[QCLUG] new computer problems

[Leif Theden]

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Yeah, I would check the caps as well.  It could be an indication that the
mobo is not getting enough power.  ie, its being overloaded.  It seems that
overheating is not the cause of failure.  One of my old gigabyte boards said
it could run 2gb ram, but it turns out only under special circumstances.  It
would only run occasionaly, and ultimately, I had to pull one chip and leave
it at 1gb.  The rebooting could because too much ram, which is could be
cause electrical errors on the board.  Maybe pull 2gb out of it and see if
its more stable.  or...buy a cooler for the northbridge chip.  they are
cheap, like $7 or so.

thats all i can think of.


good luck!

On 12/18/06, Noah J Norris <preludelinux@mchsi.com> wrote:
>
>        Ok i just got the parts to build a new system , it has a problem
> with
> powering down after its on for awhile or heavy processing . the unit
> totally
> powers off ... some times the unit powers off loading linux sometimes i
> can
> get linux up and it powers off at compile of software ( running linux in
> 64
> bit mode windows xp is in 32 bit mode )
>
> its a hardware problem (happens under both windows  and linux )
> processor stays at around 26 degrees C and case temp is 22 degrees C
> one chip gets hot to the touch (the boards north / south bridge chip )
>
> i need someone that would like to help with this problem , im thinking its
> the
> board but i would like to be sure anyone have a highend power supply that
> i
> could use to test just to rule out power supply .
>
> system has
> amd x2 4200
> 4gb ddr2 ram 667 mhz
> antec case w/500 watt module power supply
> 1 - sata hd 350 gb
> 2 ide hd misc sizes
> 1 ide dvdrw
> 1 180mm fan 2 80 mm fans (processor fan grafics chipset fan and 2x
>      -power supply fans ) lots of airflow in this case
> gigabyte GA-m55sli-s4 (am2 /ddr2/sata/ide/sli/sound/lan mainboard)
> nvidia 7600GToc video card ( only one no sli setup )
>
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