Thread: My new(ish) computer is beginning to annoy me...

Bladdy hell, if you can do it Nooners, then it should be a doddle.

Should I switch it off first?

^ Nah, leave it running and wear some rubber boots

Actually when my computer is off - I mean completely shut down - I can see green lights inside through the holes in the casing wher the fans are. Maybe I should unplug it too...

Don't be afraid. Look through any opening and see what side the main board is on. I believe the main board will be on the right side as you face the front. Mine is but it's the only PC I've ever owned so I don't know for sure. Then unscrew the opposite panel by removing one upper and one lower screw. Pull back slightly then off it comes. Anywhere you see a cable plugged into the main board rock it back and forth and pull it out, as if you were extracting a small tooth. Spray into the female plug and reinsert it while it's still wet. This will clean the male part of the plug. Let it dry a moment and replug it. Move on the the next. The large ribbon cables you see go the the hard drive. They are a little tougher to remove but they will slip loose soon enough. Some items like the RAM will have a locking clip top and bottom. Slide those back towards the panel you didn't remove. Use you fingers or a plastic rod to do it, not a metal object. Spray into that long female plug and them spray and wipe clean your RAM chip. Remember this is not water you are straying, it won't cause a short. Also it has a slight lubricating value. Your puter will like you better for it. Please! Do not forget to unplug your main power cord before you do anything.

Originally Posted by Camel Toe

Remember this is not water you are straying, it won't cause a short.

Sorry, but what is it I am spraying?

Originally Posted by Camel Toe

At electronic shops they sell contact cleaner in a small aerosol can.

Whoops. You answered on page 2. Just ignore me.

Originally Posted by benbaaa

OK, I did Frankie's msconfig thing, started several times in safe mode, ran a virus check and came up with nothing. But for the last day, I haven't had the freeze at all. (The day of my original post, it took me four re-boots after the first before I could get as far as posting). My pc's back in normal mode, and it's still doing fine, no freezes.

How would I go about all that unplugging things and plugging them back in again without screwing things up royally? I've never even seen the inside of a pc, let alone unplugged things and plugged them in again.

Have there been any fluctuations in room temp over the past few days (i.e. hot, then cold, then hot again?)

Originally Posted by surasak

Have there been any fluctuations in room temp over the past few days (i.e. hot, then cold, then hot again?)

Well, it's winter and it's Chiang Mai. Gets down to about 19-20 at night in the bedroom, and upto about 26 in the day. That shouldn't matter, should it?

Oh, but it does.
I wrap mine in a blanket at night.

Didn't anyone tell you about that?

^ Quite correct .
A small blanket for the main case and a little pillow for the monitor.

Has Ben not been doing this then ?

Leave it for now Mr Baaa, you have small chances to repair a fault which isn't there now. Wait until it comes back

Originally Posted by surasak

Easier: right click My Computer>Properties>Advanced>Settings>Edit.

Nice! Thanks

Originally Posted by Thetyim

^ Thanks. I never knew that it was there before

Me too - and there's loads of other stuff hidden away there, too. Well worth poking around to find out what else is there.

Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon

Sometimes I take the battery out too just so as I can put it back again.

well whatever it takes to amuse you while off the beer