My specs are
A8n-SLi
Amd x2 64 3800
2 gigs of ram
Windows XP
This computer i built back in 2006, A little while ago we had some power outages in this neighborhood, I was gone and my PC was left on, when i returned I played World of warcraft for a bit but the computer locked up. As i restarted the lock-ups would occur sooner and sooner, so thinking it was a heat issue i left the computer off overnight and It would lock up within a minute or so even while in bios or booting up. Eventually locking up before the monitor even switched on, now i can't get past this.
About a month before this, the on board audio burnt out, so i replaced with a PCI Sound card. Also the SLI chipfan on the MB died and i replaced it with a fan that fit it. When i did this i also added new sealant to the CPU fan/chip.
-All the fans are still turning
-Let it sit overnight to cool before trying again
-Tried memory sticks by themselves
-I checked the PSU with a multimeter according to a "check your Psu with a multi-meter guide" on tech support forums, I haven't done this previously before but all the readings were around what they should be under the specified circumstances.
-the reset/power button doesn't seem to be working either after a lock-up
I think its the MB/CPU but i don't have another MB with the same slot handy, I just want to be certain its the MB/CPU before i replace it and not the video card. Even though i am due for a new computer i think.
Thanks in advance,
Kris
A8n-SLi
Amd x2 64 3800
2 gigs of ram
Windows XP
This computer i built back in 2006, A little while ago we had some power outages in this neighborhood, I was gone and my PC was left on, when i returned I played World of warcraft for a bit but the computer locked up. As i restarted the lock-ups would occur sooner and sooner, so thinking it was a heat issue i left the computer off overnight and It would lock up within a minute or so even while in bios or booting up. Eventually locking up before the monitor even switched on, now i can't get past this.
About a month before this, the on board audio burnt out, so i replaced with a PCI Sound card. Also the SLI chipfan on the MB died and i replaced it with a fan that fit it. When i did this i also added new sealant to the CPU fan/chip.
-All the fans are still turning
-Let it sit overnight to cool before trying again
-Tried memory sticks by themselves
-I checked the PSU with a multimeter according to a "check your Psu with a multi-meter guide" on tech support forums, I haven't done this previously before but all the readings were around what they should be under the specified circumstances.
-the reset/power button doesn't seem to be working either after a lock-up
I think its the MB/CPU but i don't have another MB with the same slot handy, I just want to be certain its the MB/CPU before i replace it and not the video card. Even though i am due for a new computer i think.
Thanks in advance,
Kris
