my friends computer functions well most of the time but every now and then when she turns it on?
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double click on mycomputer\nselect cdrive and right click\ndo disk cleanup\ndo defragmentation\nscan your computer for virus,trozan,worm,spyware\nif found clean it\nget a registry cleaner (free download) and clean your registry.\ndelete all your .bak files\ndelete all files which are not required\ncheck your virtual memory setting\nif none of these solve your problem\nthen take a backup of your data\nand reformat your hard disk and reinstall software\nif this also does not solve your problem\nthen increase RAM, increase Hard Disk\nif this also does not slove your problem\njust open up your cpu and with the help of screw driver\nremove parts by parts and hit it with hammer.\nonce it gets spoiled, buy a new system
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Reset CMOS. Better still, remove and replace the CMOS battery.  If that does not work, then you need to have the motherboard tested to see if the back panel connectors are working properly.\n\nEdited- PN   she said she already checked the keyboard on another pc, besides if the CMOS battery dies, it can do so quickly so you would not be able to tell if time was kept properly.  This is from years of experience with PC repair, so before you answer, read the question.
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swears she never had problems with it? theres your answer. you got scammed buddy. i suggest you throw it out tha window. theres no hope. you could buy a brand new one for cheaper than what it will cost you for the computer nerds to fix.
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Could be a bad monitor - sometimes that happens.\nOr there could be something that's causing interference such as a cell phone charging nearby, a fan running etc...
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This a typical behavior of a computer that is overheating the CPU try checking the cooling fan and if it looks defective replace it immediately b-fore it causes more damage, the Power supply also will cause this to happen but this is more complicated than just replacing the cooling fan. A faulty keyboard an a defective mouse will also provoke this ugly and unkind failure.
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need more info than that to diagnose.  make sure your cables are plugged in tightly?  is the jumpers on the hard drive on the correct pins?  can you hear it booting up. when does it stop?\ntoo many variables
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I had this problem before, I fixed it by reseting the bios to it's defaults, unfortunately I never did find out exactly what bios setting was causing it though. You can take a look under the "power management" section of your bios and see if you can find it, or just do like I did and reset it to defaults.
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Could be the cooling fan or the hard drive. Check both.
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computer has a disease or something i can.
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What she need to do is to change back the resolution (the resolution was not changed automatically thow, and if her monitor does not support it, than it should return to normal unless she explecitly accepted that...). Restart the computer and press F8 and choose to restore the previous good configuration...
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IT IS NORMAL I HAVE A 50 DOLLAR MICROSOFT WIRELESS ONE AND EVEN IF YOU TURN OFF COMPUTER IT IS ALWAYS ON, ONLY THE ONES THAT HAVE A DOCK TURN OFF SO SORRY ITS ALWAYS ON. BUY LOTS OF BATTERIES
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If your computer is not working properly while you are working on it , it could be a problem with device drivers, hardware or software. Detailed instructions at http://tinyurl.com/yk5zpr
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Why not check the simplest thing first. Go to Control Panel and select Power Management. Check the entry Standbymodus - is there a time defined? If yes, set it to none or never.
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If the computer is under warranty,I would contact the company that made it.If warranty is out and this is a problem that has just recently occured then I would either take it to a computer technician or If you know anything about going inside one,I would say your power supply is on the blink and needs to be replace.If the heat is coming from the general area of the power supply,I would most deffinatly say this is the problem.\n\nGood luck with that computer
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could be something wrong with your PC
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Try to turn it off and if that doesn't work, call the place u got the computer from.
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Is your computer plugged in?  Can you be a little less specific?