Shut down issues..

[Neos]

Just put in a new Biostar 6100 mATX(S754) with a new Sempron 2800. Replaced an MSI (good stable board).

The MSI always had shut down probs, no matter what I did. Sometimes it would shut down all the way - sometimes re-boot. The new Biostar - so far - has shut down every time, by pressing the power button once.

Does the board, bios, chipset make a differnce - or did I just get lucky in re-installing the OS some special way?

Oh, same case, same PS.

 

[Neos]

bump.

Hate to bump - but I was hoping that this might be a help to someone

 

[potato28]

Probly just a bad switch on the old mobo. But now that you have a new mobo, why'd u ask?

 

[Puffnstuff]

Shutdown problems are usually registry related. It's possible that when you installed the new mb that windows reconfigured itself for the new board and corrected the earlier problem.

 

[Neos]

Originally posted by: potato28
Probly just a bad switch on the old mobo. But now that you have a new mobo, why'd u ask?

Only reason was to know if this was a possibility - or if someone else had experienced the same thing.

On the MSI I had reloaded the XP Pro a number of times - due to other quirks that would develop after a few months of use. The shutdown issue with the MSI was there each time, just after the install - or many weeks later. The quirks I had attributed to malware. The shutdown issue I had attributed to - whatever, as it seemed that it was a prevalent issue with many folk.

This is not a slam on MSI - as I have used thier boards in many builds. Just decided to try the Biostar this time for it's overclocking ability.

Thanks for the reply.