Lead Head's Hardware trouble thread - Page 2

Lead Head · May 22nd, 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by gvblake22

OH! Ok, I gotchya. I would check your PSU, maybe it's going bad. Are your temperatures in check?

Like I said earlier, temps, voltages,etc... are all fine

Tyreal · May 22nd, 2006

How did you check the voltages? software is very inaccurate and should never be used to measure PSU voltages. If everything is good, temps etc. The PSU is the only thing left.

Lead Head · May 22nd, 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tyreal

How did you check the voltages? software is very inaccurate and should never be used to measure PSU voltages. If everything is good, temps etc. The PSU is the only thing left.

Just put it this way, the voltages are the same when it was stable.

Tyreal · May 22nd, 2006

You've ruled out practically every factor that Blake has listed. Try setting your BIOS to default.

**gvblake22** · May 22nd, 2006

Maybe flash to a newer/updated BIOS if one is available? If all else fails, try a reformat/reinstall of your OS and see how that goes...

Lead Head · May 22nd, 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by gvblake22

Maybe flash to a newer/updated BIOS if one is available? If all else fails, try a reformat/reinstall of your OS and see how that goes...

I have tried reinstlling win2k about 2 times, and winXP about 3, they all crash unless underclocked
,

**gvblake22** · May 22nd, 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lead Head

Quote:

Originally Posted by gvblake22

Maybe flash to a newer/updated BIOS if one is available? If all else fails, try a reformat/reinstall of your OS and see how that goes...

I have tried reinstlling win2k about 2 times, and winXP about 3, they all crash unless underclocked
,

Damn, that's a bummer man.
How old is your hardware? Is there a chance that something is just plain worn out? Have you cleaned all the dust-bunnies out recently?

Lead Head · May 22nd, 2006

eh its my back up rig, circa 2001, the only new part in here is the HD and the GPU4

Tyreal · May 22nd, 2006

I doubt a bios flash will help, but it looks like your out on your last limb. Hes already tried reformatting his hard drive.

**One4yu2c** · May 22nd, 2006

Define "crashing." Is the system freezing up, rebooting, giving a BSOD, suddenly turning off completely, etc?? Off the top of my head, I'd recommend two things:

1) Configure your system to spit out an error code when it encounters one, as opposed to rebooting or turning off. Right click on MY COMPUTER, select PROPERTIES, click on the ADVANCED tab, click on the SETTINGS button under 'startup and recovery,' and uncheck AUTOMATICALLY RESTART under 'system failure.'

2) Check the event logs. Click on the START menu, select RUN, and type eventvwr.msc followed by the enter key.

May 22nd, 2006	#12
Tyreal Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 2,571	How did you check the voltages? software is very inaccurate and should never be used to measure PSU voltages. If everything is good, temps etc. The PSU is the only thing left. D-Tek Fuzion, MCP655, MCR220

May 22nd, 2006	#14
Tyreal Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 2,571	You've ruled out practically every factor that Blake has listed. Try setting your BIOS to default. D-Tek Fuzion, MCP655, MCR220

May 22nd, 2006	#19
Tyreal Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 2,571	I doubt a bios flash will help, but it looks like your out on your last limb. Hes already tried reformatting his hard drive. D-Tek Fuzion, MCP655, MCR220

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May 22nd, 2006	#15
gvblake22 Modder-ator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tempe Desert Posts: 6,546 Blog Entries: 1	Maybe flash to a newer/updated BIOS if one is available? If all else fails, try a reformat/reinstall of your OS and see how that goes...

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Lead Head Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rhode Island USA Posts: 1,716	eh its my back up rig, circa 2001, the only new part in here is the HD and the GPU4

May 22nd, 2006	#20
One4yu2c I don't know how to put this, but, I'm kind of a big deal. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Land of the Lounge Lizards Posts: 2,789 Blog Entries: 3	Define "crashing." Is the system freezing up, rebooting, giving a BSOD, suddenly turning off completely, etc?? Off the top of my head, I'd recommend two things: 1) Configure your system to spit out an error code when it encounters one, as opposed to rebooting or turning off. Right click on MY COMPUTER, select PROPERTIES, click on the ADVANCED tab, click on the SETTINGS button under 'startup and recovery,' and uncheck AUTOMATICALLY RESTART under 'system failure.' 2) Check the event logs. Click on the START menu, select RUN, and type eventvwr.msc followed by the enter key.