AAC2A9@microsoft.com... > > > I was going to do a clean install but after reading the posts about most > > > problems being repairable: > > > Approx. 5 min. after start up I will hear a click or chirp from the tower > > > then the tool bar and tray will go from blue to black. The icons will > > remain > > > the same just the back ground turns black. > > > Then it slowly changes back to blue. Most of the time. Lately it has been > > > staying black. And if I am executing a command when this happens it > > usually > > > freezes up. Any thoughts? > > > XP Home > > > -- > > > carbonater > > > > > > |
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"carbonater" <carbonater@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:5FF61877-9CB9-42E2-9E72-8CF2C4AAC2A9@microsoft.com... >I was going to do a clean install but after reading the posts about most > problems being repairable: > Approx. 5 min. after start up I will hear a click or chirp from the tower > then the tool bar and tray will go from blue to black. The icons will > remain > the same just the back ground turns black. > Then it slowly changes back to blue. Most of the time. Lately it has been > staying black. And if I am executing a command when this happens it > usually > freezes up. Any thoughts? > XP Home > -- > carbonater See my other post to you, also check for updated graphics drivers rgds Roberto |
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I reinstalled my vidio driver with no change. -- carbonater "Roberto" wrote: > > "carbonater" <carbonater@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:5FF61877-9CB9-42E2-9E72-8CF2C4AAC2A9@microsoft.com... > >I was going to do a clean install but after reading the posts about most > > problems being repairable: > > Approx. 5 min. after start up I will hear a click or chirp from the tower > > then the tool bar and tray will go from blue to black. The icons will > > remain > > the same just the back ground turns black. > > Then it slowly changes back to blue. Most of the time. Lately it has been > > staying black. And if I am executing a command when this happens it > > usually > > freezes up. Any thoughts? > > XP Home > > -- > > carbonater > > See my other post to you, also check for updated graphics drivers > > rgds > Roberto > > > |
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carbonater wrote: > I reinstalled my vidio driver with no change. Then there is probably something wrong with your video card. Uninstall it and then swap it out for a known-working one. If you haven't got an extra video card, you can't do the testing yourself, and/or are uncomfortable opening your computer, take the machine to a professional computer repair shop (not your local equivalent of BigStoreUSA). Malke -- Elephant Boy Computers www.elephantboycomputers.com "Don't Panic!" MS-MVP windows - Shell/User |
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