Strange reboots - Page 3

OCNoob · July 29th, 2007

Yeah, dude you have to run multiple passes of Memtest to get an accurate stability reading. One pass isn't going to do it. I suggest an overnight run.

Tyreal · July 29th, 2007

First pass finished a little while ago. No errors yet.

Dr. V · July 29th, 2007

Initially my thought was the PSU just may not be good enough to run the system. Not even necessarily the wattage which should be alright, the PSU itself seems a bit too crappy to me.

Make sure the extra 4-pin CPU plug is plugged in (both with the main connector and the separate one)...that's all I can think of other than trying a new/better PSU in the system.

Tyreal · July 29th, 2007

All the necessary power connectors are connected. This whole power thing seems over blown to me. I checked all the rails on the first day i had this thing installed (both molex and ATX) and they had hardly moved compared to my last setup. This was under full load, running RTHDRIBL and Prime95. 5 Passes.

**One4yu2c** · July 29th, 2007

Ty, have you checked the Event Viewer? Barring that, I'd recommend disabling automatic restarts so you can see what error message(s) is being associated with the reboots:

- Right click My Computer and select Properties
- Click the Advanced tab
- Click Settings under Startup and Recovery
- Uncheck Automatically Restart under System Failure

Tyreal · July 29th, 2007

Event viewer is clean. There is nothing. When a restart occurs, there is no error message it just restarts.

I ran memtest86+ for 7 passes error free and then stopped. I went into the bios and loaded the optimized defaults. So far I've been using the system for around half an hour and no restarts have occured. Thing is...
http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/3085/cpuzge8.png

Does that look right? The memory is ddr2-533 and it's running at 333.3 mhz?

**One4yu2c** · July 29th, 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tyreal

When a restart occurs, there is no error message it just restarts.

You know this because you've disabled automatic restarts? If not, you'll never know if there's an underlying error message or not...

Tyreal · July 29th, 2007

Sshh. Why don't you go and play basketball?

Wait come back. It just restarted. There was no underlying error message.

Elysium · July 29th, 2007

DDR2-533 running at 333MHz in CPU-Z means the RAM is really running at 667MHz speed.

Tyreal · July 29th, 2007

Yea. Which is way above spec. Which means I should lower it. It was lower earlier and I was still getting reboots.

July 29th, 2007	#21
OCNoob Yo soy tu papa Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 204	Re: Strange reboots Yeah, dude you have to run multiple passes of Memtest to get an accurate stability reading. One pass isn't going to do it. I suggest an overnight run. Opty 165 @ 2746 MHz (305x9, 1.32V) Stock cooler \| DFI nF4 LanParty Ultra-D \| G.Skill DDR500 3-3-2-7 2x1GB \| NEC 3540A \| MSI X800 XL (Stock) \| Antec Super LanBoy \| Antec SmartPower 2.0 500W \| WDC 800JB + Seagate 7200.9 400GB (IDE) \| Logitech MX510 \| In need of upgrading: Samsung SyncMaster 955DF

July 29th, 2007	#22
Tyreal Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 2,559	Re: Strange reboots First pass finished a little while ago. No errors yet. I Like Watercooling. D-Tek Fuzion, MCP655, MCR220

July 29th, 2007	#23
Dr. V Yes - the Doctor is back. Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,752	Re: Strange reboots Initially my thought was the PSU just may not be good enough to run the system. Not even necessarily the wattage which should be alright, the PSU itself seems a bit too crappy to me. Make sure the extra 4-pin CPU plug is plugged in (both with the main connector and the separate one)...that's all I can think of other than trying a new/better PSU in the system.

July 29th, 2007	#24
Tyreal Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 2,559	Re: Strange reboots All the necessary power connectors are connected. This whole power thing seems over blown to me. I checked all the rails on the first day i had this thing installed (both molex and ATX) and they had hardly moved compared to my last setup. This was under full load, running RTHDRIBL and Prime95. 5 Passes. I Like Watercooling. D-Tek Fuzion, MCP655, MCR220 Last edited by Tyreal; July 29th, 2007 at 14:24.

July 29th, 2007	#25
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: 2,735 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Strange reboots Ty, have you checked the Event Viewer? Barring that, I'd recommend disabling automatic restarts so you can see what error message(s) is being associated with the reboots: - Right click My Computer and select Properties - Click the Advanced tab - Click Settings under Startup and Recovery - Uncheck Automatically Restart under System Failure

July 29th, 2007	#26
Tyreal Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 2,559	Re: Strange reboots Event viewer is clean. There is nothing. When a restart occurs, there is no error message it just restarts. I ran memtest86+ for 7 passes error free and then stopped. I went into the bios and loaded the optimized defaults. So far I've been using the system for around half an hour and no restarts have occured. Thing is... http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/3085/cpuzge8.png Does that look right? The memory is ddr2-533 and it's running at 333.3 mhz? I Like Watercooling. D-Tek Fuzion, MCP655, MCR220 Last edited by Tyreal; July 29th, 2007 at 15:40.

July 29th, 2007	#28
Tyreal Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 2,559	Re: Strange reboots Sshh. Why don't you go and play basketball? Wait come back. It just restarted. There was no underlying error message. I Like Watercooling. D-Tek Fuzion, MCP655, MCR220 Last edited by Tyreal; July 29th, 2007 at 15:46.

July 29th, 2007	#29
Elysium Fields Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Pacific Grove, CA Posts: 4,402	Re: Strange reboots DDR2-533 running at 333MHz in CPU-Z means the RAM is really running at 667MHz speed. E8400 DFI Blood Iron P35-T2RL 4GB G.Skill 800MHz Sapphire Radeon HD3870 512MB Silverstone DA650W WD 250GB + Seagate 320GB

July 29th, 2007	#30
Tyreal Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 2,559	Re: Strange reboots Yea. Which is way above spec. Which means I should lower it. It was lower earlier and I was still getting reboots. I Like Watercooling. D-Tek Fuzion, MCP655, MCR220

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