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very annoying computer issue. any advice?

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Dimmukane:
it's most likely a hard drive issue.  I had to deal with that for quite a while, until I had somewhere to copy my files.  I had thought that it was a Power Supply issue or a RAM issue, but never a heat issue.  I had checked the temperature numerous times with no oddities.  When I installed the new power supply and RAM and it was still happening, that left the hard drive.  I sent it back to Seagate (thank god for 5 year warranties) and bought a small 80 gb to tide me over.  That fixed it.  It's not a corrupt file or anything, it's the drive itself, so don't go trying to find it and fix it.

I should also add that this should only be done after confirming that it is not a heat issue or power supply issue.

TheFuriousWombat:
that sounds like it might be it as well.....i have a temp guage on the outside of the case and it never got much above 93 or so, which isn't too hot at all. so this hard drive thing sounds possible......

Dimmukane:
In that case, do what I did, and try to copy as much of your files as possible to somewhere else, via FTP, thumbdrive, USB Harddrive, etc, then go about replacing it.

dennis:
Before you go replacing hardware, though, do the easy things first.

See if you can reproduce the sudden power off. I've had the same thing happen to my computer for no apparent reason. It could be anything, really.

Give the inside of your machine a good cleaning. Dust can cause shorts and it insulates heatsinks, decreasing their effectiveness. Make sure everything is seated properly. Make sure all the fans are spinning.

Then make sure all your drivers are up to date. Sound, video, IDE, mainly.

Do a hard disk integrity check. Scandisk or a third party checker if you've got one.

Run a memory checker to test your RAM.

Run a virus check.

TheFuriousWombat:
well i just finished cleaning out my case pretty well. some dust had built up in places so i took care of that. i also ran some virus checks, and disconnected, dusted off, and then reconnected all my fans. same with my ram. i think, luckily, that doing that may have fixed the problem b/c i restarted hl2:e1 and played for about an hour with no problems. hopefully the issue won't come back....
thanks guys :)

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