Re: Computer turns on and then just dies

s|b <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Thu, 21 Nov 2024 16:19:46 +0100, s|b wrote:
> 
>> I've got a computer I haven't used for some time. I took out a hdd (D:)
>> and left it alone. I'm trying to get it to work again, but it just dies
>> on me.
> 
> Today I installed the new PSU and everything is working fine, even the
> SATA hdd that was giving me problems in my SATA HDD/SSD USB docking
> station.
> 
> Not only that, I also learned some new things. So thanks again Paul and
> VanguardLH!

Since you replaced the CPU's thermal paste, you should probably employ a
temperature monitor to watch the CPU temperature for a while.

https://www.tomshardware.com/how-to/how-to-check-cpu-temp-temperature

Mentions AIDA64, but I thought that got abandoned.  Just looked at:

https://www.aida64.com/online-store

Okay, so it became payware, and why I stopped using it.  It's free, but
requires payment to "unlock the full potential".  Maybe they crippled
the full version back when I was using it to then paywall the advanced
features, and why I stopped using it.  It was all free, and then
crippled so only some of it was free.  There were other free choices.

CoreTemp shows you temps when you manually instigate investigation.  It
doesn't remain resident to issue alerts when temps get too high.  Be
careful during installation, though, as I've read it defaults to
installing bloatware.  Deselect some checkboxes during installation.

I did use Speedfan on an old build.  Primarily because there was a fault
on the mobo that prevented the BIOS controlling speed fans, so I used
Speedfan which worked, anyway.  When booted, the CPU and case fans ran
at full speed which made more noise, but that lasted only until Speedfan
got loaded after Windows startup.  It had temperature monitoring, too,
but I don't recall if it alerted you to overly high temps.  It wasn't
needed in my next and current build (c.2019).

There is CPU-Z, but doesn't show temperatures.  However, the same author
has HWMonitor (https://www.cpuid.com/softwares/hwmonitor.html).  Because
I have CPU-Z installed, I also have HWMonitor installed.  Takes a while
to load.  It will report current temperatures, but not log a history of
temperatures to see both present and past readings.

I've never used Open Hardware Monitor (https://openhardwaremonitor.org/)
but it looks similar to HWMonitor.

Pirform's Speccy also reports temps.  Piriform was acquired by Avast who
immediately turned Piriform's CCleaner into spamware, but firewall rules
can neuter it.  Doesn't look like Avast spammified the other Piriform
products.

After a new build or change, I'll monitor temps for awhile.  So, having
to manually check periodically is okay instead of having something
always running that keeps a history of temperature readings (which I'd
still have to manually go check).  Something that logs a history of temp
readings along with alerting on overtemps would be preferable.