Re: Computer turns on and then just dies

On Wed, 12/4/2024 3:14 PM, VanguardLH wrote:
> 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.
> 

CPU-Z, you can go to the About tab, and there is an option to Save as Text.

Open the file, which is MachineName.txt , and have a look.

For well known methods (CoreTemp on Intel, Infinite Fabric on AMD),
those methods can be used to report the current temperature when the report
was saved.

This is not a "convenient method", but it is a method, and it
is useful when no other method has a driver for the Hardware Monitor
or whatever.

https://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html

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