Okay...so...a couple of days after my 360 broke I was playing a game on my PC, which at this point had been on for a while (I don't know exactly how long but it was a reasonably long time). The computer was a bit hot but not super hot. Suddenly, as I was playing, the computer powers down. At first I thought it was the circuit breaker, but it wasn't. I decided to just give it some time to cool down so I went to bed.
The next day I turn it on but I can't connect to/see my home network. I tried redoing the network settings but nothing worked. I opened it up to see if anything had burnt out but couldn't see anything wrong. I still can't connect and I'm assuming it's a hardware issue and I'm going to have try different network cards, motherboard slots etc.
Okay...so...a couple of days after my 360 broke I was playing a game on my PC, which at this point had been on for a while (I don't know exactly how long but it was a reasonably long time). The computer was a bit hot but not super hot. Suddenly, as I was playing, the computer powers down. At first I thought it was the circuit breaker, but it wasn't. I decided to just give it some time to cool down so I went to bed.
The next day I turn it on but I can't connect to/see my home network. I tried redoing the network settings but nothing worked. I opened it up to see if anything had burnt out but couldn't see anything wrong. I still can't connect and I'm assuming it's a hardware issue and I'm going to have try different network cards, motherboard slots etc.
You say you can't see your home network. Can you see any other networks? If you can see other networks, then the problem isn't with your computer. Try rebooting your router or manually typing in the network name. If you can't see any networks, or you don't even have the wireless network tray icon, then open up device manager and make sure your wireless card is still working. If it's not in there, is your wireless card onboard or PCI/PCIe? If you think heat caused the problem and the card isn't onboard, you may be able to just reseat it. Turn off your PC, open it up, remove the wireless card and then put it back in. If your wireless card is onboard, then reboot your machine and press F2 to get into the BIOS. Hunt around for the onboard components list and find your network components. Make sure they're enabled.
If none of that works, you should probably get your DxDiag info and post it so we can see exactly what you're dealing with.
" You say you can't see your home network. Can you see any other networks? If you can see other networks, then the problem isn't with your computer. Try rebooting your router or manually typing in the network name. If you can't see any networks, or you don't even have the wireless network tray icon, then open up device manager and make sure your wireless card is still working. If it's not in there, is your wireless card onboard or PCI/PCIe? If you think heat caused the problem and the card isn't onboard, you may be able to just reseat it. Turn off your PC, open it up, remove the wireless card and then put it back in. If your wireless card is onboard, then reboot your machine and press F2 to get into the BIOS. Hunt around for the onboard components list and find your network components. Make sure they're enabled. If none of that works, you should probably get your DxDiag info and post it so we can see exactly what you're dealing with. "
Probably the best advise you will get, well said my friend.
"You say you can't see your home network. Can you see any other networks? If you can see other networks, then the problem isn't with your computer. Try rebooting your router or manually typing in the network name. If you can't see any networks, or you don't even have the wireless network tray icon, then open up device manager and make sure your wireless card is still working. If it's not in there, is your wireless card onboard or PCI/PCIe? If you think heat caused the problem and the card isn't onboard, you may be able to just reseat it. Turn off your PC, open it up, remove the wireless card and then put it back in. If your wireless card is onboard, then reboot your machine and press F2 to get into the BIOS. Hunt around for the onboard components list and find your network components. Make sure they're enabled. If none of that works, you should probably get your DxDiag info and post it so we can see exactly what you're dealing with. "
Cheers mate, will give it a try and see what happens.
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