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Question

Possible CPU Problem?

May 8, 2015 7:52AM PDT

So for as long as i can remember, my computer has always had this weird thing it does. It doesn't seem to affect performance very much.

Basically, every so often when the computer is idle (ie. nothing really CPU intensive is running), if i open something like winamp and double click a song, my CPU (i think it's my CPU) will make a spooling up sound.

It starts low, then becomes high pitched, then it makes an audible clicking sound and it's done. The whole thing lasts about 3 or 4 seconds.

I noticed that while the spooling up sound is being made, the computer essentially stops anything it is doing. If i clicked a song and tried to play it, the song will not start to play until after the spooling up.

Obviously, if this happened while i was playing a videogame or something i'd have fixed this sooner. But it seems to only happen when i'm not doing things that are CPU intensive. My CPU doesn't have overheating issues (although i will note that it managed to get knocked loose from my mobo once so i put it back together without a new application of that heat dispersal gel and it worked fine).

This is one problem. The other problem i've noticed is that sometimes my computer will totally lock up. It often is triggered by having too many chrome windows open, with one of the windows being facebook. It is not apparent at first, but then i try to close chrome and nothing happens. Ctrl+alt+delete does nothing, clicking anywhere does nothing, i essentially have to restart manually since the only thing i can do is move the mouse around.

Granted, this happens rarely, but it is annoying.

Here is a look at my event viewer crash logs:

http://i.imgur.com/5usTVUx.png

http://i.imgur.com/82BaJ1D.png

Note that i don't have a temperature reader on my HDD/SSD so ignore the temperature warning.

I did virus and adware scans, nothing seemed out of place. I have a feeling this is a hardware problem. Anyone have any advice?

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Clarification Request
Did you see the 128C HDD reading?
May 8, 2015 8:18AM PDT

That's hot. Usually you like to see about 50/55C tops. That drive won't last too much longer. Fix that!

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Ignore the reading
May 9, 2015 12:19AM PDT

Ignore the 128c reading. I don't have an actual temperature gauge so it defaults to 128c.

The real temperature is probably closer to 30-40c. Not extremely warm.

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Can't see why the thumbs down.
May 9, 2015 2:50AM PDT

Let's see what others find out. If it is the HDD sleeping, you could try turning that off. Plenty on the web about that.
Bob

PS. If you present false data, folk may use that and be mislead by you. Be sure your stuff is spot on.

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HDD
May 9, 2015 4:07AM PDT

Ah, i turned off the HDD sleep setting so maybe that might help.

I made a note in the original post about the temp readings being off. Apparnetly it's a common thing with this brand of HDD.

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It was a long post.
May 9, 2015 4:20AM PDT

I may miss items like that as I focus on the pictures.

Sure sounds like the HDD sleeping.

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high error rates given
May 9, 2015 4:45AM PDT

for an SSD? Is the SMART software used to check it also compatible for use with SSD? Reason I ask is with those error rates on a standard HDD one would expect to see a bad sector count appear also.

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SSD
May 9, 2015 6:04AM PDT
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you can only depend on some errors for truth
May 9, 2015 7:54AM PDT
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(NT) do you still have an HDD in it?
May 9, 2015 11:42PM PDT