quake powers down pc (solved)

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31. August 2009 - 14:43
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i've been on holiday for 10 days, today.
came back, tried quake after a while, cpu powered down (in a state, where nothing worked, including the power button and reboot button)
so when i turned it off, then back on (by the plug)
i tried quake again, almost straight away, but this time online
same thing..

anybody have any ideas?

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31. August 2009 - 14:57
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This might sound stupid, but check your multiplug adaptor, and all the plugs and cables are in firmly.

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31. August 2009 - 15:03
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agree with reno.
if don't work....
1st: perform a memory check.
2nd: do an antivirus-malware check running the OS on safe-mode..
don't think it's q3 related.

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31. August 2009 - 15:22
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*ZMB*ORBY* wrote:

agree with reno.
if don't work....
1st: perform a memory check.
2nd: do an antivirus-malware check running the OS on safe-mode..
don't think it's q3 related.

yeah, plugs and leads were first thing i tried, they're all in fine

could it be my graphics card?
it'd make sense why only quake would power it down
also i just booted up and had a few spikes on my screen
and just another as i was typing Big grin

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31. August 2009 - 16:08
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maybe overheating safety feature... clean out your pc. have you tried something else that uses your graphics card intensely?

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31. August 2009 - 16:12
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RONiN wrote:

maybe overheating safety feature... clean out your pc. have you tried something else that uses your graphics card intensely?

quake live, same problem
hl2, same problem
erm, cleaned out all dust from the fan of the card
and its really loud in a bad way, and also i have more spikes than ever
looks like its time to spend my hard earned money on a new card Evil

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31. August 2009 - 16:40
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i remember you had this spike problem earlier and now it seems to be worse. i bet its your graphiccard that causes these problems.
i think accurun was right, and you graphiccard is damaged. either to overheating or a broken part on it.

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31. August 2009 - 16:51
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open up your pc and hoover it Winking

check the HD cable is plugged in securely (not loose) i had a problem for weeks until i opened up the pc and checked this. Basically clean up the inside of your pc including fans and unplug and plug everything back in. helped me in the past. gl

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31. August 2009 - 17:12
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UnknownUser807 wrote:

open up your pc and hoover it Winking

thats what i did Big grin
dad told me to, but still same

oh, i can watch youtube in HD, if that helps (well, i can watch it and it freezes every 20 seconds for 5 seconds)

also, my internet seems to be slow, so i started a scan.. picked up 87 threats in 1min 40s lol
so i'll scan all this and make sure all is fine afterwards, then after i'm planning on going back to xp.. after a thorough format
hopefully by then it should/could be fine..
if not i wasted a good night of music Love struck

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31. August 2009 - 18:36
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shizzle

i'd recommend downloading the following programs:

a) adaware (do a full scan)
Cool spybot (do a full scan)
c) AVG Anti Virus (do a full scan)

but still i reckon its a dodgy harddrive connection, unplug it and check the metal holes in the cables are not loose. good luck

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1. September 2009 - 4:48
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^[Evil]Monkey wrote:

also, my internet seems to be slow, so i started a scan.. picked up 87 threats in 1min 40s lol

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