• We’re currently investigating an issue related to the forum theme and styling that is impacting page layout and visual formatting. The problem has been identified, and we are actively working on a resolution. There is no impact to user data or functionality, this is strictly a front-end display issue. We’ll post an update once the fix has been deployed. Thanks for your patience while we get this sorted.

Strange video and sound system crash

T

thestain

Senior member
Hi,

I just recovered, at least for time being, from my system going haywire last night.

First in Linux, I heard all sorts of static. Decided browsing in linux was too noisy so I returned to windows. Then.. Video corruption and repeated crashes in windows and linux yet no audio static in windows.


Was unable to see my monitor screen without severe artifacting in windows normally or in safe mode. Artifacting took place about ten to twenty seconds after booting into windows. Tried linux and artifacting there too... problem..

So.. not having had this before I figured it was the motherboard, so I cleared the cmos and re flashed the bios and set the settings to default. I reloaded my video drivers and I am able to work at normal screen resolution again.

but.. I know I am not out of the woods.. bios is still at default settings..

so.. I think motherboard issue, but will test memory too. I am looking for ideas on what might have caused this and the best ways to go about troubleshooting. I was planning on memtest and was wondering what other floppy based test I can run to try to find out what is wrong, if it is still wrong with my system.

Specs
Windows XP
AMD Opteron 185
Asus A8R32MVP
2X1 Mushkin Redline DDR 1
GeForce 7600-7900 series, tried different cards same issues..

At least for now windows works again, so I can go on-line and ask question.

Mike

 
Likely the motherboard, like the system bus is fucked up or something? Man, whenever I get problems that difficult to pinpoint, I just replace pieces of hardware systematically... The fact that the different OS's have the same problems points @ a common hardware issue. That's an old motherboard too... use it as an excuse to upgrade. 🙂
 
Always appreciate excuses to upgrade... I contacted Asus technical support and tech said from his experience without looking further that 28% of motherboards they get back for rma with similar issues are due to flaky battery. He also surprised me with assertion that Thermaltake power supplies last a long time at their labs in Indiana, and that only PC Power and Cooling and the Thermaltakes had life expectancies of well over a month, while all the others died.. within 30 days.

He mentioned some power supplies might have caused issue. I have a Corsair HX 620. He said that sounded like good PSU, but a multimeter not a bad idea and thought if I installed and ran PC probe, it might give some good info. Still strange that both audio and video and usb ports impacted almost immediately by some event and it impacted both windows and linux.

Right now PC is working with no ill effects, but.. since this happened.. it would be nice to know how and why and if there is anything I can do to protect my motherboard and components from things that could mess them up like this.

 
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Back
Top