Help with me PC
OK Guys i need ur help. . . this is my config. . Asus A7n266-E(nforce1), Athlon XP 1800+ (palomino) and NOT OCed, 1 X 256 mb RAM (PC2100) , onboard VGA/sound, 300w PSU I've been using this for like a year and a half and i've loved it.
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OK Guys i need ur help ...
this is my config .. Asus A7n266-E(nforce1), Athlon XP 1800+ (palomino) and NOT OCed, 1 X 256 mb RAM (PC2100) , onboard VGA/sound, 300w PSU
I've been using this for like a year and a half and i've loved it. But since last week it's been showing some very strange symptoms. The system runs for an hour approx, and then ..POOF ... it restarts and fails to start again, giving long beeps in a (endless) loop. If i do power it off and on again soon, it does the beeping again or it works for a few mins/seconds and then restarts/freezes sometimes giving a blue screen, messages varying from "disable caching/shadowing .. remove new installed components ...upgrade bios ...starting memory dump", "general protection failure", "IRQL_LESS_THAN_OR_EQUAL" etc ...
However if i start it in a few hours I can get it running for a considerable time again.
what cud be the problem? system overheating(the board has this CPU overheat protection), PSU problem, bad RAM ?
please help me out.
this is my config .. Asus A7n266-E(nforce1), Athlon XP 1800+ (palomino) and NOT OCed, 1 X 256 mb RAM (PC2100) , onboard VGA/sound, 300w PSU
I've been using this for like a year and a half and i've loved it. But since last week it's been showing some very strange symptoms. The system runs for an hour approx, and then ..POOF ... it restarts and fails to start again, giving long beeps in a (endless) loop. If i do power it off and on again soon, it does the beeping again or it works for a few mins/seconds and then restarts/freezes sometimes giving a blue screen, messages varying from "disable caching/shadowing .. remove new installed components ...upgrade bios ...starting memory dump", "general protection failure", "IRQL_LESS_THAN_OR_EQUAL" etc ...
However if i start it in a few hours I can get it running for a considerable time again.
what cud be the problem? system overheating(the board has this CPU overheat protection), PSU problem, bad RAM ?
please help me out.
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thats the point ... I havnt done anything to to it of late.
According to the manual, the beeps could mean
1) RAM not detected
2) CPU overheat, improper CPU/frequency setting
but that dos'nt explain why it works fine first and then goes beeping, does it? Besides the temperature software suggests CPU running at 55 degrees as always.
I'll try reseating the RAM like u suggest, but cant do that now ..am in office
Any more suggestions?
According to the manual, the beeps could mean
1) RAM not detected
2) CPU overheat, improper CPU/frequency setting
but that dos'nt explain why it works fine first and then goes beeping, does it? Besides the temperature software suggests CPU running at 55 degrees as always.
I'll try reseating the RAM like u suggest, but cant do that now ..am in office
Any more suggestions?
Use aida32 or sisoft sandra 2003 to monitor the heat or you can just go into the bios and check the heat. What i meant by checking the tempreture is to run the program i mention and leave it there observe the tempreture and the tempreture just before it shutdown by it self. If it is over 60 then it is a good idea to do what chicken say try to clean up the heat sink for the processor and apply some thermo paste on it.
best of luck!
best of luck!
yeah ... even if you are in an office ... open PC and remove everything ...
.. i meant i'm at work right now. And the PC thats affected is the one @ home. But thanks Mertsch, I think I'll do some cleaning once I get home. I did spot some dust (not a lot) on all the fans.
Hopefully one of these suggestions work ... I'd hate buying replacements for my cpu/ram now after all that saving I've done for a new gfx card.
Use aida32 or sisoft sandra 2003 to monitor the heat or you can just go into the bios and check the heat. What i meant by checking the tempreture is to run the program i mention and leave it there observe the tempreture and the tempreture just before it shutdown by it self. If it is over 60 then it is a good idea to do what chicken say try to clean up the heat sink for the processor and apply some thermo paste on it.
does the thermo paste wear out after long use?
Sure will try this. Is motherboard monitor good enuf? I have that installed and I think it lets you log data too.
I think yes cause i am using volcano 7++ and it doesn't comes with any thermo paste or gel. I get the paste from my Geforce cooler (thermal take), and i try to apply some on the processor. after 2 months, i want to clean up everything in my PC, i take off all parts and perform the clean up but i notice that the paste decrease. If you are using the original cooler, I think it wear off slower or may be it can stand up to the processor life. Just check while you perform the clean up whether the paste is enough, but don't apply too much cause it will cause side effects.
I know this sounds silly but use shouldn't use thermal paste it spreads and evaporates after a while
AMD installation guidelines
http://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/content_ty..._docs/23986.pdf
AMD installation guidelines
http://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/content_ty..._docs/23986.pdf
Its a tricky one but last time i ever had a problem with my pc was when i had PC2100 ddr ram and what it did was a random BSOD (Blue Screen Of Death) everything u rebooted and started to load Windows XP or ran Installer it would do a random message, i had 3 x 256mb sticks and took each one out at a time and eventualy found out one was nakered so i had to replace it.
Thermal Paste does evaporate over time which is why AMD have stopped supporting it and only supply new thermal pads in the Retail Kits of CPU's all thou i know it evapourates i've never seemed to have any problems with it effecting CPU temp or CPU failing which is odd. hell i even used it on a old Slot 1 P3 and had no problems.
Thermal Paste does evaporate over time which is why AMD have stopped supporting it and only supply new thermal pads in the Retail Kits of CPU's all thou i know it evapourates i've never seemed to have any problems with it effecting CPU temp or CPU failing which is odd. hell i even used it on a old Slot 1 P3 and had no problems.
Check your Memory fella but i would strongly sudgest either changeing or just plain cleaning your CPU cooler, see if the Fan is runnun to slow, sounds like a heat problem
thanks guys
i used AsusProbe and MBM and logged everything possible - voltages, temperatures, fan rpms. In fact I sat staring at the screen most of the time trying to spot inconsistent patterns. The system ran fine for 2 1/2 hours, and there seemed nothing wrong with the data (cpu at a constant 50 deg and MB at 40 deg)and then AsusProbe says ..error accessing some memory location (in hex) and before i could note the message down, I get this BSOD "IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR EQUAL". The system reboot after doing a mem dump and just as the desktop comes up I get another BSOD "PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA" and the system refuses to boot again with the beeping . This last error makes me feel it's got something to do with RAM.
OR can it still be the CPU/cooler? It's always run at 50 deg.
I'm going to do 2 things, get the sytsem fully cleaned up (there's not much dust really)and get a volcano 7 or anything u advice... I've a volcano 3 at the moment.
i used AsusProbe and MBM and logged everything possible - voltages, temperatures, fan rpms. In fact I sat staring at the screen most of the time trying to spot inconsistent patterns. The system ran fine for 2 1/2 hours, and there seemed nothing wrong with the data (cpu at a constant 50 deg and MB at 40 deg)and then AsusProbe says ..error accessing some memory location (in hex) and before i could note the message down, I get this BSOD "IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR EQUAL". The system reboot after doing a mem dump and just as the desktop comes up I get another BSOD "PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA" and the system refuses to boot again with the beeping . This last error makes me feel it's got something to do with RAM.
OR can it still be the CPU/cooler? It's always run at 50 deg.
I'm going to do 2 things, get the sytsem fully cleaned up (there's not much dust really)and get a volcano 7 or anything u advice... I've a volcano 3 at the moment.
If the CPU is running at 50 degree then i think it is find, must be something to do with the RAM. buying the Volcano 7++ will not help cause the processor is running at ideal tempreture. Why don't you try to borrow RAM from your friend or whatever and use it, see if this fix.
Best of luck.............!
Best of luck.............!
now plz don't go ebay and write:
I sell xxx MBs of RAM which is not tested ....
no gaantie at all ..... I really hate that .... some days ago I have seen somebody who really has to be send into jail .....
his article:
GeForceFX 5900 with MB ? dunno (could not really translate it from german since there is no word for "dingsbums")
sell a GeForce FX don't know what card it is .. (and some other BS ...)
hmmm OK ... but 150€ ? .. so I looked up his ID card ....
This ****ing guy is buying a GF FX5200 for around 60€ then putting the carton into an auction which looks like you buy card ... and next to it the above text just for the card ....
what an asshole .... :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil:
I sell xxx MBs of RAM which is not tested ....
no gaantie at all ..... I really hate that .... some days ago I have seen somebody who really has to be send into jail .....
his article:
GeForceFX 5900 with MB ? dunno (could not really translate it from german since there is no word for "dingsbums")
sell a GeForce FX don't know what card it is .. (and some other BS ...)
hmmm OK ... but 150€ ? .. so I looked up his ID card ....
This ****ing guy is buying a GF FX5200 for around 60€ then putting the carton into an auction which looks like you buy card ... and next to it the above text just for the card ....
what an asshole .... :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil:
