Topic: Sorry Doggy, my poopy Motherboard strikes again!!!!

[Kroma BaSyl]

That was really shaping up to be a barn burner too. C7V vs BCHi. I had mentally committed to fighting to the end too. Grrrr......F'ing computers.

I just built this 3200+ Barton rig with 1GB of Corsair XMS 3200 DDR PRO Twins. Unfortunately the MB I bought a year ago and had sitting in the box this whole time (ASUS A7N8X Deluxe rev 2.0) seems to not like to run stably at the high end of it's specs 400 MHz FSB, I guess.  I have tried everything I can think of in the BIOS to get it to run stably, but to no avail. Built several of these for friends too and they got no issues. I have already RMA'ed the damn RAM once, but the thing still blue screens on me after running an hour or so consistently. Got to love newegg though. I also got a brand new MSI K7N2 Delta2 sitting in the box right next to me that I bought last week in frustration, but am hesitant to introduce it into the equation until after the server as I can at least nurse this one along with frequent reboots. Sunday that baby is going in the rig.

To top that off I can't even go back to my old system because it crapped out on me the final day of GW2, during the Fathers Day Massacre (thx for that phrase Zeppa).

Well thanks for letting me vent, at least I didn't throw the whole thing out the window today. lol

Maybe I will catch up to you again before the end of the server and we can see how this one ends.

Kroma

[GDA-S'Cipio]

Kroma, I am impressed.  By posting this in advance of our showdown, and directing it at a thrid party, you've got a well-established alibi for when your ship vanishes just before climax.  The Romulans would be proud!

Now get your motherboard cooled off and running again.  Your starship PussyGalore needs a pounding.

-S'Cipio

[Kroma BaSyl]

Oh, let me clear this up right now. My system crashes only occur after the system has been up and running for a longer period of time than you are rumored to be able to hold out before having your own premature warp core Climax. That is unless you got some of that cream I recommended.

Kroma
aka GDA Master of Sexual Healing

[KBF-Dogmatix_XC]

That was really shaping up to be a barn burner too. C7V vs BCHi. I had mentally committed to fighting to the end too. Grrrr......F'ing computers.

I just built this 3200+ Barton rig with 1GB of Corsair XMS 3200 DDR PRO Twins. Unfortunately the MB I bought a year ago and had sitting in the box this whole time (ASUS A7N8X Deluxe rev 2.0) seems to not like to run stably at the high end of it's specs 400 MHz FSB, I guess.  I have tried everything I can think of in the BIOS to get it to run stably, but to no avail. Built several of these for friends too and they got no issues. I have already RMA'ed the damn RAM once, but the thing still blue screens on me after running an hour or so consistently. Got to love newegg though. I also got a brand new MSI K7N2 Delta2 sitting in the box right next to me that I bought last week in frustration, but am hesitant to introduce it into the equation until after the server as I can at least nurse this one along with frequent reboots. Sunday that baby is going in the rig.

To top that off I can't even go back to my old system because it crapped out on me the final day of GW2, during the Fathers Day Massacre (thx for that phrase Zeppa).

Well thanks for letting me vent, at least I didn't throw the whole thing out the window today. lol

Maybe I will catch up to you again before the end of the server and we can see how this one ends.

Kroma

Kroma....just saw this post.

Yeah....it was going to be a good one...and likely a long one!  By the time I got back on after to crashed, I wasn't going to have time for a rematch (was on my lunch break) and you weren't there.


It was shaping up as a nice sabre dance.  I had my #5 red and I forget, but I think I had degraded a few of yours.  I think we were...what...15 minutes in? 


It was fun.  I was using Type-Is....that's why I was so liberal with the dronage.

[Nemesis]

I just built this 3200+ Barton rig with 1GB of Corsair XMS 3200 DDR PRO Twins. Unfortunately the MB I bought a year ago and had sitting in the box this whole time (ASUS A7N8X Deluxe rev 2.0) seems to not like to run stably at the high end of it's specs 400 MHz FSB, I guess.

I just did a little research on the net.   There seems to be only one validated set of Corsair memory and it is double sided, are yours?  How many chips per side?  It should be 8 per side.

There also appears to be a jumper on the motherboard that needs to be set to enable the 400FSB.  Is it set correctly?    The manual seems to erroneously say that CPU_FSB jumper can be set either way for the 400FSB but this is in error, it must be on pins 2 and 3 NOT 1 and 2 as the manual says.

I would check all the jumpers and the CPU temp to ensure it is not overheating. 

Also the power supply, do you have a good quality one?  If not it is likely to be your trouble.  On the topic of power is your wall socket properly grounded?  Most decent surge protectors will indicate if you have a wiring fault, but I have seen them indicate a fault and be ignored by people who should have known better.

Some boards such as my ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe it matters which socket has the memory.  You should likely have it in 1 and 3 if you have 2 dimms. 

Finally how current is your BIOS?  For such a new chip on a motherboard that was out before the chip was released it likely needs an up to date BIOS flash to work correctly.  If you do flash it experience has taught me that you should always set your BIOS back to defaults before flashing it. 

Good luck you old lizard. 

P.S. My Deluxe runs rock solid with an Athlon XP 3200+ and 1GB of ram.