Comp restarting

slapass8u · December 3rd, 2006

when i start my comp up first thing in the morning when it starts up it will keep restarting itself for about 5 min then it will finally start but will tell me i have to go into my bios and undo my overclock and i dont have anything overclocked. so can someone plz help me try to figure what to do. i have an amd 4400 X2 dual core asus motherboard 2 gigs of kingston mem. thx for taking the time to answer my questions and for the help.

yurimxpxman · December 3rd, 2006

Take a look at your motherboard. You'll see a small, circular battery on it. Take that out, unplug your system, push the power button for a moment, then put it back in and plug your system back into to the outlet. Start your computer and it should work fine now.

Welcome to the forums! :)

garetjax · December 3rd, 2006

I had him verify in his BIOS that his settings for both his CPU and RAM were not overclocked. They weren't. I also had him ensure that the timings on his RAM were the ones that were default from the factory. They were. I also had him remove 1 kit of RAM and see if the problem still it occured. It did. I then had him install the other kit and remove the first to see if there was any change. There was not, the computer continued to restart.

I asked him if the power to his house went out recently. He replied that the power to his home had been down in his area, and shortly afterwards is when he started having these computer reboots.

I reccomend using the Memtest86 diagnostic program and see if the RAM is reporting any errors.

**One4yu2c** · December 3rd, 2006

These types of things are *usually* associated with the BIOS in some way, shape or form. Let me run down a short list of ideas (some of which have already been mentioned):

- Memtest86 is a good first step, just to rule out faulty RAM

- set everything back to default in the BIOS (there should be an option for this), and barring that, reset the CMOS. Your motherboard manual will point out the appropriate jumper on your board to do this

- flash and update the BIOS to the most recent version, if applicable

Other than that, the restarts could be due to overheating (improperly seated heatsink, dust bunnies, etc) or a faulty power supply. I hesitate to point in those directions though, because of the message Asus is giving you.

Kenc · December 3rd, 2006

First try pressing F8 at startup and then chose "Last known good config"
If that doesn't work try booting into safe mode, to eliminate software/OS as an issue.
@ startup, press F8 and choose "Safe Mode"

It depends on how proficient you are with PC hardware....

IF it was me, First I'd open the case and check the CPU heatsink. Is it very dirty? Dust will cause (alot) higher temps. Also try power on the PC with the side panel off........does the Heatsink fan spin at all?

If all is well, then unplug any extra hard drives, CDROM(s) and PCI cards and test.......if it gets better, then your power supply could be the cause.

If still not working, remove a stick of ram (if you have two) and or try another RAM slot.

slapass8u · December 5th, 2006

ok i have tried the battery part and taken out the mem. i think i will try to just redo my whole comp in a few days and see what happens but i will let you know how it turns out and will ask for help if i run into more problems. thx again for your help.

December 3rd, 2006	#1
slapass8u Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 7	Comp restarting when i start my comp up first thing in the morning when it starts up it will keep restarting itself for about 5 min then it will finally start but will tell me i have to go into my bios and undo my overclock and i dont have anything overclocked. so can someone plz help me try to figure what to do. i have an amd 4400 X2 dual core asus motherboard 2 gigs of kingston mem. thx for taking the time to answer my questions and for the help.

December 5th, 2006	#6
slapass8u Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 7	Re: Comp restarting ok i have tried the battery part and taken out the mem. i think i will try to just redo my whole comp in a few days and see what happens but i will let you know how it turns out and will ask for help if i run into more problems. thx again for your help.

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December 3rd, 2006	#2
yurimxpxman Banned Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: /home/yurimxpxman Posts: 1,695	Take a look at your motherboard. You'll see a small, circular battery on it. Take that out, unplug your system, push the power button for a moment, then put it back in and plug your system back into to the outlet. Start your computer and it should work fine now. Welcome to the forums! :)

December 3rd, 2006	#3
garetjax Audentes Fortuna Juvat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Somewhere south of sanity Posts: 1,615	I had him verify in his BIOS that his settings for both his CPU and RAM were not overclocked. They weren't. I also had him ensure that the timings on his RAM were the ones that were default from the factory. They were. I also had him remove 1 kit of RAM and see if the problem still it occured. It did. I then had him install the other kit and remove the first to see if there was any change. There was not, the computer continued to restart. I asked him if the power to his house went out recently. He replied that the power to his home had been down in his area, and shortly afterwards is when he started having these computer reboots. I reccomend using the Memtest86 diagnostic program and see if the RAM is reporting any errors.

December 3rd, 2006	#4
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: 2,725 Blog Entries: 3	These types of things are usually associated with the BIOS in some way, shape or form. Let me run down a short list of ideas (some of which have already been mentioned): - Memtest86 is a good first step, just to rule out faulty RAM - set everything back to default in the BIOS (there should be an option for this), and barring that, reset the CMOS. Your motherboard manual will point out the appropriate jumper on your board to do this - flash and update the BIOS to the most recent version, if applicable Other than that, the restarts could be due to overheating (improperly seated heatsink, dust bunnies, etc) or a faulty power supply. I hesitate to point in those directions though, because of the message Asus is giving you.

December 3rd, 2006	#5
Kenc Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 4	First try pressing F8 at startup and then chose "Last known good config" If that doesn't work try booting into safe mode, to eliminate software/OS as an issue. @ startup, press F8 and choose "Safe Mode" It depends on how proficient you are with PC hardware.... IF it was me, First I'd open the case and check the CPU heatsink. Is it very dirty? Dust will cause (alot) higher temps. Also try power on the PC with the side panel off........does the Heatsink fan spin at all? If all is well, then unplug any extra hard drives, CDROM(s) and PCI cards and test.......if it gets better, then your power supply could be the cause. If still not working, remove a stick of ram (if you have two) and or try another RAM slot.