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| Thread ID: 94653 | 2008-11-06 19:36:00 | Hdd, monitor or SATA cable prob? | Speedy Gonzales (78) | Press F1 |
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| 718182 | 2008-11-07 19:51:00 | In the last few days, this PC for some reason wont boot first time ... And I've just reinstalled Windows, since I thought something like the drivers were stuffing things up. Obviously, its not I've had a similar problem and the fault was with the memory It drove me batty trying to find it. |
porkster (6331) | ||
| 718183 | 2008-11-07 19:57:00 | Hmm ok, may have to test it . Its just funny whats happening . Since the LCD DOES work with both VGA and DVI (I'm back to using the DVI connection now) . But in the last week or so, it just doesnt show anything (the LCD's LED is on, it shows the post screen), and then decides not to show the splash screen, or the desktop lol . It definitely cant be the monitor itself, since as in my previous post, VGA and DVI work first time, with the AMD in the bedroom Altho, if the memory is the prob, it hasnt crashed at any time either . |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 718184 | 2008-11-07 20:18:00 | Did the first 6 -7 passes with MS's windiag memory diag program. It passed Thats good enough for me. I'm not staring at a black screen all day. That program goes forever lol |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 718185 | 2008-11-07 20:56:00 | Something to try - may have no use what so ever, but nothing to lose as well Install BurninTest (www.passmark.com/) run it - that puts a strain on all the components at once, IF the Memory is playing up, the extra load of this test may just be enough to make it show. Look at the configuration as shown in the sites Screen shots (http:)- bottom picture, untick the the objects that are not attached other wise it will show as a fail. Disks from memory are floppy drives. The free version takes about 15 minutes to run. From This mornings tests- OK so the monitor is OK (so it appears) What I would do is leave on the CRT - and as silly as it may be also check the Power cable is in tight. If you have some spare RAM, change it over, doesn't have to be as fast, its only to see if it boots tomorrow OK or not. IF you still have problems - and you have a Graphic card, install that instead of the Onboard Graphics - Mind you it will more than likely be Monday by now since the damn thing only does it when its cold. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 718186 | 2008-11-07 21:06:00 | I'll try burnintest now Dont have a spare video. There's 2 in this already lol. The DVI and VGA. Only other card is the PCI-E with HDMI. I dont have anything with HDMI to connect it to. I would use AGP, but this doesnt have an AGP slot There's an issue with some part of this system (maybe cool n quiet), altho this isnt enabled in the BIOS. And some version of the ATI drivers This is an ATI issue / not an ASUS / mobo issue Doing stress tests can lock the system. So, hopefully, (since C&Q isnt enabled), and the version of the drivers, I've got, I wont be affected |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 718187 | 2008-11-07 21:25:00 | wtf, possible data loss lol. Is this program SAFE to use, let alone install | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 718188 | 2008-11-07 21:30:00 | wtf, possible data loss lol. Is this program SAFE to use, let alone install Yep use it all the time - never lost anything yet - what that means is if you install it and for example your hard drive is failing, it may cause the drive to finally fail due to the stress placed on it - hence the warning of data loss. Have a read here (www.passmark.com) as to what it does. Sometimes it will show hardware faults other times it wont, depending on the fault. IF the graphics are Failing, and IF it triggers the problem I would expect either a FAIL Message or a sudden lose of Video ( worse case). Either way at least that would indicate a problem. If it does show a FAIL , the report generated shows what went belly up. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 718189 | 2008-11-07 22:09:00 | Ok done. Passed CPU Maths, CPU SMD, Memory, Disk Test, Sound, Network, 3D, and Video Memory |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 718190 | 2008-11-07 22:34:00 | Ok try this test - Its one I had to use once to prove to my vendors the PC had a hardware problem - and not software , so it will also confirm or not the previous comment This is an ATI issue / not an ASUS / mobo issue. Today while its going OK - Boot from a Linux Live CD to make sure it boots and runs OK. Then tonight when you shut down the PC, leave the Live CD in the drive. Tomorrow when the PC is started, if its a software problem then the live CD will boot straight away into the Linux system, and the monitor will come on and stay on first time, then reboot normally and see if Windows Loads. BUT if the Linux Live CD also refuses to boot and the monitor turns off again tomorrow morning its more than likely a hardware fault. This is what you can tell the shop you got the board from to do a RMA - As you'll already know Booting from the Live CD bypasses all the software on the PC and only leaves hardware. The monitors have already been tested, so that leaves only the board or other hardware on the board. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 718191 | 2008-11-07 22:42:00 | Hmm you mean install Linux?? If its as bad as what happened last week (with Ubuntu 8.10), on the other AMD. It kept screwing up lol. First time I partitioned the hdd, I couldnt use the 2nd partition. 2nd time I reformatted / reinstalled it, I only wanted 2 partitions, it gave me 5. In the end I wiped it and went back to XP Once the monitor (or whatever comes on), it does stay on all day and night till the next day There's only 4 slots on this mobo. 2 PCI, (modem/tuner), 1 PCI-E x16 (HDMI card, it came with the mobo), and PCI-E x1 slot (nothing in it) I dont think its any of these. Since, when I took the mobo out I removed all 3, and it still wouldnt turn the monitor on. The only things attached to the mobo then, were the PSU / ATX adapter to put on the mobo |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
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