Recent content by ChrisQuintero

I used to have that problem all the time when my board was getting too hot.. are you overclocking?

Thats completely dependent on the speed of either hardrive or if one has usb2.0 and the other doesn't. If there's a limiting factor such as usb 1.1, or a very slow drive, it might not matter what the other factors are. Oh, and if you want to know how many Watts you need for you PSU.. i mean...

Yeah... i had just downloaded the latest Bios about 2 weeks ago.. and i've tried unplugging, plugging in every component in sequence and the only time the motherboard will do the voice post, is when i take out the cpu... looks like a RMA is in my future.. on another note, i doubt it, but...

I have a 3000+ the stock heatsink is alright.. keeps temps around 37C idle and up to 48-9 ish under load... thats with mobo measurements though... dunno how accurate they are... and your hardrive... i prefer SATA, but whatever floats your boat.. looks good

obvious answer, but does it look like its ghosting then?

I have the same one as well... i've been extremely happy with it

seems like an obvious question i know, but ... then could the PSU have taken out only that small of a section of the mobo.... posts without cpu in but with it in it doesn't?..

here are some good articles to get you started then http://www.extremetech.com/art.../0,1558,1164955,00.asp http://www.extremetech.com/art...2/0,1558,751308,00.asp http://www.extremetech.com/art...2/0,1558,751531,00.asp

Eh... update... so i went and got another PSU today... i'm sure the smell was coming from the old one... i installed it, and still no dice.. it just did was it was doing before. My motherboard was still yet to post My next step was to take out the cpu and see if the motherboard would post...

I'm comforatable working with the hardware... i built the whole system myself... but wouldn't want to fry something else.... i think i'll start taking it apart piece by piece to see what's melted... and i'll really ceck into the PSU thanks... it has sufficient voltage (420W) but it did come with...

I'm afraid that'd it'd be kind of risky to try any of these suggestions.. I walked back upstairs to my computer and somehow the computer turned on by itself??????? no lie.. it was fully off with my power button (not power going in) before and now when i walked upstairs, the computer was...

Hi, Tonight suddenly as i turned away to check some homework, the input to my monitor shut off. I turned the computer off and on again, nothing... pushed reset switch, nothing. So i unplugged everything, and went to dinner. When i came back i turned it on and this time the hardrive light...