my tale of woe
Well yesterday my computer: athlon 2200 k7s5a 512 ddr crucial 9500 sapphire -> 9700 (3.4) maxtor 120 gig d9 and 80 gig few other bits and bobs started crashing all over the shop.
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Well yesterday my computer:
athlon 2200
k7s5a
512 ddr crucial
9500 sapphire -> 9700 (3.4)
maxtor 120 gig d9 and 80 gig
few other bits and bobs
started crashing all over the shop. Only thing I could see wrong was a very high temp on my cpu (but not enough to crash it i think). Took it out, cleaned out the HSF (volcano 7+) and reinserted.
Turned on, it beeped, started to boot then fizzled and then turned off. Every time I turned it on after then it didnt beep and turned itself back off. So I thought I must have damaged the cpu.
So anyway, bought another one today (last day before bank holiday) and put it in and it did the same thing, so I think its my k7s5a blowing them and Ive wasted another £65 on a new cpu.
Currently having to use my brothers old amd k6 2 475 lol.
Think im gonna get a bloody intel next.
Well enjoy laughing at my missfortune anyway lol, im off down the pub.
Bryearch
athlon 2200
k7s5a
512 ddr crucial
9500 sapphire -> 9700 (3.4)
maxtor 120 gig d9 and 80 gig
few other bits and bobs
started crashing all over the shop. Only thing I could see wrong was a very high temp on my cpu (but not enough to crash it i think). Took it out, cleaned out the HSF (volcano 7+) and reinserted.
Turned on, it beeped, started to boot then fizzled and then turned off. Every time I turned it on after then it didnt beep and turned itself back off. So I thought I must have damaged the cpu.
So anyway, bought another one today (last day before bank holiday) and put it in and it did the same thing, so I think its my k7s5a blowing them and Ive wasted another £65 on a new cpu.
Currently having to use my brothers old amd k6 2 475 lol.
Think im gonna get a bloody intel next.
Well enjoy laughing at my missfortune anyway lol, im off down the pub.
Bryearch
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I, too, had the leaking cap problem on MSI K7T-266, which repeated on THREE boards in a row, in front of the frustrated tech.....
Went to the KT3 Ultra-ARU and have had no problems since, even with same CPU,etc....Makes me *scared* to do my next update of board and chip later this fall. :(
Went to the KT3 Ultra-ARU and have had no problems since, even with same CPU,etc....Makes me *scared* to do my next update of board and chip later this fall. :(
