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| Thread ID: 50161 | 2004-10-12 07:14:00 | Asus p4s800d-e, Radeon 9800XT, misery | Mercenary (6268) | Press F1 |
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| 280582 | 2004-10-14 21:35:00 | No, we're just posting on different days ;p. Its 2:33pm Thursday in LA at this moment. Im reseating the cpu at the moment. I'm noticing on the chip there seems to be an excess of thermal paste, ie: it spills out from the sides a bit. This can cause, I've heared, the CPU to not be correctly cooled by the heatsink (too much insulation or something), is it worth the effort to repaste it? I'd like a quick answer so I can know before I put the chip back in. Keep in mind im a novice paster and will probably do a mediocre/sub-par yet acceptable job. Could MBM5 and the bios just be BSing me about the CPU temp being acceptable, even though when I look around the case after use nothing feels inordinately hot? | Mercenary (6268) | ||
| 280583 | 2004-10-14 21:42:00 | I'd like furthermore to add that the reasons I don't take it apart and put it all back together again are 1) I have little to no space, repairs must either be made with the tower upright and flush against the wall, case cover about 3 inches ajar for my hand to reach in, or unplugged and on my bed. So it is slightly more difficult than you might imagine to just set it all out on the bench, plugged in, and add part by part. More importantly, though, 2) the computer sometimes works for hours at a time without anything going wrong, and other times won't start at all, I'd have very little way of knowing if a bad part was just behaving temporarily or if I could check that part off as good. | Mercenary (6268) | ||
| 280584 | 2004-10-14 22:01:00 | Remount the CPU, it really pretty easy a lil intimidating the first time but as long as you take your time it shouldnt be a problem. Theres a really good how-to on the articsilver website. | Pete O'Neil (250) | ||
| 280585 | 2004-10-14 22:55:00 | Yeah I've remounted the CPU before, went better those times than this time. most nightmarish situation ever. I get two clips unhooked, but not the 2 neccessary to remove the whole device, but the heatsink and chip come loose! The only way to get the other clips off is to reclip one of the currently unhooked ones (which forces the chip in improperly RAPACIOUSLY bending the prongs every which way), when I take it out it looks just done. I straightened the prongs out completely with a knife, remounted it successfully but now, as before, it wont power up and I get system failed cpu test... Is the chip just irrevocably ruined due to the prongs having been bent? | Mercenary (6268) | ||
| 280586 | 2004-10-14 23:08:00 | I doubt just bending the pins would have done any damage, but the chance that you damaged something else at the same time are quite likely. I think it would be a good idea for you to get a professional to take a look at your PC mercenary. Its pretty difficult to diagnose a PC halfway across the world without even using the PC, you dont have the space to strip it down and slowly rebuild in an attempt to diagnose the problem. Perhaps find a place that does free quotes so you can atleast get an idea of what the problem is. |
Pete O'Neil (250) | ||
| 280587 | 2004-10-14 23:12:00 | What else could I have damaged at that time? | Mercenary (6268) | ||
| 280588 | 2004-10-15 20:16:00 | Well the local (read: only) computer shop will charge 80-160 USD to diagnose what problems exist. They will probably do an incomplete job, if my past experience with computer shops is any indicator, and I will then have to buy the parts and install them. All of this from 700$. Any last minute tips on how I can get my computer to boot against "System failed CPU test" voice post? I'm sure the CPU is damaged somehow but might it still run? | Mercenary (6268) | ||
| 280589 | 2004-11-11 19:36:00 | The video card has been tested in another machine and it worked. The processor and the motherboard have both been replaced with working counterparts. Yet still sometimes vertical video banding is observed and still the computer powers off when booting up. What is the problem? Power supply? What? I'm running out of things to replace here... | Mercenary (6268) | ||
| 280590 | 2004-11-11 20:06:00 | I take it you've connected the ATX 12v 4 pin power plug (from the power supply) to the mobo?? So, the CPU has enough juice running to it . Also, does this mobo have an LED on it?? Most ASUS mobos do, so you can tell if its OK once u switch the power switch on . Is it ON?? If the LED isn't ON . (if there is one) . Then thats another prob . We'll have to find out WHY it isnt on . Have u tried going into the BIOS and setting the BIOS to its default settings? And also P4's SHOULDN'T need thermal paste . They have a thermal pad, on the underside of the CPU (well most I've seen do) . |
Spacemannz (808) | ||
| 280591 | 2004-11-11 20:09:00 | Yes the mobo light is on. Yes the 4 pin plug is plugged in. I find it very difficult to get into the bios without the computer powering off, as it usually does that within 45 seconds of startup. I'm getting a message sometimes that the "overclocking failed." I know nothing of overclocking and I certainly didn't attempt to overclock my processor or my videocard, what could be the cause of this? | Mercenary (6268) | ||
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