NAZCA M12
08-25-03, 08:38 PM
I've encountered a problem with my secondary PC which has left me scratching my head since everything i've tried to fix it has failed. It all started yesterday when the computer after working for a few hours, crashed. I was able to get back to the desktop and had the sytem restarted. The thing was, it would not restart. It looked as if the monitor would not get a signal or something. Looking at the hard disk led, it would work like crazy (as if it was writing or erasing data). I also noticed that the initial beep from the speaker wouldn't sound at all. If you were to press reset, it would reset, then get back to the previous state without responding. If i remember well, after hitting the reset a couple of times, it all of sudden came back to life but next time i tried to open it, it would suffer from the same problem. The system specs are: PIV 3.06GHz, 2Gb OCZ DDR-466 (dual channel), MSI SIS655 MAX FISR, 2x60Gb Maxtor 7200rpm, SB Audigy 2 Platinum, FX5900 Ultra (MSI), LG DVDRW 4040, Antec True Power 550W, Viewsonic VG700.
As you can see, it's an exremely powerful computer, which all the more makes me furious that i can't get it to work. Most componets are identical to the ones on my primary PC, and that gave me an opportunity to change some of them and try to find what's wrong. Here's what i 've done so far: I've changed the FX card, i checked the hard disks, replaced the PSU with an identical one, checked the memory modules, everything was working fine. Just to be on the safe side, i disconnected most peripherals, started the thing with only 512Mb of RAM and one HD, but the problem would insist. I cleared the CMOS and it started normally one more time. However, upon entering Windows (98SE), it crashed and i had to reset which meant that the same crap would start all over again. BTW, the OS was a fresh install which was made two days ago. I noticed that during POSTing, it informed me that the m/b battery was low on power (that was the first time it showed that message). Just to be sure, i'm going to change the battery first thing in the morning, but could that little thing prevent it from booting? Does anybody have any ideas? I suppose that insufficient power from the PSU can be exluded as well as overheating (the CPU comfortably runs at 3.4GHz with 30-32C). Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
As you can see, it's an exremely powerful computer, which all the more makes me furious that i can't get it to work. Most componets are identical to the ones on my primary PC, and that gave me an opportunity to change some of them and try to find what's wrong. Here's what i 've done so far: I've changed the FX card, i checked the hard disks, replaced the PSU with an identical one, checked the memory modules, everything was working fine. Just to be on the safe side, i disconnected most peripherals, started the thing with only 512Mb of RAM and one HD, but the problem would insist. I cleared the CMOS and it started normally one more time. However, upon entering Windows (98SE), it crashed and i had to reset which meant that the same crap would start all over again. BTW, the OS was a fresh install which was made two days ago. I noticed that during POSTing, it informed me that the m/b battery was low on power (that was the first time it showed that message). Just to be sure, i'm going to change the battery first thing in the morning, but could that little thing prevent it from booting? Does anybody have any ideas? I suppose that insufficient power from the PSU can be exluded as well as overheating (the CPU comfortably runs at 3.4GHz with 30-32C). Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.