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New motherboard, some help please.

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by letterbox567

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OMG where do I start,

Ok so I have a mate, (how many posts must start like that) but I have. He's got a PC busted built by some shop thats since gone bust!

So I come along and say I can sort it out for you only I'm now stuck.,

Any help would be much appreciated.

This is the board,
http://global.msi.eu/index.php?func=proddesc&prod_no=187&maincat_no=1

I can attach an Everst report if asked.

running with XP pro on an Intel? Core? 2 Duo

errr 2gb ram.

Now I'm moderate in the hardware side of things and jumped in a little here so I'll list out what I have done so far if I may.

I figured we were talking about a straight swap here and work out the drivers software later.

So I made a note of ALL wires and removed them,
lifted out old board after first removing the screws.
Dropped in the new board,
After fixing down re-attached the cables as before.
Switched on and all ok, even running old system, I thought great!

Now after about 8-10 mins the PC re-starts itself by itself, even mimicks an overheat as in if I re-start too quickly it restarts quickly. Everest is not reporting overheating problems

I checked the temperatures they are all ok,
Checked the wires - again ok. (I think)
Checked Drivers, installed them all no good, now I fear a BIOS!!! update!!!! - worry

Can someone please advise from here as I have lost my confidence all of a sudden!

Phil

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by jessie

If the mbd has onboard diagnostics, run a memory scan. If you've got more than one dimm and no diags, you can try one of them at a time, if one fails, try it with just the other in there. Check your event logs (if you're using windows) Every once in a great while the errors that are written to the application or system logs are helpful.

by .martin.

1. make sure the power supply is powerful enough for all cards, ect., added (http://tinyurl.com/6yznxd)
2. make sure all fans are running
3. make sure everything is inserted all the way
4. check for any bulging capacitors, or anything suspicious

finally if none of these work, the motherboard might be a dud. :D

let us know if you need any more help!

by letterbox567

This is doing my head in,

I checked Power - OK
Fans are running - OK
all inserted correct way - OK
No obvious signs of overheating - OK

switched memory, switched graphics cards

sigh,

So I decided I would re-initialise - not such a good idea, now all I have is the installer switching off the power at the following time intervals.

When I boot from XP disk, depending on the length of time the power switches off, so

If it switches off and I start it straight away I get 20 seconds before it goes off.

If I wait 1 min then power it on it gives me about 40 seconds before it goes off.

If I wait 10 mins it gets as far as loading the system off the CD before suddenly going off.

Wait a full hour or so and it loads the system, will format the drive, and start copying the new files to the HD before suddenly powering off.

I know most would say heat but when this computer had it's old system on I tested the temperatures and they were OK.

Please anyone, ideas would be good,

Phil

by ---tk---

different hard drive.... If the HDD is going out, it could cause the system to crash and reboot like that...

Added: kinda reminds me of the old freezer method of removing data off a bad drive... the HDD will run fine for a while but after 10 min, heat causes parts to expand, and then bam its done... Slap that drive in the freezer, in an anti static bag, for 2 hours load it in, and it will last 15 min rather than the 10 min... enough time to remove the data before it goes out again...

by .martin.

by the sounds of it, the Motherboard may be a dud, my current computer, if you put anything in the PCI slots, it will range from not booting to freezing at the windows loading, to a few minutes in, and crashing in windows.

I which case, you may be best taking the motherboard back. I think you mentioned the fact that the company that you bought the motherboard from has gone bust, (and correct me if I'm wrong) you still have the warranty (unless it has already expired), so you should be able to return it to any msi authorized dealer.

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