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Thread ID: 61549	2005-09-08 20:15:00	Acer problem	Jaybee (6629)	Press F1

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386960	2005-09-08 20:15:00	I have some concern over an Acer Pc I bought about 9 months ago. It is a RC 500. I bought it because it had most things that I wanted in a PC. TV and FM reception, Memory card slots, XP operating system and enough specs for my meger needs. It has been back for repair twice already. A new motherboard fitted the first time and just got it back after 3 weeks with a new CPU having being installed. We dont play games on it but my wife does like to Play Scrabble on it. Last night after playing for a couple of hours, Just as she was ending the program it shut down completley and the computer would not restart. I unplugged it several times and after a couple of minutes restarted but the top of the computer was quite hot. Prior to it going for a new Cpu a secondary fan would switch on and boosting the cooling however this is not happening now. My feeling is that playing the game caused it to overheat and it shut down because of it, but I am no Teckie just frustrated at the computer. As a matter of interest my wife was playing her Scrabble Game the last time the computer went and had to have a new CPU. Perhaps we should go back o the board game.	Jaybee (6629)
386961	2005-09-08 20:30:00	Take it back to the repairer. Let them know what you think about a fan not working (they may have simply overlooked plugging it back in). Its still under warranty I assume.... whatever you do, don't open it up to have a look... let the repairer do it.	Myth (110)
386962	2005-09-08 22:04:00	Playing scrabble on your PC will not cause it to overheat, fry CPU's & trash motherboards. The PC is faulty and if this is the 3rd time it's happened you should demand a replacement.	bartsdadhomer (80)
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