abit/64 not booting

Gone West · 13-05-2005 8:03pm #1

I just bought an abit av8 and AMD 64 3000 chip. I installed the mobo properly, et al. However, my machine hangs and reboots when it starts to load into windows. Just after the bios startup has finsihed, and it begins to load up XP, it hangs and reboots. The chip is not overclocked, there is nothing else plugged into the board that could cause this problem.
Any thoughts?

Sgtshaft · 13-05-2005 8:10pm

Ok I think we need more info:

What psu do you have?
What temp is your cpu in the bios?
What are your other specs?
1 or 2 memory modules?

Could be simply a heat related issue but a few more details are needed.

Gone West · 13-05-2005 8:12pm

i have only 1 stick of ram (its in the correct slot) 512 megs
PSU is a Hiper 350w
Cpu temp is around 23 celsius
i have 6/7 hdd's but only 1 is connected. i disconned everything unnessecary to eliminate that possibility.
It's definetly not a heat issue.

galwaydude18 · 13-05-2005 8:15pm

are you sure that you have seated the heatsink correctly and that it has made full contact with the processor? Did you also try to reset the bois to its default settings? Maybe aslo reset the memory in its slot!

Sgtshaft · 13-05-2005 8:16pm

Can you add different ram or check out the 512 stick in another machine?

Gone West · 13-05-2005 8:21pm

Sgtshaft wrote:

Can you add different ram or check out the 512 stick in another machine?

I just tried it. the ram works grand in my 3rd machine. In fact, everything worked this morning, with my old mobo and chip. I'm normally well able to handle this sort of thing, but I am just mystified at whats wrong with this setup

Galwaydude: yep, I checked, the heatsink is perfect, and it has thermal paste and all.
*Gdude: Nice to see that you dont hold a grudge after our altercation

Sgtshaft · 13-05-2005 8:31pm

Did you do a fresh install of windows with this board? Did you try to boot with the lowest clock settings in the bios? Did you try your ram in different slots?

galwaydude18 · 13-05-2005 8:33pm

as Sgtshaft said but maybe you just have a faulty motherboard.... If you didn't do a fresh install I would recommend wiping the slate clean and doing a fresh install!

Gone West · 13-05-2005 8:44pm

Dont even mention the F- word!! (faulty, that is)

yep thats what im at right now, doing the fresh install.
Thanks for the help.

galwaydude18 · 13-05-2005 8:45pm

ya should know fairly lively if you mb is fauly or not! hate that word myself!!

Ciaran500 · 13-05-2005 8:49pm

You should never use an exsisting install when changing something as big as motherboard/cpu. Its bound to cause trouble.

galwaydude18 · 13-05-2005 8:51pm

defo agree with you there Ciaran500!

Sgtshaft · 13-05-2005 8:52pm

Ciaran500 wrote:

You should never use an exsisting install when changing something as big as motherboard/cpu. Its bound to cause trouble.

Beat me to it; I thought he automatically did a fresh install. It’s defiantly the problem with the board.

Gone West · 13-05-2005 11:04pm

Your right! I gave it a reinstall and its working grand now. Long way from my 1st machine, a p133, where I could swap mobos and boot straight into windows!
Thanks, guys.

galwaydude18 · 13-05-2005 11:05pm

Did ya get this sorted out yet? Did the fresh install fix your issue?

Ah you bet me to it! I see that you have it sorted out!

padraigf · 14-05-2005 12:17pm

When you get a new motherboard you should always, always, always reinstall windows straigh away.

Optikus · 14-05-2005 12:28pm

Nice to see ya got that sorted Fuzzy, just in time for the next Midlan. Have you got a new case as well for that rig?

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