PC Problems? I am a PC TECH.

[DSL]

Its like opening one of those pdf links in google but i was searching
for adult shemale pics and movies and the pop ups from behind them which is
where i got it from i don't have it now but it does pop-ups from
time to time when i search the web in google but now everytime i see that i just
re-start my pc to clear it because my pc freezes also when that happens.

Originally Posted by johndowe

Hi there.

DSL, if you are trying to open a ".pdf" file you need Adobe's reader, and it IS freeware, and all web brousers are aware of this and will ask to install adobe reader in order for you to see the file, even if you already have an older version of adobe reader (aka Acrebat), so it is hard for me to know if it is an attack or just the brouser doing it's job.

So, could you tell me which site is it that you experienced this event, so that i may see for myself?

Also if it is detected as an attack, it may verry well be one, if you d/l and read ".pdf" files you do need adobe reader, you should get from adobe direct @ www.adobe.com it is freeware, but there is a licence agreement when you install it.

JohnDowe.

[DSL]

Oh yeah a while back i did get a notice warning from my isp
because of that. they were detecting virus activity on my cable
modem and they had to upgrade my email security.

[johndowe]

Hi there.

It's nice to see that all PC everywher are operating within normal operating parameners.


JohnDowe.

[TracyCoxx]

Here's a PC problem...

When my PC boots up, it says:
Warning, your CPU fan failed or speed too low

I checked the settings, and the voltages were
Vcore voltage 1.27V (I've seen this reporting low before)
3.3V Voltage 3.34V
5V Voltage 5.05V
12V Voltage 12.08V

The CPU Fan speed warning was set to 800RPM, and the actual speed was 266RPM

The computer either boots up and is very slow, or programs don't run, or it doesn't come up at all.

[johndowe]

Originally Posted by TracyCoxx

Here's a PC problem...

When my PC boots up, it says:
Warning, your CPU fan failed or speed too low

I checked the settings, and the voltages were
Vcore voltage 1.27V (I've seen this reporting low before)
3.3V Voltage 3.34V
5V Voltage 5.05V
12V Voltage 12.08V

The CPU Fan speed warning was set to 800RPM, and the actual speed was 266RPM

The computer either boots up and is very slow, or programs don't run, or it doesn't come up at all.

Hi there.

It seems that the bios is reporting correctly and the CPU is over heating, time to change the CPU Fan, it shouldn't cost more than $10-15, for a reg fan and $20-30 for a premium fan, + installation if needed, but you HAVE to have the RIGHT FAN, it is BETTER to have it done professionaly, because it is easy to break some of the fan/cpu tabs and the fan (with heat sink) will never fit again and if powered the cpu will SELF DESTRUCT, REALY.


JohnDowe.

[randolph]

Hi John,
I had a new wireless router installed "Linksys". The loading of Firefox and Mail seems somewhat slower that it used to be. Is there something I can adjust to speed things up?
Randolph

[johndowe]

Originally Posted by randolph

Hi John,
I had a new wireless router installed "Linksys". The loading of Firefox and Mail seems somewhat slower that it used to be. Is there something I can adjust to speed things up?
Randolph

Hi there.

Do you mean loading the programs or downloading data from the internet?

I assume that you mean from the internet, it's the word "seems" that bothers me, but anyway, i'm sure you knlw that, there are many things that may make the internet "seem" slower or faster, like filesize, the files that are on the internet are getting bigger all the time and it can make your internet "seem" slower, that beeing said:

There are 2 wireless connection speeds 54Mb/s and 108Mb/s the first is most common and cheaper since it is older technology, but due to many factors your wireless connection may not connect at the maximum speed and thus the internet "seems" slower because it is.

To check this you right click on the wireless icon on the tray next to the clock and click status, make sure:

1- you are connected to the right network, some have slower internet than others, and may not have "password" (wep key) protected their internet and you may be using their internet, essentially getting free internet from them, which is unethical.

2- The signal strength is good; at least 2 or 3 green bars.

3- Look at the connection speed, it should be 54.0Mbps or 108Mbps if it is less you probably have interfearance of some kind, walls, people etc, or other wireless networks nearby and some wireless phones use frequencies that are close to wireless networks, and sometimes interfeer with the connection.

But the most important factor is that wired network connections work at 100Mbps without any interfearance while wireless work at 54Mbps and are more prone to interfearance.

Also linksys make good products, so the problem probably isn't in the hardware, but there are a lot of router setting that you can change but but do not make much difference in speed, but in security, and is your network "password" (wep key) protected? It should be otherwise others may use your internet and at the end of the month you may have a big surprize when you get your bill.

JohnDowe.

[TracyCoxx]

Originally Posted by johndowe

Hi there.

It seems that the bios is reporting correctly and the CPU is over heating, time to change the CPU Fan, it shouldn't cost more than $10-15, for a reg fan and $20-30 for a premium fan, + installation if needed, but you HAVE to have the RIGHT FAN, it is BETTER to have it done professionaly, because it is easy to break some of the fan/cpu tabs and the fan (with heat sink) will never fit again and if powered the cpu will SELF DESTRUCT, REALY.


JohnDowe.

Ok thanks. I didn't know if I needed to replace the fan, or if there was a power supply problem and the CPU fan was underpowered because of that low Vcore voltage reading I saw.

[johndowe]

Originally Posted by TracyCoxx

Ok thanks. I didn't know if I needed to replace the fan, or if there was a power supply problem and the CPU fan was underpowered because of that low Vcore voltage reading I saw.

Hi there.

The CPU Voltage varies from 1.2 to 1.5 Volts, depending on the CPU, if you tell me which cpu you have i can check what the proper voltage should be, but the 1.2 to 1.5V (approx is generated on the main board from either the 5V or the 3.3V of the Power Suply (PSU), but it's usually the 3.3V, if replacing the fan doesn't help you have to change your main board, if you have opened the case, check if the capacitor tops are flat or "bubbled" if they are there is a major problem with the main board, and has to be replaced and if the Voltage to the CPU was always LOW it should be fine.

The capacitors are the smallish cans that are spread throughout the main board and have a y type indent in the aluminium case top, they should be flat, but the Y is there to allow the pressure of the bad cap(acitor) to make it bubble to see that it is bad.

Also the fans do not work off of the cpu voltage, but the 5V or the 12V and those are fine.


JohnDowe.