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My computer won't shut down!!!

MegaWorks

MegaWorks

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I really can?t tell what?s the problem with my computer but my PC won?t shut down!!! Everytime I click on the shut down icon in Windows XP Pro the system reboots instead on shutting down! :|

What?s odd is that well my rig is an overclocked Athlon XP 1700+ @ 2.3Ghz that some of the times when it reboots I see 1150Mhz instead of 2300Mhz on the screen. Ok I check it out in the bios and what do I see? 200FSB X 11.5 = 1150mhz!!!:Q Ok that means that my Bios is fvcked right. So I went to Abit-usa.com get the latest bios for my NF7-S V.2 installed it, same old problem reboots after shut down and the 100mhz FSB instead of 200(but sometimes it does 200).😛

So I come to a conclusion that my motherboard is malfunctioning but I?m not so sure about my diagnostic, what do you guys think?

Edit: of yeah sometimes in reboot my fan works at its maximum speed even when I'm using the fan controller! Could it be the PSU?

Update: the only way for me to shut down is to click on stand by then I can shut down the computer???

AMD Athlon XP T-Bred B DLT3C 1700+ @ 2.3GHZ (1.775v) 400FSB = 3200+
Abit NF7-S V.2 (nForce2-U400)
Corsair TwinX XMS 3200LL 512MB @ 2-3-2-6 (2.6v)
Sapphire Radeon 9500 Pro Platinum Edition 128MB (380/600) now stock speed
Antec TrueBlue 480W
Thermalright SLK-947U with 92mm Vantec Tornado @2800RPM
Antec PlusView 1000AMG
 
If you just really want to get it turned off, let it do it's reboot this and power it off before it boots back up.
 
or just turn off the power in the back. I don't know if that will damage anything in the short term, but it might in the long term.
 
Originally posted by: Mesix
If you just really want to get it turned off, let it do it's reboot this and power it off before it boots back up.
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Originally posted by: Aisengard
or just turn off the power in the back. I don't know if that will damage anything in the short term, but it might in the long term.
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Actually I'm doing that right now but it doesn't fix the problem. 🙂
 
Originally posted by: MegaWorks
200FSB X 11.5 = 1150mhz!!! Ok that means that my Bios is fvcked right.
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LOL, no, that's 200MHz DDR = 100MHz FSB = 100x11.5 = 1150 😉 Nothing's wrong.

Windows XP automatically reboots when a BSOD occurs. Disable that feature by opening System Properties --> Advanced tab --> Startup and Recovery --> Uncheck "Automatically restart"

See what happens when you disable that. Also, are you positive your overclock is stable? If the BIOS is often resetting the FSB, it may be crashing and automatically resetting it so that the board will POST!
 
Originally posted by: Gerbil333
Originally posted by: MegaWorks
200FSB X 11.5 = 1150mhz!!! Ok that means that my Bios is fvcked right.
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LOL, no, that's 200MHz DDR = 100MHz FSB = 100x11.5 = 1150 😉 Nothing's wrong.

Windows XP automatically reboots when a BSOD occurs. Disable that feature by opening System Properties --> Advanced tab --> Startup and Recovery --> Uncheck "Automatically restart"
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No Gerbil333 what I mean is that I set the FSB at 200 X 11.5 = 2300mhz, but sometines buring the reboot it does give me 100 X 11.5= 1150mhz. 😛

Edit: I did disable the "Automatically restart" thing but it didn't help. 🙁

"See what happens when you disable that. Also, are you positive your overclock is stable? If the BIOS is often resetting the FSB, it may be crashing and automatically resetting it so that the board will POST!
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I'll check it out.
 
No Gerbil333 what I mean is that I set the FSB at 200 X 11.5 = 2300mhz, but sometines buring the reboot it does give me 100 X 11.5= 1150mhz.

Edit: I did disable the "Automatically restart" thing but it didn't help.
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Okay then, than makes sense. It's still resetting your overclock.

At least we can rule out a BSOD upon reboot. That's good. Try running memtest86+, Prime95, and/or some games for at least 12 hours. I sold my NF7-S 2.0 recently and it never gave me any trouble, so I don't understand why it should be rebooting unless it's not stable. However, the fact that it consistently reboots when you shut down tells us that it's probably not about stability.
 
Originally posted by: Gerbil333
No Gerbil333 what I mean is that I set the FSB at 200 X 11.5 = 2300mhz, but sometines buring the reboot it does give me 100 X 11.5= 1150mhz.

Edit: I did disable the "Automatically restart" thing but it didn't help.
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Okay then, than makes sense. It's still resetting your overclock.

At least we can rule out a BSOD upon reboot. That's good. Try running memtest86+, Prime95, and/or some games for at least 12 hours. I sold my NF7-S 2.0 recently and it never gave me any trouble, so I don't understand why it should be rebooting unless it's not stable. However, the fact that it consistently reboots when you shut down tells us that it's probably not about stability.
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Yeah, but why does my Tornado stops using the fan controller and starts blowing at 4800 RPM during the reboot could it also be the PSU?

Ok I'm going to start running prime95, I don't know how to use memtest86+. 😛
 
Prime95 ain't gonna help I don't think. Memtest is easy. Just follow the instructions on the site, reboot with the disk in the drive, and let it crank for a little while.
 
Originally posted by: 2Xtreme21
Prime95 ain't gonna help I don't think. Memtest is easy. Just follow the instructions on the site, reboot with the disk in the drive, and let it crank for a little while.
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I agree with that. Prime95 takes hours to find errors when memtest86 can find them in seconds. Go here: memtest86+ V1.60 download. All you have to do is download and unzip the "Pre-Compiled Bootable ISO (.zip)" and use Nero or some other program to burn the ISO to a CD-R. Put the memtest86 disc in your optical drive, set your first boot device to CD-ROM and then save and exit the BIOS. It'll start testing all by itself.

Is your fan connected to the motherboard? Yeah, there's no way an external fan speed controller could be bypassed, unless the PSU is sending increased voltage. If it did that, I'd expect the system to fry first.
 
Originally posted by: Gerbil333
Originally posted by: 2Xtreme21
Prime95 ain't gonna help I don't think. Memtest is easy. Just follow the instructions on the site, reboot with the disk in the drive, and let it crank for a little while.
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I agree with that. Prime95 takes hours to find errors when memtest86 can find them in seconds. Go here: memtest86+ V1.60 download. All you have to do is download and unzip the "Pre-Compiled Bootable ISO (.zip)" and use Nero or some other program to burn the ISO to a CD-R. Put the memtest86 disc in your optical drive, set your first boot device to CD-ROM and then save and exit the BIOS. It'll start testing all by itself.

Is your fan connected to the motherboard? Yeah, there's no way an external fan speed controller could be bypassed, unless the PSU is sending increased voltage. If it did that, I'd expect the system to fry first.
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Ok I'll do memtest86. Thx for the tips :beer:

The fan is connected to the PSU and the fan controller.
 
Reflash BIOS. Reset CMOS. Remove all items from motherboard except for RAM and hard drive. Retest. If problem persists, then try a clean install of Windows. This should eliminate software issue.
 
Originally posted by: furballi
Reflash BIOS. Reset CMOS. Remove all items from motherboard except for RAM and hard drive. Retest. If problem persists, then try a clean install of Windows. This should eliminate software issue.
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When you say remove all items do you also mean the CPU?
 
My old Athlon XP machine (my brother's now) does the exact same thing. The comptuer is an Athlon XP2200 that I'm running at 1830 from a default of 1800 (I raised the FSB). It is prime and memtest stable. Mobo is Gigabyte GA-7N400 PRO.

That computer seemed to go through phases, where it would either reboot all the time, shut down all the time, or do some of both.
 
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