Asus P4C800-E deluxe

[linedash]

Hi,

I just got a new system; Asus P4C800-E Deluxe, OCZ 420w Powerstream, 2x 512 crucial pc3200, 3.0Ghz Prescott, 9800 pro.

I've updated to bios V1021 (to get the prescott working) however, every time I turn the pc on I get a message 'system failed due to overclocking' press f1 to goto bios, f2 to continue. I goto the bios, there is nothing unusual there and then hit f10 to save+quit, but it just sits there on the black screen rather than reboot. Takes a power-down + cmos clear to fix, hitting the reset switch doesn't work.

Anyone come across this issue before? No hdds connected to it atm, one NEC dvd writer (tested w/ connected and not). I've also tried it with just 1 stick of ram; and have run the ram through memtest with no errors. (Oh and have tried resetting cmos - doesn't help)

TIA,

linedash

edit: I haven't overclocked it at all btw; standard settings..

 

[linedash]

I hadn't initially noticed ; but I also get 'PCI IRQ routing table error [02:05:00]' before the system overclocking message.

Nobody else had this issue, or any thoughts? I've contacted asus, but from what I've read so far thats unlikely to help much.

 

[Saga]

I'm actually in a similar position right now, but with an entirely different motherboard.

ASUS A7V880 Socket A, 3200+ Barton, Sapphire 9800 Pro, 2x512 Crucial PC3200. Newest bios (1.009 I think it was).

Tried with 1 stick single channel, 2 sticks dual, 4 sticks dual. EVERY TIME I let the PC stay powered down for 10 minutes or more it boots with the infamous System Failed Due to Overclocking - bios configuration is still the same and I get problems with it regardless of if it is default settings or custom voltage/timings. I never have to CMOS clear I just power down the system by holding the power button for four seconds and boot it up again and it works great.

I think it's the RAM, personally. The qualified vender list shows our RAM as being compatible but I've never had this type of trouble before and I'm using 3 different ASUS boards. Ripped two 512 sticks of Kingston 2700 from a system sitting around work and will plug them in when I get home to test this theory.

What other bios settings should we try to manipulate to resolve this issue? ASUS wants me to RMA the board but theres really no way I'm going to have the time to wait two weeks for it when it's working fine if I just leave the system powered on 24/7, and if I pay for a RMA for it to be RAM related I'll be rather miffed at the entire situation.

 

[Saga]

Hm also using a 500w Rosewill PSU but I think those are basically just rebranded Antec's. This board only has a 20 pin power connector when my older 333 fsb Shuttle board has the 20 pin and a 4 pin. Is it possible this board simply isn't getting proper power to start up? Not much you can do to rectify it but it's probably a possibility.

 

[NotquiteanooB]

I would suspect an overHEATING problem. Check your heatsink is mounted properly and with new paste. I don't think there is an 'overheating' message ... the 'overclocking' seems to cover a few errors on startup. I have had this message occassionally on both my A7N8X mobo's and I know it's time to clean the old paste and apply new paste. (Arctic Silver 5)

 

[Saga]

On the processor or the passive chipset heatsink? My Barton is cooled by a massive 80mm copper thermaltake running 6000rpm with AS5 paste on it. In the process of debugging this problem I initially thought it was the Processor overheating as well so I removed the heatsink and cleaned both base and the processor of all paste and then re-applied. Problem still persists at this point.

During the build however I started to take the passive heatsink off the chipset and got sidetracked and might have upset the seal.

 

[The Pentium Guy]

My P4P800-e Deluxe does that from time to time. You don't have to go into the bios and do the whole save thing. Just hit enter (or whatever the "Continue" key is) and you're all set. I noticed that these boards tend to 'forget' their CPU settings.

I'm not sure if this has anything to do with the CPU Parameter Recall going haywire or not <-- the reason I mentioned this was becuase I only see this problem on ASUS boards with CPU Parameter Recall.

-The Pentium Guy

 

[Saga]

Mine isn't doing it from time to time however, it's doing it on every single bootup where the system has been shut down long enough to cool everything down, roughly 5+ minutes.

 

[NotquiteanooB]

Obviously not the overheating; since you've covered that problem area. And you've swapped memory sticks around. It happens after a cold startup, right? It may be a function of the power supply. I was reading recently specs on a Antec 480 and they have 2 charts showing the power 'bump' for both cold and warm starts. There is a bit more of a current surge on a cold start. Your CPU may get that bit of a surge long enough to make it seem like it is above the default CPU core voltage; and therefore appears to be OC'd. Other than that, I'm stumped.

 

[NotquiteanooB]

Sorry, I blew it. It was a Vantec Stealth PS. Here's the link:

http://www.vantecusa.com/pdf/van520.pdf

Look under "inrush current"

 

[Saga]

Yanno, you're probably right. I've been going crazy testing and re-testing every piece of hardware in this computer, I own six overclocked AMD systems ranging from a Thoroughbred with a 9600 Pro to this one, and I've encountered every problem I thought was possible on hardware yet I never even thought the ASUS board would simply be extremely sensative to voltage changes.

Thanks!

 

[Saga]

To the original poster I'd like to also point out that my system also stalls completely black after restarting after the system post the dreaded overclock failed message. Simply hold the power button in, power down, and boot back up and she starts like a charm. Still an unnecessary step and I now need to figure out if there is a way of disabling this check in the bios, if not I'll simply have to get a PSU without the current boost. Pretty sure the small jump in voltage on a cold start is the cause of the problem but will verify when I get home and have a chance to tinker with it.

 

[linedash]

hehe - you've managed to hijack my thread, totally different issue ;P Oh well - doesn't matter, I spoke to ASUS support who said 'sounds like dodgy bios flash or dead board; reflash and if its still dead send it back' - well it wasn't a dodgy bios flash, so off it goes back. Gonna get an Abit IC7-G instead - Don't know why I left abit Anyway; if you're still having issues - feel free to use this thread; thanks for trying.