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Am Samstag 06 Juni 2009 schrieb Volker Armin Hemmann: |
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> > > If the problem persists, start testing your hardware. |
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> > How? I don't have access to special test equipment to test hardware. |
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> > This is the only AM2(+) board and the only AM2 CPU I have. The RAM is |
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> > also unique to this machine. |
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> > > I would suspect the PSU. |
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> > The Powersupply? What makes you think that the PSU can be the cause of |
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> > a system crash? |
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> experience. A PSU gone bad can cause all kind of bad behaviour. Crash |
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> under load. Crash when temps rise. Sudden reboots, harddisk damage. Mobo |
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> dead. CPU dead. Seriously I have seen so many problems caused by PSUs |
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> over the years that the PSU is always the first thing I check.... |
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> Ram is the easiest: get systemrescuecd, boot from cd, run memtest for a |
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> couple of hours. If it finds errors, bingo, you found the probable |
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> culprit. In that case raising the memory voltage a tine bit (0.05 or |
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> 0.1Volt) could be all that is needed (I have such a memory stick myself. |
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> 1.80V and I have crashes. 1.85V and everything works). |
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> But memory errors also can be caused by bad PSU. So.. ask a friend for a |
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> psu or your local hardware dealer if they can lend you one - if your |
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> problems go away with a different PSU you found the real source. |
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> Also, cleaning all parts (even the psu's inside) might solve the problem, |
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> maybe it is still heat related. |
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> While your box is open, check all capacitor's for bulges, especially on |
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> the top, discolorment and stuff around their base. Also remove all cards |
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> and addons and put them back, make sure that they really sit correctly. |
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> You are running the latest bios, of course? |
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Luckily the PSU of my desktop was new enough to fit to that board -- I've |
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tried, and after roughly half an hour it crashed again. Same symptoms. |
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Nothing changed :-( |
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Memtest86+ has already been running for one night lately -- no errors found. |
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The caps are all OK and the board is clean, as I bought it just one week |
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ago. |
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Maybe its best to talk with my hardware dealer about it, as there is |
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warranty on it. |
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Thanks for your help |
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Alex |
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