Solve : Computer freezing during startup?

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Answer» Have a problem, can't figure it out. About 2 years ago I build my own COMPUTER. It has an intel gbf 865 motherboard, 512mb of ram and a intel 2.4 P4. The problem I am getting is that sometime the computer will freeze druing startup, I mean even before any of the menus appear. So I know it's not do to windows XP. Other times it will shut off during startup. once or twice I got a thermal error when The computer restarted, but when I checked the temps using the bios and intel active monitor there were all within the default ramge. All the fans are working normally. Twice the computer froze while I was browsing the net. That might be do to windows. But the main problem is with starting up. Any Ideas what it could be?Re-check all your connections including but not limited to CPU; vid card ; HDD and optical drives ; keyboard and mouse ; and RAM... The problem is that thermal warning has to be caused by something...even though all fans are running it still makes me wonder.I checked all the connection already. There fine, thats why I can't figure out whats wrong, Why would a thermal error prevent the computer from starting up but then not show up on the bios or intel active monitor? The error would occur one second later I would restart the computer and check the temps and they would all be in rangeCarefully remove that CPU, clean it properly and treat it with Arctic Silver thermal compound... Re-seat it and see if this makes a DIFFERENCE...Thanks will try that, but can it be something ELSE, I more worried about the freezing during startup. Shouldn't a thermal error cause it it switch off?Sure it could...it could also cause the system to hang. Eliminating a HARDWARE component as faulty is usually a good place to start though... patio. 8-)Quote Carefully remove that CPU, clean it properly and treat it with Arctic Silver thermal compound... Re-seat it and see if this makes a difference... BUYING a new cooler is the better solution. A cooler that comes with a thermal patch, that is. It takes skill and experience to add thermal paste, if you mess up, you might be in a worse situation than you were in before.I reseated the CPU and applied the thermal gel, but still have the same problem, can it be due to the Power Supply?Quote I reseated the CPU and applied the thermal gel, but still have the same problem, can it be due to the Power Supply? It's possible Do you have another one you can test it with ? ? patio. 8-)Do any of the motherboard capacitors look like the example in the picture:nope there all fineReplace the PSU then and see what happens.The PSU I currently have has a maximum output of 350W, I have a spare PSU thats 250W will that be enough to run the computer? Specs are 2.4 P4 512mb Ram 128MB Gforce 5200 Graphic Card DVD-rom CD Burner 2 Westen Digital HD 40GB eachThat'd be a bit risky. Anything more powerful?Or you could temporarily remove one HDD and both optical drives and take it thru it's paces to see if it still freezes...if it does not then you can safely assume it is underpowered... There's more than one way to skin a cat. patio. 8-)

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Have a problem, can't figure it out.

About 2 years ago I build my own COMPUTER. It has an intel gbf 865 motherboard, 512mb of ram and a intel 2.4 P4.

The problem I am getting is that sometime the computer will freeze druing startup, I mean even before any of the menus appear. So I know it's not do to windows XP. Other times it will shut off during startup. once or twice I got a thermal error when The computer restarted, but when I checked the temps using the bios and intel active monitor there were all within the default ramge. All the fans are working normally. Twice the computer froze while I was browsing the net. That might be do to windows. But the main problem is with starting up.

Any Ideas what it could be?Re-check all your connections including but not limited to CPU; vid card ; HDD and optical drives ; keyboard and mouse ; and RAM...

The problem is that thermal warning has to be caused by something...even though all fans are running it still makes me wonder.I checked all the connection already. There fine, thats why I can't figure out whats wrong, Why would a thermal error prevent the computer from starting up but then not show up on the bios or intel active monitor?

The error would occur one second later I would restart the computer and check the temps and they would all be in rangeCarefully remove that CPU, clean it properly and treat it with Arctic Silver thermal compound...
Re-seat it and see if this makes a DIFFERENCE...Thanks will try that, but can it be something ELSE, I more worried about the freezing during startup. Shouldn't a thermal error cause it it switch off?Sure it could...it could also cause the system to hang.
Eliminating a HARDWARE component as faulty is usually a good place to start though...

patio. 8-)Quote

Carefully remove that CPU, clean it properly and treat it with Arctic Silver thermal compound...
Re-seat it and see if this makes a difference...

BUYING a new cooler is the better solution. A cooler that comes with a thermal patch, that is.

It takes skill and experience to add thermal paste, if you mess up, you might be in a worse situation than you were in before.I reseated the CPU and applied the thermal gel, but still have the same problem, can it be due to the Power Supply?Quote

I reseated the CPU and applied the thermal gel, but still have the same problem, can it be due to the Power Supply?

It's possible Do you have another one you can test it with ? ?

patio. 8-)Do any of the motherboard capacitors look like the example in the picture:nope there all fineReplace the PSU then and see what happens.The PSU I currently have has a maximum output of 350W, I have a spare PSU thats 250W will that be enough to run the computer?

Specs are

2.4 P4
512mb Ram
128MB Gforce 5200 Graphic Card
DVD-rom
CD Burner
2 Westen Digital HD 40GB eachThat'd be a bit risky. Anything more powerful?Or you could temporarily remove one HDD and both optical drives and take it thru it's paces to see if it still freezes...if it does not then you can safely assume it is underpowered...

There's more than one way to skin a cat.

patio. 8-)

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