Here's what I've been experiencing:
High fan speed + Beeping
I would have 4 or more tabs open in Mozilla Firefox. Then suddenly, my monitor will blackout resulting my computer on high fan speed only.. I hold the power button to turn off, and when turning back on, I get high fan speed and beeping at the same time. (pattern: BEEP...BEEP...BEEP)
My workaround is to unplug the power from the back of the computer (for 3 days or so)
I can then turn on without high fan speed or beeping, but I would have to adjust the correct Time and Date. After a day or two, the blackouts/fan speed/beeping come back again....
Freezing
After logging in, using my computer for about 10 min. results in freezing.
Furthermore, I've tested by doing nothing and leaving the Task Manager open, and it would still freeze. Task Manager (performance tab) shows no high CPU usage and low activity on Page File Usage. There is no high fan speed or beeping until I hold power button and turn on again.
My comp is showing its years, but I doubt it's from a virus since I'm subscribed to Webroot SecureAnywhere.
So, which of these could be causing this or a solution?
- Replacing a new Motherboard (might be a struggle?):
www.ebay.com/.../281435662241
- Upgrading processor to Pentium 4 670 or 672?
ark.intel.com/.../Intel-Pentium-4-Processor-670-supporting-HT-Technology-2M-Cache-3_80-GHz-800-MHz-FSB
ark.intel.com/.../Intel-Pentium-4-Processor-672-supporting-HT-Technology-2M-Cache-3_80-GHz-800-MHz-FSB
- Upgrading to 4GB of RAM:
www.ebay.com/.../360553412754