Asus CUSL2-C / Memory problem.

[5to1baby1in5]

I have the following system:

Asus CUSL@-C
P-III 1000 MHz
2@128 MB Ram
Windows XP
Geforce2
SB Live Value
D-Link NIC

This system has been very stable until just recently. A couple of days ago it went into sleep mode and wouldn't wake up. The only way to shut it down was to cycle the switch on the PSU (after the switch was turned back on the fans would come on and the power LED and HDD light would come on and stay on, but no POST). After I reseated the memory, CPU, ATX PSU connector and Video card and turned the PSU back on the PC shut down and would then boot. I thought it was OK after that, but the PC did it again. I reseated everything again and cleared CMOS but now during POST the memory check keeps counting past the 256 MB I have and then starts over again and again and again... until I hit the Del key to enter BIOS setup. Any thoughts?

Thanks

 

[DaveSimmons]

mine has started to go flaky as well -- once in a while it won't boot, I have to cycle the power strip so that it really powers down (ATX MB is otherwise always on at a trickle level) then it boots but at 66 MHz because the last boot failed.

I've no idea what to do to fix it (besides replacement) but thought the true cold boot might help you with your weirdness too.

 

[5to1baby1in5]

I have tried the cold boot also, but it didn't help. Tonight I will try reseating only one stick of memory and then try swapping out the cpu with a 700MHz P-III to see if I can narrow it down. I suppose clearing CMOS and flashing the BIOS (if I can finally boot) would be prudent as well.


PSU voltages seem OK per the BIOS hardware monitor.

 

[AndyHui]

You probably have FAST POST disabled. This causes POST to loop through the RAM 5 times (it's not endless).

 

[5to1baby1in5]

Yea I do actually. guess I am just impatient.

I disabled all sleeping/hibernating in Windows and do not have the not waking up problem any more.