After 2-years of near-flawless operation, 2-weeks ago, a cyber-female voice from my Asus P4C800-Deluxe started reporting System Failed CPU Test everytime I attempt to boot my PC. I couldn't tell if my system was even getting to the BIOS reporting stage as my monitor was not getting any video signal.
The first thing I did was to clear the BIOS and see if reverting to the default conditions would help, but it didn't. So taking the MB's posting message at face-value, I phoned Intel and subsequently RMA'd my CPU. Last week I received the replacement CPU and installed it in my MB. To my utter disgust, I still got the same message after installing the new CPU! So I figured the PSU might not be providing the right voltages, so I replaced it with a know good 460W PSU, but the problem persisted.
I just called Asus and the rep told me they are aware that some of their older boards ultimately don't withstand the stress placed on them by the Intel heatsink-fan retention mechanism. While they gave me an RMA number (the board is still under warranty), they informed me that they do not have any more P4C800 Deluxe boards in stock so they are willing to replace mine with any later model Asus socket 478 board of my choosing.
Which Asus 478 board should I request for my Northwood P4C 2.8GHz (800MHz - HT)? ....fwiw, I don't overclock and I don't need Raid. Thanks for any help!
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P4C800 Deluxe, 2.8GHz P4C, Corsair XMS3200 (2 x 512mb), C: WD36GB Raptor (SATA), D: WD160GB, E: Lite-On CD-RW 52x24x52, Enermax Whisper 460W, Matrox G550, Sharp LL-T19D1B, WinXP Pro
The first thing I did was to clear the BIOS and see if reverting to the default conditions would help, but it didn't. So taking the MB's posting message at face-value, I phoned Intel and subsequently RMA'd my CPU. Last week I received the replacement CPU and installed it in my MB. To my utter disgust, I still got the same message after installing the new CPU! So I figured the PSU might not be providing the right voltages, so I replaced it with a know good 460W PSU, but the problem persisted.
I just called Asus and the rep told me they are aware that some of their older boards ultimately don't withstand the stress placed on them by the Intel heatsink-fan retention mechanism. While they gave me an RMA number (the board is still under warranty), they informed me that they do not have any more P4C800 Deluxe boards in stock so they are willing to replace mine with any later model Asus socket 478 board of my choosing.
Which Asus 478 board should I request for my Northwood P4C 2.8GHz (800MHz - HT)? ....fwiw, I don't overclock and I don't need Raid. Thanks for any help!
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P4C800 Deluxe, 2.8GHz P4C, Corsair XMS3200 (2 x 512mb), C: WD36GB Raptor (SATA), D: WD160GB, E: Lite-On CD-RW 52x24x52, Enermax Whisper 460W, Matrox G550, Sharp LL-T19D1B, WinXP Pro
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