2010-12-30, 03:39 PM
Windows 7 will not load. When it reaches the black screen with "Loading Windows", the colorful flag animation never starts.
After a few minutes of this, I hold down the power button and restart the computer. Yesterday when this happened, the computer went into Startup Repair, and it was working again in 20 minutes. Not today.
Yesterday, I did two things out of the ordinary - I spent a few hours playing the Starcraft Campaign on Ultra settings with no technical issues, and I dusted the machine (before trying StartUp Repair, after 7 stopped working.)
A few days ago, Starcraft and my computer just froze while I was playing online. This was preceded by 5 or so minutes of intense lag - I lowered my settings down to Medium with out much relief.
The morning it would not start up, I found the graphics card very warm. I figured it was having heating trouble because of the dust, but I am at a lost now.
Linux, on the other hand, works without any problems.
Currently, I have Firefox, Linux, and Pidgin running. The computer's fans are going haywire.
I have no idea what is going on, and I'm hoping someone at SP does. Thanks.
After a few minutes of this, I hold down the power button and restart the computer. Yesterday when this happened, the computer went into Startup Repair, and it was working again in 20 minutes. Not today.
Yesterday, I did two things out of the ordinary - I spent a few hours playing the Starcraft Campaign on Ultra settings with no technical issues, and I dusted the machine (before trying StartUp Repair, after 7 stopped working.)
A few days ago, Starcraft and my computer just froze while I was playing online. This was preceded by 5 or so minutes of intense lag - I lowered my settings down to Medium with out much relief.
The morning it would not start up, I found the graphics card very warm. I figured it was having heating trouble because of the dust, but I am at a lost now.
Linux, on the other hand, works without any problems.
Currently, I have Firefox, Linux, and Pidgin running. The computer's fans are going haywire.
I have no idea what is going on, and I'm hoping someone at SP does. Thanks.