Re: [PCWorks] Shutting down
- From: Sue Cubic <scubic@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pcworks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:02:13 -0400
At 03:50 PM 07/16/2008 -0400, Rocky Fithian wrote
>My XP Pro started freezing during the night and then it on restart it
>would freeze at the password screen. I would have to shut it off by
>holding in the switch.
>I opened the case and it was only just slightly dusty. I used a can of
>air on it and it has been faster with no freezing for about 24 hours.
>What do you think I caused with the air? There wasn't much dust in it
>like I have seen before. I had blown it out about 6 months ago.
Mine was doing the same. It turned out to be a small crack in the
motherboard somewhere. My son-in-law got a new motherboard and installed
it. Problem solved. Mine actually froze before the password screen, but
was very sporadic. Sometimes it would finish booting, sometimes not.
Sue
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