Hi all !
I posted a topic a couple of weeks ago about my new Athlon 1GHz acting up and not wanting to boot.
Specifically, the computer wouldn't even go through POST test if any of the IDE cables are connected. And not only IDE cable - even if the front panel LEDs are connected.
There were a lot of replies suggesting to use the elimination approach - start from no IDE devices, then connect the floppy drive, then IDE drives one-by-one until it stops booting.
But I couldn't do any of that because the sustem simply wouldn't boot at all if any of the cables is plugged into the motherboard.
Well, I'm happy to announce, that completely by accident, I solved the problem !!!
I raised the core voltage to the maximum attainable (all 5 little bridges shorted) level - 1.9V (or 1.888 is what it shows)
and it started working !
It works absolutely fine, and with full load averages at about 57 degrees Celsius.
(I have a good heatsink)
Lowering down the voltage makes it stop working completely.
So my guess is that something happened to this CPU - either it overheated once, or maybe a little part inside burnt, and now it needs a higher voltage to operate.
So - don't throw out your old dead CPUs guys - perhaps you can raise the core voltage and bring it back to life !!!
Thanks everyone for your suggestions.
I posted a topic a couple of weeks ago about my new Athlon 1GHz acting up and not wanting to boot.
Specifically, the computer wouldn't even go through POST test if any of the IDE cables are connected. And not only IDE cable - even if the front panel LEDs are connected.
There were a lot of replies suggesting to use the elimination approach - start from no IDE devices, then connect the floppy drive, then IDE drives one-by-one until it stops booting.
But I couldn't do any of that because the sustem simply wouldn't boot at all if any of the cables is plugged into the motherboard.
Well, I'm happy to announce, that completely by accident, I solved the problem !!!
I raised the core voltage to the maximum attainable (all 5 little bridges shorted) level - 1.9V (or 1.888 is what it shows)
and it started working !
It works absolutely fine, and with full load averages at about 57 degrees Celsius.
(I have a good heatsink)
Lowering down the voltage makes it stop working completely.
So my guess is that something happened to this CPU - either it overheated once, or maybe a little part inside burnt, and now it needs a higher voltage to operate.
So - don't throw out your old dead CPUs guys - perhaps you can raise the core voltage and bring it back to life !!!
Thanks everyone for your suggestions.
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