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I am a bonehead!
Name: joshuAMD Date: August 23, 2003 at 18:26:44 Pacific OS: Windows XP Home Edition CPU/Ram: AMD XP 2500 (333) / 153
Comment:
I got my new mobo and re-formated and reinstalled windows xp this morning. Well, I got it all installed and started to load software. To make a long story short, after about 2 hours of running and me installing away, it started crashing. Probably crashed 4-5 times in about a half hour! I didnt know what was wrong.. After the last crash, I actually started paying attention to the POST and saw that my HDs' were on IDE2! My cd drives were on IDE1. Could this have been the culpret of all the crashing? I know that you are always supposed to keep the HD's (especially the boot drive) on IDE1. I hope that was the problem and that I didnt damage anything.. Time will tell..
Name: johnoh Date: August 23, 2003 at 18:58:45 Pacific
Reply:
ide1 vs ide2 is not an issue
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Response Number 2
Name: Robert Date: August 23, 2003 at 19:32:22 Pacific
Reply:
check the thermal past on the cpu. did u overclock at all????
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Response Number 3
Name: joshuAMD Date: August 23, 2003 at 22:36:27 Pacific
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No overclocking yet. The only thing that is considerably different is my temps. Actually my system is running very very cool.. I am running 28C idle and 36C system temp. And I am still have the crashing issue. I am currently running a 1700 with ddr333 mem. What could cause my system temp to be so high and my cpu temp to be so low.
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Response Number 4
Name: johnoh Date: August 24, 2003 at 06:06:08 Pacific
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"I am running 28C idle and 36C system temp.What could cause my system temp to be so high and my cpu temp to be so low"
A motherboard bios that is inaccurately reporting temps. Check for an update.
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Response Number 5
Name: Sam Date: August 25, 2003 at 06:26:50 Pacific
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Name the software. and whats installing your way?
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Response Number 6
Name: the OC shrink Date: August 26, 2003 at 14:20:15 Pacific
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Try configuring the master & slave settings on the back of your hardware. And dont be sooo hard on yourself young man. Of all things - calling yourself a 'bonehead'................but im sure you DO have a 'bone' stuck on your forhead! (if you know what i mean)
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