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dell gx270 desktop

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  • Computers
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December 21, 2013 11:28:47 PM

What's happening is my system shuts down almost immediately upon power up. Yesterday I could keep hitting the power button and it would intermittently get a little further into the boot sequence, finally getting to the screen where the "Thermal Event" message displayed and gave options to either hit F1 to continue (where it would usually shut down again), or F2, where I would get into the setup, mess around a little without making any changes, then exit out and the system would boot up and run fine until I powered it down.any help please?

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December 21, 2013 11:42:10 PM

well,considering the message says "thermal event",i would start by checking the cpu cooler and fan.when you hit the power button the fans should at least spin a little.remove your cpu cooler and clean the dust bunnies out and clean the old thermo paste off before reapplying new paste.give the whole thing a good cleaning with compressed air.
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