Dear Forum,

My new i5-2500K build had been running great; until TODAY. It STARTED flashing a web page on and off, and things were not responding correctly.

I did a hard drive scan, and it said everything was good (new SSHD). I then restarted it, and it would not boot; but got STUCK on the windows screen. I am running XP. It is a Gigabyte Z68M-D2h mother board with 8GB RipJaws RAM.

I restarted in Safe Mode, and it would not connect to the internet. I did a system restore to a week ago, when it was running good, and no change. I tried a virus scan, but it would not run.

Is there a way to determine where the problem is?

Thanks very much!

Sincerely,
Mike



I just checked speed fan, and the processor cores are running ~65deg C. Is this too hot?
Thanks!
Fixed!
I removed the cover, waited a half hour, and rebooted. It came up fine. Everything working.
Does this mean that the processor is too hot, or is it something else? Temps are now ~40C.
Thanks!
MikeI think that would be a good place to start looking.

Make sure all the fans are working, and are within spec for rpm's. You can use HWInfo for that.I found a source that said the max temp for the i5-2500k is 105C. I was no where near that. Is there ANOTHER LIKELY source of trouble?
Thanks!
MikeDo you know what temp it was running continually until it crashed?
~65C; before I put the cover back on, it was ~45C.
Thanks!Yeah, that really shouldn't cause it to overheat.
Do you have another restore point that is earlier yet?
I will also suggest going HERE and using the software listed provide them with the logs that they need.

Start a new thread thread there, do not post them here.