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Why is my computer doing this?

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Nutdotnet

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I have put up a post or two about some issues I am having with running a 1gig 200mhz AXIA T-Bird at 1gig at 266mhz. Primarily what happens is that when I first turn it on in the morning I have to reset the computer 4 or 5 times before it will actually "work". So last night I decided to bump it up to 1.33 (10x133) because I know that this chip runs that without any issues (have had my comp at that speed many times). But this morning when I woke up the same thing happened, when I tried to turn on the computer I had to press the reset button 4 or 5 times before the monitor would come on and what-not. Did I screw something up?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
 
What I would do.................

Back to basics. Don't just reset your BIOS. Remove the battery and power cord, hit the power button and replace the battery and cord. Go through and reset all your BIOS setiings.

If it does the same thing, I'd start pointing fingers at your P/S.

Good luck.
 
No beeps no nothing, and yeah it is overclocked. Right now I just have it at 1gig 200mhz. Everything works fine once the monitor does come on, it is just in the morning.

How could I tell if it is the P/S or not? I sure hope it isn't, I am too broke to get another one. 🙁

I was reading an article where this same thing would happen on some boards if you tried to make a 200mhz Athlon run at its stock speed but with the 266mhz bus (lower multiplier, raise FSB). But it just kind of caught me off-gaurd when it did it this morning on a setting that I know had worked in the past.

 
well do you ever turn off your PC in the middle of the day then try to restart it...maby its cause the P/S needs to warm up a bit then it works...but umm yea sounds like the P/S
 
I can't find the article you're looking for, but it was on Anandtech.

It was about changing your unlocking your chip multiplier so that it will post specified speed using a different multiplier/FSB until the BIOS takes over and controls such things.

This doesn't sound likely in your case, but you never know. If you can borrow a P/S, you can certainly find out in short order.

What P/S do you have? You may have a P/S that somebody has some experience with.
 
I have a 300w Antec Power Supply. The one that comes supplied with the Antec sx830 cases.

The only reason why I am a bit hesitant about totally believing that it is the power supply is that this started happening once I started messing with the Multiplier and FSB settings to try to get my 1gig 200mhz T-bird to run at 1gig 266mhz.

I have everything stock right now, unfortunately the only times I can see if it works or not is after a "cold boot-up" so that would be in the morning.

Plus in the morning the computer does come on, the fans turn, the lights come, etc... etc.... but it just displays a blank screen.
 
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