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alright, well i am currently typing this on my PC. This morning i decided to pull the cover and start messing with it. Once i got the cover off all i saw was a TON of dust. It was BAD, so i cleaned that all up and tried it again. same thing, beeping and no response to/from the peripherals. i then removed the ATI graphics card(used so i can run 2 monitors) and the telephone line modem( i use a network cable). I then tried it again... no difference. Next i unplugged the CD rom, cable and power cables. tried again, same crap. Finally i pulled the hard drive to see if it would act any different without it. nope, still the same, beeping and all. I then decided to pull off the main cooling fan from the motherboard. There was a ton of dust and lint packed under it. so i cleaned that up as well. i just put the HD back in and turned it on. This time there was no beeping and the monitor came to life and the leds for the num lock caps lock and scroll lock flashed on the keyboard. Windows booted but all the desktop icons were the large size, not my old settings. about 2 min later it rebooted itself and windows came back up with my old setting for everything. right now im just seeing how long it'll stay running. I havent noticed any issues with any data or programs so i think its safe to assume the HD is fine. since theres 2 HD spots on this comp im guessing if i buy another emachince it'll have 2 spots 2 and i can put this one in as a slave HD. Thats if i still decide to buy a new PC. This one is like 2 years old and kinda slow.
so we'll see how it acts today... if its still good tonight, i'll put the ATI card back in and see if i can have both my monitors up and running again. It it drops dead again then, well then i found the problem maybe lol. Thanks for all the advice and help so far. i think ill still be needing some, i dont think its over and fixed just yet.
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