Recent content by Uncle Bob

Sounds like overheating. First thing I'd check is that the cpu cooler is installed correctly and that the cpu fan is operating. Is it the stock Intel cooler? Those push pins are not the most positive retention mechanism every invented. If you've got one of those cases with the cutout section...

I'd be very interested to know how you get along with this. I've just built a system with a very similar spec (Gigabyte Z68 board and 4 x 4GB of Crucial Balistix DDR3-1600 RAM) What I found was that with all 4 sticks installed, windows and apps just didn't work properly. However, with...

Reduce and simplify ;-) Looking like I've got a bad stick of RAM.. getting install failures on some apps now but only when using one pair and not the other. Frustratingly they're passing Memtest86+

Turns out - nothing to do with firmware updates.... Removed two sticks of ram and disconnected mechanical drives. Sailed through install without any problems at all Go figure....

Q: Has anyone installed this firmware and subsequently installed or re-installed windows? I ask because I'm working on a new rig for someone which has had Windows 7 installed and running for a week. During this time I've updated the firmware and the motherboard bios. System Spec: Core i7-2700K...

If it was the type of PSU that has an on/off switch so you can isolate it from AC power while working and you can measure decent continuity between the ground pin and the PSU case (obviously painted cases wouldn't be very useful) then that seems a reasonable setup to me. I personally use an ESD...

Recently I setup a new computer on a similar Gigabyte board; in the manual there is a bios setting described thus; [EFI CD/DVD Boot Option] Set this item to EFI if you want to install the operating system to a hard drive larger than 2.2 TB. Make sure the operating system to be installed...

build your server box and then install vortexbox - sorted! http://vortexbox.org/content/134-About-VortexBox

For quick and dirty test work here, don't bother cleaning and reapplying the thermal paste. I tend to try and make sure that the heatsink is aligned the same way between fittings but this will be fine for short periods. I'd be tempted to try the board off the antistatic bag at least once more...

Shame, but I understand your frustration. Ordinarily, with no motherboard post beeps without any ram installed, I would suspect a failed motherboard. But as you say the motherboard has been checked by the supplier and found to be OK. Is the motherboard still mounted inside your PC case? Try...

I built a system based on the X58 Sabretooth for someone last year. I seem to remember getting the same symptoms and IIRC I was using the wrong memory sockets. The CPU is listed by ASUS as compatible but the Corsair modules are not on the QVL. However, the RAM is shown on the Corsair website...

Depends on the quality of the PSU. It may be the problem but given the symptoms you describe, I'd check the CPU heatsink installation. Are you using the stock Intel cooler? Are you sure it's seated securely? Did you over clock your CPU/RAM? What make/model of PSU are you running? HTH UB

This might be your problem, there are two power cords for the motherboard. One big 24pin one and a smaller 4 or 8 pin auxilliary power connection for CPU. If the auxilliary power is missing, the system will not boot...

Seems to me that you should be looking at causes external to the PC's as I can't see any commonality - three different rigs and three o/s Is there an external amp involved? Does it happen with the headphones jacked directly into the pc?

You don't say which version of P5Q you have (there are quite a few variants) but if your case has a speaker (or the motherboard has one built in) - try pulling all devices (sound card/hard drive/video/memory) so that you have just PSU/Motherboard/CPU and FAN then power it up and see if it beeps...