Need help big time, pc has been crashing nonstop.

soviet_ace · 03-08-2008, 11:38 PM

Hey guys, I am brand new to the forum here, and have some general knowledge about computers, but I need help because I am at the point where I want to take a sledgehammer and destroy the very thing that is posting this thread. Ok I do not know where to start, but I will start off here.

1: my computer (the tower) sounds like a goddamn diesel engine
2: it crashes frequently, freezes and sounds freezes also, starts stuttering.
3: recently my pc gives me a blue screen and says it needs to check for inconsistency in the c drive when I start up pc.
4: I used to get a blue screen with a fatal error msg when my pc crashed. Now it just freezes

I dont have money to fix this, so I'm hoping to do this myself. I've had these symptoms for about 6 months.

Also I am sorry that I do not have enough information.
Mostly because I dont know what to provide.

camel lips · 03-08-2008, 11:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by soviet_ace

Hey guys, I am brand new to the forum here, and have some general knowledge about computers, but I need help because I am at the point where I want to take a sledgehammer and destroy the very thing that is posting this thread. Ok I do not know where to start, but I will start off here.

1: my computer (the tower) sounds like a goddamn diesel engine
2: it crashes frequently, freezes and sounds freezes also, starts stuttering.
3: recently my pc gives me a blue screen and says it needs to check for inconsistency in the c drive when I start up pc.
4: I used to get a blue screen with a fatal error msg when my pc crashed. Now it just freezes

I dont have money to fix this, so I'm hoping to do this myself. I've had these symptoms for about 6 months.

Also I am sorry that I do not have enough information.
Mostly because I dont know what to provide.

Just guessing,,but if it sounds like a diesel engine your power supply is probably going bad.
If you don't have a lot of money for a decent power supply,,,you can probably
go by a local used computer store and get one on the cheap.
For that matter I saw one on newegg the other day for $7 bucks after rebates

If the inside is real dusty,,good chance your fans are full of dust too creating a lot of heat.Open the case off and blow it out.

Try those two things first and see what happens.

Kilauea · 03-09-2008, 02:07 AM

Can you tell us everything you know about what is in your computer ?

Jesse · 03-09-2008, 02:08 AM

How come there has been so many of these posts lately?

camel lips · 03-09-2008, 04:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jesse

How come there has been so many of these posts lately?

Because this is a great place to come and find out about problems I am guessing.
I found this place to be a treasure trove of great information.

03-08-2008, 11:38 PM	#1 (permalink)
soviet_ace New Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1	Need help big time, pc has been crashing nonstop. Hey guys, I am brand new to the forum here, and have some general knowledge about computers, but I need help because I am at the point where I want to take a sledgehammer and destroy the very thing that is posting this thread. Ok I do not know where to start, but I will start off here. 1: my computer (the tower) sounds like a goddamn diesel engine 2: it crashes frequently, freezes and sounds freezes also, starts stuttering. 3: recently my pc gives me a blue screen and says it needs to check for inconsistency in the c drive when I start up pc. 4: I used to get a blue screen with a fatal error msg when my pc crashed. Now it just freezes I dont have money to fix this, so I'm hoping to do this myself. I've had these symptoms for about 6 months. Also I am sorry that I do not have enough information. Mostly because I dont know what to provide.

03-09-2008, 02:07 AM	#3 (permalink)
Kilauea Gold Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Canada Age: 24 Posts: 412	Can you tell us everything you know about what is in your computer ? __________________ 5½ years old rig ? P4 1.7Ghz MSI MS-6547E 768mb RAM ATI Radeon 7200 40Gb Seagate HDD w/ Xp 7Gb Maxtor HDD w/ Linux TigerPlus 300 Watt PSU (never heard of such company) Broken LG CD-rom drive that seems to work sometimes

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03-09-2008, 02:08 AM	#4 (permalink)
Jesse Silver Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 151	How come there has been so many of these posts lately?