Desktop Freezing

[rengucha]

Hi
I have a FIC mobo PA-2013, 384 MB (PC 133) RAM, AMD K6-2 333MHZ CPU, 3GB HDD, NT 4.0 SP 6, IE 6.0.

If I leave the system off for 1/2 day, then when I switch on it boots all the way up and after NT logon(and Yahoo messenger load), it freezes. If I turn the main psu switch off and turn it on and bring it up(after the first run after the 1/2 a day rest) it freezes even before I see the NT logon screen. In the next immediate try while couting the memory check it freezes. Next try even before memory check it freezes.

I did not have heat sink on the CPU Socket-7. It was fine and running well for last 6 months. It also did not have any fan in this system which I built ground up. Only the PSU(that comes with the fan) was in there. I placed inside an additional fan from one my old HP system, and I put a heat-sink(just the fins without fan from another desktop) Not of much help.

What might be the problem??

Renga

 

[azpctech01]

My shoot from the hip reaction would be to try putting a cooling fan atop the heatsink just to see what happens

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[paparazi]

All the socket 7 AMD K6 333's I have seen to date have had both heatsink and fan, my opinion would be that running this CPU for this lenghth of time has damaged it causing your present problem.
Of course, try a fan first but I suspect the damage is done.
Saving grace I suppose is that these CPU's can be picked up relatively cheaply from fairs these days (I have a 400,450 and a 500 myself)just lying about.
Martin

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[rengucha]

If the damage has been done, then why does it boot all the way up and then deteriorate after some time ?

Renga

 

[SAseeker]

Why you didnt place a fan ontop of the Heatsink is beyond me, but lets look a the problem you have. After all this time you MB has died due to the constant overheating. I think you CPU is fine but the MB is gone.
But the first thing you should do is put a fan on the Heatsink just to see.
The reason why it works fine in the beginning is because it takes some time to overheat the CPU and MB

 

[Halfcan]

Have you looked in the BIOS upon boot up to actually look at the CPU temperature?