Computer acting weird

[NunoLava1998]

I yesterday went to my aunt's house to help fix her computer. I finally saw that it was that the thermal paste on the CPU had dried off, so I promised to bring thermal paste the next time to apply it.

However, I researched a bit and saw that it could be that + more, but I'm not sure.

For now, here's what happens:

 

1. In some cases, the computer doesn't boot at all. It just freezes before the POST completes, but it does turn on. Rarely, if there are speakers, it makes the typical noise when the speakers aren't completely connected (This happened with 2 different speakers!). If the speakers are disconnected, no sound.

2. If it does get past the POST stage and all the way until Windows, it freezes 1-2 minutes after. (I tried using Parted Magic, and it crashed with a kernel panic. It was something to do with init and it had "not syncing", BUT it wasn't "Attempted to kill init!").

3. If i get lucky enough, the PC runs normally. 

 

EDIT: Specs:

CPU: Core 2 Duo (Socket LGA775)

Motherboard: ASRock LGA775 G41C-GS.

RAM: Idk the model, 4 GB, DDR2.

GPU: Nvidia GeForce G100

PSU: Idk the model

 

[Gaurav S Rao]

Most Likely is the Thermal Paste since i've encountered my own system to BSOD because of overheating so badly (throttling down the cores to 800 MHz,still a 100 degree's celcius!)

[MVPernula]

Things to try:

 

• Download speccy for temp overview
• Reapply thermal paste
• Clear CMOS
• Look into malware/viruses that can mass with performace
• Startup softwares
• Bad softwares installed on PC
• Fresh install windows
• Check drivers, reinstall if necessary

[NunoLava1998]

Just now, Gaurav S Rao said:

Most Likely is the Thermal Paste since i've encountered my own system to BSOD because of overheating so badly (throttling down the cores to 800 MHz,still a 100 degree's celcius!)

 

From what i know, my motherboard automatically halts if the CPU reaches 100ºC. Also i already said that the thermal paste had dried off.

[domandric034]

First of all clean and re apply thermal paste, clean your pc from dust, reset cmos, reinstall windows

[NunoLava1998]

6 minutes ago, MVPernula said:

Things to try:

 

• Download speccy for temp overview
• Reapply thermal paste
• Clear CMOS
• Look into malware/viruses that can mass with performace
• Startup softwares
• Bad softwares installed on PC
• Fresh install windows
• Check drivers, reinstall if necessary

 

 

1: I did it while trying to troubleshoot, and that is what gave me the idea of "Well, maybe the CPU is getting too hot" (70C idle!)

2: I'll do it next time. I'm not currently at her house.

3: I don't think that's gonna fix it.

4: That's not gonna fix it (hardware problem)

5: That's not gonna fix it (hardware problem)

6: That's not gonna fix it (hardware problem)

7: Components can run without drivers

 

[NunoLava1998]

Let me just add that she uses an SSD that we bought for her (how to get a performance boost v1.0) and we've run tests on it. It is fine.

Besides, it's nothing with malware/viruses or Windows since it also crashes on Linux, and it crashes on POST sometimes.

My aunt also has tried a lot of recovery stuff for Windows. Absolutely nothing.

[MVPernula]

3 minutes ago, NunoLava1998 said:

1: I did it while trying to troubleshoot, and that is what gave me the idea of "Well, maybe the CPU is getting too hot" (70C idle!)

2: I'll do it next time. I'm not currently at her house.

3: Nope

4: Impossible

5: Impossible

6: To fix parted magic, duh (aka impossible)

7: Components can run without drivers

 

Drivers will most likely help, even if it works without.

How is it impossible?  

[NunoLava1998]

1 minute ago, MVPernula said:

Drivers will most likely help, even if it works without.

How is it impossible?  

 

 

See my edited post. It also crashes on Linux, and i'm pretty sure it won't crash on POST beacuse there are no drivers.

[MVPernula]

Just now, NunoLava1998 said:

See my edited post. 

Ah.

 

How many sticks of RAM are there? Have you tried using one at a time when booting?

Clearing CMOS helps the most unlikely things sometimes.

[NunoLava1998]

7 minutes ago, MVPernula said:

Ah.

 

How many sticks of RAM are there? Have you tried using one at a time when booting?

Clearing CMOS helps the most unlikely things sometimes.

 

 

PartedMagic runs on RAM, and i only have 1 RAM stick. It worked fine. saw that everything worked and everything was detected on the memory/RAM.

I'll first try clearing the dust and applying new thermal paste.