pc probs

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

well im on my mums laptop the now.

the main pc has gone arse up.

1st it started sayingsystem memory fail on a loop nothing else happened.

so I got my cousin to bring down a new ram stick, no change.

go buy a new mobo, same model but the newer version asus A7V8X-X.

so fit that and now it turned on and went into bios.

however it then cut out, now once every 100 turn ons i can get the bios back. also the master dvd drive will not respond unless I unplug the ribbon then it will, but if i turn it off and put the ribbon back in then restart it will work Confused

however bios won't.

any ideas?

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

also bios sees the ram stick which is fine.

iain just tried a few times to ring you fromt he house but you won;t take it mofo!

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

both dvd drives work as they should, no hd light though.

last time I was in the bios it froze on me btw

Site Subscriber Joined: 17 Mar 2004 Posts: 342

On my mobile? Sarah ran away with it cos she's run out of credit on her phone. Try me on the work mobile. I've PM'd you the no

Level 10 User Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Posts: 614

Ohhhh Via chipset. Boot it up in a bath full of Water should sort it.

quick look around tho' as found this FAQ.

http://support.asus.com/faq/faq.aspx?SLanguage=en-us&model=A7V8X-X

Site Subscriber Joined: 10 Jun 2004 Posts: 2317

Last time we had a pc freeze while in bios it turned out to be the CPU.

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

well now i have used another power supply the thing turns on every time.

only only freezes in the bios when I enterthe hardware monitor, you knwo where it tells you the temps etc.

I turn it on and the screen come sup with press tab to show post screen; press alt + f2 to enter EZ flash utility.

tab works and enters the next screen then del gets inot the bios.

alt + f2 do nothing.

in the post screen it says, award plug and play BIOS ext v1.0A
initialize plug and play cards...
PNP Init completed
_ flashign underscore

I can't type anything though

but hitting del enters bios

Site Subscriber Joined: 23 Jan 2005 Posts: 502

Give it a bang on the side.

Happy new year Very Happy

Spammer Joined: 07 Nov 2005 Posts: 69

run a check on your registry using scanreg this will backdate your registry with a good one.reboot computer at same time press and hold f8. at command prop type choose command prompt only.type in scanreg.fpllow instuctions ps choose view backups. hope this helps .from a pc intelligent guy.

Site Subscriber Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 3547

R1916S wrote:

Give it a bang on the side

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LOL

Site Subscriber Joined: 17 Mar 2004 Posts: 342

frogfrog wrote:

run a check on your registry using scanreg this will backdate your registry with a good one.reboot computer at same time press and hold f8. at command prop type choose command prompt only.type in scanreg.fpllow instuctions ps choose view backups. hope this helps .from a pc intelligent guy.

If it's not getting past the post screen it shouldn't be a registry issue as the bios has not accessed the boot sector yet.

Level 5 User Joined: 28 Dec 2004 Posts: 110

have you disconnected everything apart from the CPU, RAM, monitor and mouse / keyboard? i.e. running it bare.

From what you have said sounds like you have pretty much changed everything apart from the CPU...though make sure you start as above and then add things in one at a time to eliminate.

Have you checked the jumper settings for the new mobo?

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

all the jumper settings are the same as the old mobo.

i checked them carefully with the manual's to double check before I powered up.

Level 5 User Joined: 28 Dec 2004 Posts: 110

so everything (IDE stuff, USB etc.) is d/c'd and you still have probs?

Spammer Joined: 07 Nov 2005 Posts: 69

well if u can access the bios. set all settings to default. if u manage to access it that is.

Site Subscriber Joined: 10 Jun 2004 Posts: 2317

frogfrog wrote:

run a check on your registry using scanreg this will backdate your registry with a good one.reboot computer at same time press and hold f8. at command prop type choose command prompt only.type in scanreg.fpllow instuctions ps choose view backups. hope this helps .from a pc intelligent guy.

Scanreg wont work on 2000/XP

Retroholic Joined: 23 Dec 2005 Posts: 3315

Quote:

Mad PierreOhhhh Via chipset. Boot it up in a bath full of Water should sort it.

sounds the best idea lol

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

all thats plugged in is the mouse, keyboard and monitor. Nothign else.

i already said above what happens

Level 7 User Joined: 06 Sep 2004 Posts: 230

The HDD light will probably just be connected the wrong way. And if it hangs in the bios does it hang and keep displaying the bios or will you get a black screen? If it's keeps the screen it can be a few things.

1: bug in the bios try flashing (do it by floppy or cd).
2: your cpu is pretty much f*cked (check for the core to be damaged (very very little pieces broken of)).
3: motherboard not oke.
4: psu

If you get it to start sometime get a cd containing memtest86+ 1.65 and/or quicktech pro 5.51 to check all pc components you will find the problem. These programs will boot from cd or floppy so no os required.

And by the way don't buy Asus again!!! I never had more problems then with asus and i run a computer shop chain for 3 years now and i have worked as a pc technician the 4 years before that.

Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 7432

I've always found Asus stuff to be very good, still got my trusty old A7V somewhere Smile

Chaintech is one to wary of Confused

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

when it freezes in the bios it shows the bios page, it doesn;t change.

PSU got changed and thats the reason it now starts up and runs fine each time whereas before the hd wasn't, I will reverse the hd plug and try again.