major problems!!

[david244us]

Thank to all who have replyed, the help is very appreciated, to clear a few things up it's an old hp with winxp= home edition on it, 256 ram, the noise is coming from the cpu itself somewhere, the cpu is actually my moms and at her house where i posted this message from, I'm going back over there to try out all the suggestions, but when it shuts itself off, I know you need to wait like 20 or 30 seconds before cutting back on but on this the wait is like 15 or 20 minutes, i did delete the drivers before and reinstall, got the same thing, think I'll keep the printer disconnected with no drivers installed and see what happens, again thanks

[nihil]

AhHa!


15-20 minutes.......................that is how long it takes to cool down! It is the CPU fan that has failed, or is on its way out. Make sure that it is not just a wire obstructing it, and that it is clean.

If those aren't the problems then you need a new fan.


Good luck

[CXGJarrod]

You also might try to download motherboard monitor (free) http://mbm.livewiredev.com/ and see how hot your processor is getting. If it is the fan, then your processor should keep rising up in heat until it reboots.

[fourdc]

Depending on the age of the "box" if you purchase a new fan, a replacement CPU (chip) won't be that expensive. If you've cooked that chip a few times, it's on borrowed time.