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Jan 26, 2006 11:08:05 GMT -5
Post by dvsravin on Jan 26, 2006 11:08:05 GMT -5
ok yesterday I was playing BF2 and then all of a sudden it said there is a problem with your connection .. so ok then the program froze.... well I then tried to restart the game and it just made the screen go black so I tried other games and the samething happened..... then I tried restoring my computer to a past date to see if that fixed anything but now my GEN 5 takes forever to startup and I still have the same problem..... I'am going to call tech support tonight but I hate waiting on the phone and espcially talking to someone reading off a a screen in India..... I'll post and let you know the outcome.... but any ideas in the meantime
ps I have to use my computer at work now to go on the net
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Jan 26, 2006 11:17:47 GMT -5
Post by unknowngod430 on Jan 26, 2006 11:17:47 GMT -5
my 2 guesses are that either u're mobo got screwed or u're video card did
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Jan 26, 2006 16:04:00 GMT -5
Post by dvsravin on Jan 26, 2006 16:04:00 GMT -5
this is funny I just went home for lunch and turned my GEN 5 back on and it seems to be worknig again with no problems other then it seems a bit slow but that might just be me expecting it to still be F***ed up... any guesses on that??? Iam still calling tech support and see what they say
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Jan 26, 2006 20:05:40 GMT -5
Post by crusier on Jan 26, 2006 20:05:40 GMT -5
Corruption of either the hardware or software or both. For the slow boot try verifying the bios isn't set for 'compatabillity mode' for the processor (that makes it like a 4.77mhs x86 hehe...bout 20-30 minute boot time (been there done that hehe). For everything else pull the ac cord after powering the system off, remove and reinsert all cards and memory sticks, verifyall fans are running correctly (there should be a view captured errors (usually fans) in the bios startup (read/clear/etc untill it's empty and valid, remove the cmos battery and do the clear cmos jumper bit per your serice manual, remove and reconnect all power connectors. If the problem persist you can try disconnecting components that are uneeded for the system to boot and see if any single one clears up the issue. Run a scandisk repair which requires a reboot. Uh...be sure to backup any data you don't care to loose before doing anything!. You can also uninstall the game that was running when it crapped out, reboot, and reinstall. By all means run those Dell diagnostics which came on your hdd. If they are history, you can run them off the diagnostics boot disk. There are other things to consider...but the above hits the major ones. Oh...and be sure to put the cmos battery back in after doing the clear...and do do do go into bios on the first boot up afterwards and set the date and time. File date stamps n windows get really confused if they suddenly find files on the hdd that are dated way into the future from the date and time which is usually the default on a system reinitialization. whew....my fingers are frazzled...haven't done that much typing on da puter in ages. GLHF
as a side note you can try running an intel cpu throttling detection program.... they go into thermal tripped throttling and can run slow slow slow....I made a post (screenshot include) of temps via mbm5 when i happened to power the system up with no cpu cooling fans....hehe
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Jan 27, 2006 10:39:34 GMT -5
Post by dvsravin on Jan 27, 2006 10:39:34 GMT -5
WOW thanks for the detailed ersponse I'am definatly going to try that when I get home tonight..... thanks again and I'll let you know what happens
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