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Question : Problem: System monitor shuts off. Computer still runs fine. Please help!
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Here are the machine specs: Supermicro P4DCE+ Dual 2.4 Ghz XEON cpus 1.5 GB RDRam 256 mb Nvidia Graphics Card 80 GB SATA HD CD-rw 3 case fans, 2 cpu fans, 1 PS fan, 1 Ram fan, 1 Graphics fan = 8 fans total Win Xp Pro SP2 AutoCad 2006
You might have figured out where I am going with this thread after I listed all the fans I have. Well I think I have an overheating issue but I can't find it for the life of me.
How it displays itself is after a while I get multicolored lines all over for the screen and then after about 2 or 3 seconds the monitor goes black. The computer does not shut off just the monitor. The light on the monitor turns yellow like it does when it doesn't receive a signal from the video card. However the computer is still running ( I know this because today I had the internet radio playing and it continued to play even after the monitor shut off).
Day one: The first thing I did was open the case and use my desk fan to help cool everything. I initially thought the video card was going bad so I purchased another one. The problem continued.
Day two: My next thought was either the ram or the cpus. I didn't have any extra ram so I removed one of the cpus and ran it that way. Well after a couple of hours the machine messed up again so I swapped the cpus and ran the rest of the day with no problems ( I still had my desk blowing into the open case).
Day three: The computer ran all day and nothing happened (although I did turn the computer off during lunch). Still had the desk fan blowing into the open case.
Weekened: Didn't run the computer. Did research at home. Read where to tell computer not to reboot on error.
Day four: After 2 hours the computer messed up again and gave me a blue screen with this info: Driver_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL STOP: 0X000000D1 (0X00004497, 0X00000007, 0X00000000, 0XB98B180B) NV4_mini.sys Address B98B180B base at B96FE000, Date stamp 4269449f
This sounds like a video driver issue but the computer has messed up again and I have never gotten another blue screen, just the multicolored lines all over the screen.
I remembered I had an extra memmory fan so I installed it.
Day five: The computer ran for 8 hours today before I got the multicolored lines. I removed the desk fan after I installed the memmory fan.
I am at a loss for what to do next. Can someone please point me in the right direction? Offer some good information?
Thank You, Will
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Answer : Problem: System monitor shuts off. Computer still runs fine. Please help!
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so your system is slightly underpowered. You see the results : sometimes it works, sometimes not. Frankly, i would put in a 450 or 500W PS, and get rid of the fans (it may still run ok on this PS without the fans)
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