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Dale wrote: |
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> Matt Harrison wrote: |
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>> Hi all, |
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>> |
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>> A few weeks ago there was a discussion about audio interference when |
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>> running 3d applications. |
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>> Well mine kept getting worse (it didn't to it at all a month ago) |
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>> until I got fed up. I opened the side and (gently!) moved some of the |
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>> power cables away from the data cables to see if that was a cause of |
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>> interference. |
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>> Well I did manage to reduce the noise by moving cables around but a |
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>> couple of minutes later the machine bombed out with a big oops that I |
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>> can't produce now. |
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>> |
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>> I didn't think it was a big problem, I thought I had just pulled an |
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>> hdd cable a bit too hard or something. |
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>> Now however, the machine won't post or even power up. It is an Asus |
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>> Crosshair SKT AM2 nForce 590 SLI DDR2 which has a debug display on the |
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>> back panel. |
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>> As soon as you turn on the power to the motherboard, it displays "CPU |
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>> INIT" which is the very first stage. Now trying to turn on the machine |
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>> yields absolutely nothing, it just doesn't do a thing. |
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>> I have removed all additional devices, just leaving 1 hdd. I've also |
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>> reseated the CPU, RAM and all cables. |
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>> I can't see how I could have properly killed some hardware just by |
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>> moving a cable an inch to one side. |
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>> If anyone has any ideas I'd be so grateful, I really don't want to |
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>> have to return parts, I should be working on stuff right now :( |
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>> Thanks |
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>> Matt |
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> |
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> Is it possible that a wire come a loose when you moved it? Maybe a |
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> power wire or something? Also, I don't think this could be it but could |
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> it be that the CPU fan isn't turning? It doesn't sound like it gets |
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> that far so that may not matter. |
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> Dale |
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> :-) :-) |
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> |
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I think I have reseated all the cables but I am happy to try again for |
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luck :P |
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