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Rod Speed
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 Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 5:39 am Post subject: Re: Socket AM2 64 x2 4600+ system WILL NOT POST |
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Pungolo_Fiero <no@spam.invalid> wrote:
| Quote: | Alright here is the backstory - a few weeks ago I built the following
system from scratch with parts ordered from Newegg:
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ Windsor 2.4GHz Socket AM2 Dual Core Processor
Model ADA4600CUBOX
ASUS EN7600GT SILENT/2DHT/256M Geforce 7600GT 256MB
GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card
ABIT KN9S Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 550 MCP ATX AMD Motherboard
[b:1fb3adad01]pqi TURBO 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2
6400) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit[/b:1fb3adad01]
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard
Drive
[b:1fb3adad01]XCLIO GOODPOWER 500W ATX 500W Power
Supply[/b:1fb3adad01]
ASUS Silver ATAPI/E-IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model DVD-E616A2 SV
[b:1fb3adad01]NEC 16X DVD±R DVD Burner Silver IDE/ATAPI Model ND-3550A
- OEM[/b:1fb3adad01]
Viewsonic VA902b LCD 19'' Analog Monitor
The first time I tried to boot the system I got power to the fans and
LEDs but no signs of actual system life (aka no POST beeps, no BIOS,
ect...). A week later I RMA'd the CPU thinking that was my problem.
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Very unlikely.
| Quote: | I have since received a brand new CPU and still have the same issues.
My fans run, the LEDs on the MoBo and case light up, and the drives
can open and everything. All I can think of is that my motherboard
is possibly faulty. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I've
been without a PC for weeks!!!
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Ensure that you have the small square 4 pin 12V power connector connected
from the power supply to the motherboard. Thats likely your problem.
If it isnt that, see what happens with no ram, it should whine about the lack of it.
If that doesnt help, try resetting the cmos.
If it does whine about the lack of ram, try different ram. |
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Kent_Diego
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| Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 11:05 am Post subject: Re: Socket AM2 64 x2 4600+ system WILL NOT POST |
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| Quote: | My fans run, the LEDs on the MoBo and case light up, and the drives
can open and everything. All I can think of is that my motherboard
is possibly faulty. ...
Could be motherboard bad. First try to clear the CMOS battery jumper. Is the |
CPU fan plugged into the right connector?. Remove everything, including
video card, and run with just RAM, CPU+HS/fan, and power supply. If you have
an old PCI video card use that. Do you get beeps from motherboard? Be sure
CPU is plugged in correct direction and heat sink is firmly seated. If still
nothing then try different motherboard. |
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Michael Hawes
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| Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 11:52 pm Post subject: Re: Socket AM2 64 x2 4600+ system WILL NOT POST |
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"Slackeyed" <Slackeyed@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1158677659.828140.158280@e3g2000cwe.googlegroups.com...
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Kent_Diego wrote:
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My fans run, the LEDs on the MoBo and case light up, and the drives
can open and everything. All I can think of is that my motherboard
is possibly faulty. ...
Could be motherboard bad. First try to clear the CMOS battery jumper. Is
the
CPU fan plugged into the right connector?. Remove everything, including
video card, and run with just RAM, CPU+HS/fan, and power supply. If you
have
an old PCI video card use that. Do you get beeps from motherboard? Be
sure
CPU is plugged in correct direction and heat sink is firmly seated. If
still
nothing then try different motherboard.
I just built a new system, most of the parts ordered from Newegg also.
I have an Athlon socket 939 setup, my EVGA motherboard has a numerical
display. The error code pointed to a bad bios chip. I got power,
fans, led's, but no post as well.
It turned out to be a bad mobo, I RMA'd to Newegg, they didn't carry it
anymore, got the same one from another online vendor and now I'm up and
running.
Could be PSU!! A 500W PSU for $50 is rubbish! You will have nothing but |
trouble with it. You need to pay double that for 500W. Don't forget the 2x2
power connector to the motherboard.
Mike. |
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Johanna
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| Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 1:09 am Post subject: Re: Toshiba Satellite A45-S120 |
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Godsrick wrote:
| Quote: | This laptops screen is blank and there's a fan on the bottom that's
not working.
I'm a novice in PC hardware repair.
It's going to cost $200-$300 to repair.
Anyone have any suggestions as to how I should troubleshoot this
problem on my own? :crybaby:
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Just do one thing before you write off the laptop though: If you haven't
already done that, try plugging it into a monitor!
It is not uncommon for people to bump the laptop and damage the
connection between the screen and the unit. The laptop itself could
still be working. Perhaps it is not booting (e.g. you do not hear the
fan) because it senses that the monitor is broken..
I get the impression you took it to a repair shop though to get the
quote that you mention? If you did that, they would have checked with a
monitor.
If you don't have a monitor, just try with a friend's or at the library.
Let us know if you found a solution!
Jo |
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jaster
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| Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 1:15 am Post subject: Re: Suddenly reboots |
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On Sun, 24 Sep 2006 14:18:05 +0000, anubiz_dk thoughtfully wrote:
| Quote: | Config:
CPU : Athlon XP 1600+
GPU : Gforce FX 5200- 128MB
MB : Soltek SL85-DRV2
Mem: 1024mb noname
Problem :
Suddenly reboots in various programs, sometimes unable to find HD after
the reboot, then i need to remove the powercord and plug it back in
order to get the MB to find the disk again. So far i replaced : GFX
card, Memory, HD. This is driving me nuts, and yeah i know..buy a new
computer :P..need more moeny..*sigh*
Regards and a desperate cry for help. Dennis.
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Psu failing ?
You should memtest86 your replacement memory.
Other problem could be your Windows registry. Check system events for
error messages. Disable system restore, boot to to safe mode then virus
check, run a registry cleaner (RegistryHealer is shareware for 15 cleans
at a time), scandisk and defrag the HD.. |
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Mike T.
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| Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 3:11 pm Post subject: Re: mother board |
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"camaro king 454" <no@spam.invalid> wrote in message
news:12hjso3a4pa0r63@news.supernews.com...
| Quote: | dos anyone know of a good socket 478 motherboard with a AGP slot ?
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Yes, the following is fast, stable and cheap. Built a couple systems with
it. No problems. -Dave
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813138262 |
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Chris Hill
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| Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 2:54 pm Post subject: Re: Computer Locking Up after a few hours. |
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On Thu, 05 Oct 2006 03:08:00 -0000, no@spam.invalid (whowont) wrote:
| Quote: | I have a Dual boot Windows XP and Vista. All drivers have been
installed and the computer runs fine. Temp seems fine, no slowness,
and I have not overclocked or anything. I leave the computer running.
After about a day the computer will just lock up. I dont lose power,
it just locks up. This is a gift for someone and i would like to see
if I can get some help fixing this problem. Thank you for your time.
Model Name : GA-K8VM800M(Rev 2.x)
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M/B Rev : 2.0
BIOS Ver : Award v6.0PG
Serial No. :
Purchase Dealer :
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VGA Brand : GIGABYTE Model : VIA/SVG UniChrome Pro
CPU Brand : AMD Model : Athlon 64 Speed : 3400
Operation System : XPpro/Vista SP :
Memory Brand : TwinMos Type : DDR
Memory Size : 512 Speed : 3200
Power Supply : 450 W
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First guess: psu made by "I can make it for you cheaper Inc." If so,
replace with an Enermax or Antec. |
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DustWolf
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| Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 2:11 pm Post subject: Re: Connecting USB devices crashes PC |
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I suppose this is Windows.
Go to BIOS and enable PnP OS, ACPI and APIC, then do a repair
installation of the OS.
Once the OS is reinstalled, make sure that the (proper) motherboard
drivers are installed.
If the error persists, go to Start > Control Panel > System > Advanced
| Quote: | Startup and recovery > System falioure > uncheck »Automatically restart«. Then plug in an USB device and take all the time in the world to write down the details on screen, then turn off your computer by holding the Power button.
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Let us know what the error is.
alecbraun je napisal:
| Quote: | eeeek,
Somebody please help! I bought what I thought was a rather nice
desktop computer recently only to find that often when I connect usb
devices (memory stick or iPod) the system crashes and then restarts.
This is driving me crazy and I'm slightly lost as to what to do
Any help would be very helpful (and may save my life!)
Thanks |
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Tomcat (Tom)
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| Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2006 12:21 pm Post subject: Re: Boot to Windows: Throw the Dice |
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Sounds like you might have just gotten a bad HD, since you've already
ruled a faulty cable. If it was a jumper setting I would assume it
would be an all or nothing thing, works or doesn't work.
Is it too late to return it? In my experience disk read errors rarely
go away, they only get worse. |
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dfre
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| Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2006 12:21 pm Post subject: Re: Boot to Windows: Throw the Dice |
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Well after changing the IDE cables just try to check on the jumper
settings and see whether it will work also try to partition the HDd and
see whether it works. |
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Victor
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| Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 7:40 am Post subject: Re: Boot to Windows: Throw the Dice |
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IconoJett wrote:
| Quote: | Hi guys,
First time posting and I know I might leave some information out that
will help troubleshoot, so sorry in advance. My girlfriends computer
has been acting really strangely lately. Here are some of the
problems we've been experiencing after installing a brand new WD
120Gig:
- After installing Windows XP fresh to the new HDD we had video
problems where the screen would go crazy (real techincal, I know).
We installed new motherboard drivers and things work better.
-"Disk read error" after post. This comes and goes.
Sometimes you turn on the computer and you get a problem and
sometimes you boot right to Windows fine and dandy. We've replaced
the IDE cables. Whether it works or fails, it's unpredictable.
-"Primary master drive failed". That was the message we got
this morning. We restarted the computer three times and it booted to
Windows. So far, everything is acting as normal but any second now
the gremils inside might act up.
I appreciate any help or advice. I'll be actively checking this post.
This is a fix for my girlfriends computer but also my sanity. Have
mercy on me guys and help me fix this!
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Test your new drive
WD Data Lifeguard Diagnostic for Windows:
http://support.wdc.com/download/downloadxml.asp#3
Follow the directions for the extended test.
If this fails to find a problem post back with your full system specs. |
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Dave
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| Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 10:29 pm Post subject: Re: Random Lockup / Freezes for 4 months now... help! |
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"smhyde" <no@spam.invalid> wrote in message
news:12krot5ii3lk9c7@news.supernews.com...
| Quote: | Hi everyone. I hope someone can help me solve my PC problem . (I was
going to use this problem as my excuse to build a Duo Core 2 PC, but
now that I priced everything out I think I want to try a little
harder to fix my problem - sticker shock!)
My system has started to “freeze” randomly about two or three times
per day. This has been going on for about 4 months now. There are
no errors and nothing is reported in the event viewer logs. It does
not seem to matter what I am doing, but the more complicated of a
task my computer is performing the more likely I am to experience the
freeze. (Playing a video or burning a DVD is more likely to cause a
freeze than simply using the web or typing in MS Word).
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Your power supply is failing |
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KC Computers
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| Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 11:11 pm Post subject: Re: Random Lockup / Freezes for 4 months now... help! |
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| Quote: | My system has started to “freeze” randomly about two or three times
per day. This has been going on for about 4 months now. There are
no errors and nothing is reported in the event viewer logs. It does
not seem to matter what I am doing, but the more complicated of a
task my computer is performing the more likely I am to experience the
freeze. (Playing a video or burning a DVD is more likely to cause a
freeze than simply using the web or typing in MS Word). I don't
think heat is the issue because if I take the side panel off the PC,
I get the same problems as with the PC closed up (not sure if that's
a sufficient test case or not - you all let me know).
When the freeze happens, the only thing I can do is warm boot the
computer using the reset button on the case. When the computer
“freezes” it’s like a snapshot in time. All input devices stop
working and sound stops. Hard drives stop responding and network
access quits operating (I know this because another computer had a
mapped network drive to this PC, and when the PC froze, the mapped
network drive stopped responding too). The funny thing is that video
keeps displaying a snapshot of what I was doing when the freeze
Very rarely, on a cold boot, the PC doesn’t make it through the “early
chipset initialization” and sometimes locks up on the “memory check”.
(My motherboard has status lights that tell you where it is in the
initialization process).
So far I’ve (1) Replaced two of the hard drives (2) run Memtest 86 3.2
and passed (2) tried changing out the memory even though Memtest
passed (3) rebuilt the Windows OS from scratch.
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From our experience building and repairing computers, it sounds like a bad
motherboard or power supply. Most likely, the motherboard is to blame
but you could first try a different power supply.
Good luck.
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KC COMPUTERS
Internet computer dealer since 1991!!! See customer ratings at:
http://www.resellerratings.com/topstores.pl |
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VanShania
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| Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 11:16 pm Post subject: Re: Big Problem |
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try different hard drive, power supply. You've already eliminated the vid
card.
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Bob M
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| Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 11:16 pm Post subject: Re: Big Problem |
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tinamarie wrote:
| Quote: | come on now answers for me, anyone????
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I have no idea what you are talking about since you didn't include the
prior post. |
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