Computer problem

The Last Autobot · Post by **The Last Autobot** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 6:16 am

I know a few of you know a lot of pcs so here is the deal. A couple of weeks ago my pc went offline all of a sudden and I couldnt start it again, the board bell thing started to ring.

A couple of hours after I started It and It opened w/o any trouble.

A few days after the same thing happened and when I started it, it said that and overheating problem occured so It shut down.

Today it happened again, so I opened the case and cleaned it with a dust remover spray.

I started again and the message of overheating appeared again.

What do you think?
A cooler is not working?

Thnx!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 10:11 am

Try booting up with the case open, so you can see what's going on during bootup.

Look for things such as fans not running properly or chips that look as if there should be something stuck on them (e.g. heat sinks).

Also, it's possible that your pc has been overclocked, so when booting up, try to take a note of any numbers, especially ones that look as if they refer to the clock speed, or what the normal clock speed should be.

Post by **Best First** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 10:15 am

i have a computer problem.

in excell i have the cells formatted as text and text wrap on but they are displaying as ####################################

there isn't a particularly large amount of text in them as far as i am aware.

any ideas geeks?

Aaron Hong · Post by **Aaron Hong** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 10:33 am

Text wrap tends to be overrated, I usually pull the edges a bit and the text comes out ok.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 10:39 am

Aaron Hong wrote:Text wrap tends to be overrated, I usually pull the edges a bit and the text comes out ok.

Only ever seen what Besty's describing happen with numerical cell formats. Text cell formats usually just show part of the text, or, more generally, display it in neighbouring cells when empty.

Just tried to make a text cell show #########, but to no avail.

Obfleur · Post by **Obfleur** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 11:06 am

I work with Excel everyday but have never experienced what Best First mentions

Post by **Best First** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 11:12 am

balls.

i even imported it into a newer piece of excel and it still does it. And dropping it into notepad and back t get rid of any characters.

here's the text (which also gives you an insight into the sexyness of my day job):

- Would normally expect more effort at this stage to ensure stakeholder buy in and accurate capture of scope.
- What are the inputs to this task?
- Is there any contingency here for issues that may emerge?
- How does this tie into the Scope definition?
- Again, does this not require the input of the COE?
- Who are the stakeholders?
- is this on target?

Take it to the bridge.

Aaron Hong · Post by **Aaron Hong** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 11:30 am

Best First wrote:balls.

i even imported it into a newer piece of excel and it still does it. And dropping it into notepad and back t get rid of any characters.

here's the text (which also gives you an insight into the sexyness of my day job):

- Would normally expect more effort at this stage to ensure stakeholder buy in and accurate capture of scope.
- What are the inputs to this task?
- Is there any contingency here for issues that may emerge?
- How does this tie into the Scope definition?
- Again, does this not require the input of the COE?
- Who are the stakeholders?
- is this on target?

Take it to the bridge.

Sounds like the - in front is making Excel think it's something other than text. Is all that in same cell btw?

Post by **Best First** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 11:38 am

it shouldn't as all cells are formatted as text.

plus i have removed it to no avail.

yes, its all in one cell.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 11:55 am

Best First wrote:yes, its all in one cell.

How do you do that, out of interest, as whenever I paste it into excel, each line appears in a different row.

Also, perhaps red-herringly, I have found a way to make it show up as a column of #NAME?

Post by **Best First** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 12:27 pm

double click into the cell before hitting paste.

Obfleur · Post by **Obfleur** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 12:52 pm

After pasting the text, hit Enter (it turns into ##########).
Now right click the cell -> Format Cells.
Choose "Custom" then "Standard".
It turns into text, but the cell is ****** up though. Or well... the text doesn't overlap into another cell, like text usually does.
I'll see if I can find a solution for that.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 1:05 pm

Best First wrote:double click into the cell before hitting paste.

Ah, and now I get the ########.

Had a looksee, played about with different categories and turning wrap off and on.

As far as I can tell, to make it show the text, it needs to be Category General and with the hyphens removed.

Post by **Best First** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 1:17 pm

' at the start seems to sort out any other issues.

Thanks guys - Transfans rocks.

when it comes to Microsoft applications.

er, dorry for utter fred hijacking.

The Last Autobot · Post by **The Last Autobot** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 2:08 am

Dont worry BF.

Thnx a lot Rebis for your input

Any other idea I could also try?