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| Thread ID: 52928 | 2005-01-03 02:43:00 | Help with my AMD!! | DjReynolds3 (6759) | Press F1 |
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| 310026 | 2005-01-03 02:43:00 | Hey everyone, im new to the site and i really need some help. I recently built my first computer. I knew enough about it going into this that i knew what to buy so it all works. I purchased a AMD Athlon 64 3000 with the Socket 754 Motherboard. I got 512 Ram, Radeon 9600 Pro 256MB Video card, Soundblast 5.1 Sound card, 200 GB internal WD HD and a 550 Watt power supply. So the comp came here, i got everything i ordered, and i began to build. Everything was going good untill i got ready to format it and install all my drivers and operating system. I turned the computer on, but the monitor wasnt recieving any signal. I didnt know what the problem was so a friend and I removed the cooling tower, only to find the processor stuck to the bottom. We thought that was the problem, we hhooked the Processor in and put the cooling tower back on, and we thought wrong, it still didnt work. So now im getting upset, I cant figure out what the problem is. I take it home, start to work on it, and now it wont come on! I unhook everything, and put it all back, this time i turn the power supply down from 220 Volts to 110, this worked and the comp was running and it came up on the screen and i was so happy. 2 minutes later it turns off on its own.. i dont know why. i restart and it only comes on for about 2 seconds and immidiatly turns off. i figure the processor is over heating and hte motherboard is turning it all off, so i go buy some thermal material to replace the seal on the processor to the heat sink, and it still turns off 2 seconds after i start it up...whats the problem! any help is appreciated thanks! |
DjReynolds3 (6759) | ||
| 310027 | 2005-01-03 02:59:00 | I would leave the voltage @ 230. DONT touch this while its going it could kill the whole thing! When u turn it on, can u hear any beeps?? And what motherboard did u buy?? |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 310028 | 2005-01-03 03:01:00 | well when the voltage is at 230 it does the same thing. one beep..very very quite. Biostar motherboard. |
DjReynolds3 (6759) | ||
| 310029 | 2005-01-03 03:15:00 | When u applied some more thermal paste on the CPU u didnt drown it did u?? It only needs a little bit. Umm does this mobo have like a 4 pin connection on the mobo for a spare molex power connector?? And is the CPU fan plugged into the adapter on the motherboard? Is the CPU fan spinning? |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 310030 | 2005-01-03 04:36:00 | I would leave the voltage @ 230. DONT touch this while its going it could kill the whole thing! :lol: been there done that. How did the processor stick to the bottom of the cooling unit? You are using the locking lever to keep it in place and make sure the pins on the CPU make contact with the motherboard? Got the Heatsink fan plug connected? Some motherboards won't boot without that in. Check the heatsink is sitting level and making proper contact with the CPU heatspreader. Re-check everything is connected nicely, don't forget the 4plug ATX power connector which goes into the motherboard. Got a digital camera to take a pic for us? Upload it here (sal.neoburn.net) |
E|im (87) | ||
| 310031 | 2005-01-03 04:53:00 | We're assuming you are connected to 230 volt supply where you come from and not 110, correct? It's not unusual for the thermal pad to stick the CPU to the base of the heatsink, it should be easy to get off though. If the thermal pad/paste has been compromised (smeared off) you will need to replace it. As mentioned, how many POST beeps (if any) are you getting when you first boot up. You should only see a test pattern on a black background until you have installed the OS and video and motherboard drivers. |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 310032 | 2005-01-03 05:06:00 | I hope the heatsink did NOT come with a thermal pad . AMD definitely say do not use a thermal pad with these 'lidded' processors as they ARE likely to stick and the cpu could get wrenched out of the socket . Approved thermal grease must be used . I don't have the link at hand but the info is on the AMD website . You may well have gained some experience the expensive way :eek: |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 310033 | 2005-01-03 05:14:00 | My stock AMD CPU and heatsink (boxed retail) came with a thermal pad factory fitted (remove tape and away you go) . Not the easiest stuff to get off for fitting an after market cooler though (begs the question why I bought retail, good price anyway though) . My assumption was, it was one of these . Have things changed for retail AMD? |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 310034 | 2005-01-03 06:04:00 | It depends on the version of cpu Murray, I'm referring to the Athlon 64. Go here (www.amd.com), and look at "AMD Athlon 64 and Opteron Processors Thermal Design Guide", page 33. It takes a long long time to download to read, it's a daft pdf. |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 310035 | 2005-01-03 07:33:00 | I hope the heatsink did NOT come with a thermal pad . AMD definitely say do not use a thermal pad with these 'lidded' processors as they ARE likely to stick and the cpu could get wrenched out of the socket . Approved thermal grease must be used . I don't have the link at hand but the info is on the AMD website . You may well have gained some experience the expensive way :eek: Yeah right . The 64 bit athlon cpu's (lidded) do indeed come supplied with a heatsink with thermal pad already applied . . . . . |
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