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motherboard crash?

  • 23-07-2008 12:07pm
    #1
    shrapnel222
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,120 ✭✭✭


    Last night whilst playing on the PC, the whole thing suddenly shut down and the led started beeping. I cut the power, opened it up and saw the CC code which i checked against the manual meant that the CMOS had to be reset. I reset the CMOS from the little pins 123, and also from the back of the box as this mobo has a reset CMOS switch . Anyway, eventually it worked when i rebooted the PC from the power switch next to the LED (it wouldn't work with a normal reboot), but i'm just curious as to what might cause something like that. I had oc'ed it a little but it had been running fine for days. Any ideas?


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  • #2
    Anti
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,401 ✭✭✭✭Anti


    Could be one of a million things. Temps to high, driver conflicts etc etc.


  • #3
    jor el
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,713 ✭✭✭✭jor el


    If you were playing a game, processor intensive, and you have it OC'd then it could well be over heating. You should look for benchmarking software to put the system to the test. There are also boot cds, like Ultimate Boot CD, that contain various testing softwares. You could one of these a go.


  • #4
    shrapnel222
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,120 ✭✭✭shrapnel222


    the thing is i was playing poker so not too processor intensive, and i have a tuniq tower cooler so unlikely to be overheating. I just found it strange that it asked for a CMOS reset. scared the shi t out of me with all that beeping:D


  • #5
    Anti
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,401 ✭✭✭✭Anti


    You probably havent got the system overclocked to 100% stability. Wrong voltage setting, wrong ram timings etc etc. Just make sure you have any personal or needed info backed up somewhere safe. And by safe i dont mean c:\backups


  • #6
    shrapnel222
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,120 ✭✭✭shrapnel222


    Anti wrote: »
    You probably havent got the system overclocked to 100% stability. Wrong voltage setting, wrong ram timings etc etc. Just make sure you have any personal or needed info backed up somewhere safe. And by safe i dont mean c:\backups

    thanks anti, i just reformatted my hdd after setting up the new mobo and cpu so no risk of losing any more stuff. unless the external hdd dies on me:eek:


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  • #7
    Anti
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,401 ✭✭✭✭Anti


    Heh, i'm lucky only one has died on me over the past few years. If your looking for any overclocking advice or help pop over to the t&m forum underneath my name.


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