Pentium D 3.0Ghz Processor Overheating

[JeremyJohn]

Hi there,
I have just moved house after settling down at my new place it was time for me to setup my Computers...

I setup my other computers and they work fine but when it came to my Pentium D CPU the first time i on it just to check my new internet speed it was working fine had it on about less then 10 minutes then when i tried to on this current CPU(currently using it to type this) and my Pentium D together using the same Power point all of the sudden my Pentium D just died then when i tried to on it again i got a beep like "TI TOT, TI TOT, TI TOT" then i tried again then i got an error message like "Your system was previous shutdown due to your processor being overheated".

Then i tried to on it again it works but only lasts for about 10sec then dies again.... and on and on i keep on trying still the same problem...

Then after so many times of trying i decided to look at my processor temperature with my Bios and saw that in that few sec before it auto shutdown the temperature was increasing from 80C to 120C + then the bios shuts it down...

I tried to look for any hardware being lose then saw my Processor Fan was lose then i adjust it back and tried again but still no luck....




Anyone know what is the problem?

So far i only got two guess:
1. During my house moving timewhen my PC was loaded into the lorry maybe when he when into a hole on the road my PC bounce up & down then now something is out of place.

2.Maybe because my house power supply is an old type so there was no enough power flowing so the Motherboard shot circuit.



Thanks

[Computer_Commando]

...my processor temperature with my Bios and saw that in that few sec before it auto shutdown the temperature was increasing from 80C to 120C + then the bios shuts it down...
I tried to look for any hardware being lose then saw my Processor Fan was lose then i adjust it back and tried again but still no luck....

So far i only got two guess:
1. During my house moving timewhen my PC was loaded into the lorry maybe when he when into a hole on the road my PC bounce up & down then now something is out of place.

2.Maybe because my house power supply is an old type so there was no enough power flowing so the Motherboard shot circuit.

1.  Check it again.  Something is still loose or not re-connected properly.
2.  Don't think so.

[JeremyJohn]

OK Done.
Re slot Rams
Re adjust the battery
Took out the Processor FAN & put it back

But after i on it i when to bios to see my temp it's still climbing but i bit slower then earlier.

Do you think the processor is loose also?
if it's loose will i still be able to run my PC? because the 1st time i on it it was working fine.

[Merlyn]

Okay, English? 

Well i think that it could be that your CPU is responding to a slightly higher temperature. Try booting windows and see if it will stabilize?

Merlyn

[JeremyJohn]

Okay, English? 

Sorry for my bad English....

Still the same it still dies when it reach 120C, the temp keeps on climbing when i on the PC. then its auto shutdowns.... 

[Merlyn]

Well here's something to try.

Completely remove the fan, Heatsink (presume it's a desktop) and clean them using a vaccuum, or high volume air canister. remove dust and try letting the CPU cool down till you can almost touch it... if the CPU is generating that much heat i'd get oven gloves and completely remove it (make sure you don't put it on anything that will contain static electricity) and leave it to cool down. once it is cool enough to touch (20-30C) then try re-installing CPU, heatsink and fan. and boot. If the same problem occours i'd consider buying a new CPU?

Merlyn

P.S: Don't forget to remove dust

[BC_Programmer]

I tried to look for any hardware being lose then saw my Processor Fan was lose then i adjust it back and tried again but still no luck....

Sounds to me like you might need to reapply thermal paste if you discovered the heatsink was not fastened securely.

if your CPU is reaching 120c, there is a high chance that there will be permanent damage. (did you mean c or f?)

[Computer_Commando]

Clean out any dust from the cpu heatskink.
Remove fan, clean processor with alcohol, then reapply thermal paste. then reattach fan.
No need to boot into Windows.  Monitoring from BIOS is better until problem is solved.  CPU is not dead, yet, but 120C is getting close to destruction.

[Merlyn]

I run my PC with no "thermal paste" (bad, yeah i know) and it only gets to MAX: 30-40C...

Thermal paste may not be his only problem

Merlyn

[BC_Programmer]

I run my PC with no "thermal paste" (bad, yeah i know)

I doubt it. I had a K6-2 that I removed a thermal pad from and it couldn't start at all. 80c in about 10 seconds.

Recall that all computers come with either thermal compund or a thermal pad- there is no need in most cases to apply it yourself.

[Merlyn]

Lol, i have got a good heat-sink and brand new HP (high powered) fan on there... it stays really cool And no, No thermal paste/pad... i change my CPU alot... i found no point for it...

[rthompson80819]

Thermal paste isn't just for computer CPU's, but for any IC's that run hot enough to need a heat sink.  Either because of the IC circuitry heating up or the environment it works in.

You can look at a CPU and the heat sink and both surfaces will look flat to the naked eye, but in reality there are lots of humps and bumps that prevent 100% heat transfer.  That's where thermal paste comes in.  To fill in the humps and bumps not visible to the naked eye.

Not using it is just pushing your luck.  Over heating either a CPU or any IC will shorten the life by a considerable amount.

[Merlyn]

O.o thanks... might go buy some... =\

[BC_Programmer]

it won't shorten the life of the processor, chip of the temp is somehow acceptable.

my processor has thermal paste applied (and re-applied a few times) and I can't get it to idle below about 50 (c). Although since I can't get it above 60 or so even under 100% load on all four cores I must be doing something right; that and the fact that my K6-2 (which gives off a lot less heat then a P4) couldn't run without overheating without paste or a thermal pad makes me wonder how the heck the temp is being measured.

Actually- 30(c) sounds more like a case temperature then a CPU temperature.

But enough of this back and forth banter! The OP's CPU is overheating- certainly we cannot disagree that reapplying thermal paste (since often times disturbing the heatsink can cause bubbles to form within the paste/compoud (air is a good insulator), disrupting the conducive nature of the compound in a way that makes it less effective.

 

[Merlyn]

Good point... Nope CPU temp is 30C... my case temp is 12 lol!