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| Thread ID: 50161 | 2004-10-12 07:14:00 | Asus p4s800d-e, Radeon 9800XT, misery | Mercenary (6268) | Press F1 |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 280572 | 2004-10-13 20:06:00 | Take the harddrive back to where you brought it from and get them to test it. | Pete O'Neil (250) | ||
| 280573 | 2004-10-13 21:35:00 | I got it from newegg.com; think they'll agree to my returning this? Also there are no comp stores conveniently located near me, and those that are within driving distance (don't have a car) would probably charge fees well in excess of a new HD's price to do anything for me. So I'm either going to return this to newegg and get another one, or just eat the cost of this one and get another one, but all this is dependent on being sure the HD and not the mobo is the problem. While it seems thats the case, I'm still not sure, seeing as I've had myriad other problems not related to the HD I still suspect the mobo. Anyways, today I got the comp to run and so left it on the desktop while I went to class. When I got back the HD was making an unnatural series of beeps and clicks and the computer had crashed. Rebooted it and got the same. Unplugged/replugged HD and it worked for a bit but then crashed. Would a reformat help in anyone's opinion, or is this pure hardware? |
Mercenary (6268) | ||
| 280574 | 2004-10-13 21:58:00 | Why on earth did you order from Newegg? you are based in NZ arent you? | Pete O'Neil (250) | ||
| 280575 | 2004-10-13 22:58:00 | I live in Los Angeles, is this a NZ only board? | Mercenary (6268) | ||
| 280576 | 2004-10-13 23:13:00 | > ... is this a NZ only board? No. Everyone's welcome :D |
mark c (247) | ||
| 280577 | 2004-10-13 23:18:00 | > I live in Los Angeles, is this a NZ only board? Lmao,Doesnt happen often so we tend to assume that posters are Kiwi's,How is Los Angeles at this time of year? |
metla (154) | ||
| 280578 | 2004-10-13 23:58:00 | I found this site by google searching one of my issues and you gave good advice so i decided to ask for more specific help . LA's great Metla . Anyways, I was trying to reseat my videocard and I noticed it is very difficult to get in, and is probably not correctly seated (the card is too big for the case), how widespread of problems can this cause . Is this the cause of my pc powering off frequently? Seems like a likely culprit for that sort of thing . |
Mercenary (6268) | ||
| 280579 | 2004-10-14 00:06:00 | > Anyways, I was trying to reseat my videocard and I > noticed it is very difficult to get in, and is > probably not correctly seated (the card is too big > for the case), how widespread of problems can this > cause. Is this the cause of my pc powering off > frequently? Seems like a likely culprit for that sort > of thing. Irrelivant of whether its causing the problem it would be a good idea to get it fixed, it wouldnt surprise me if it was causing instability. We dont get alot of Americans around here, so its just a bit surprising. |
Pete O'Neil (250) | ||
| 280580 | 2004-10-14 20:56:00 | I had thought maybe it was the harddrive but I don't think so now. I unplugged it and the computer still failed to start. It sometimes works for 10 hours at a time and then the next day won't even boot without immediately powering off. And I don't just mean the difference between warm and cold boots, I had been using it for 4 hours with no problems and all of a sudden crash and won't boot. I'm at a loss here. Replace the mobo? The PSU? | Mercenary (6268) | ||
| 280581 | 2004-10-14 21:19:00 | Have you tryed reseating the video card? Have you try stripping the whole system down and slowly adding parts back untill you can find whats causing the problem? The best way to problem solve a PC problem is to take the whole PC out of the case and slowly rebuild it on a desk or workstation. Im posting this during the middle of the day, if your on the otherside of the world does that mean that your posting during the middle of the night? |
Pete O'Neil (250) | ||
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