Re: Building Problem XP Freeze on Install
From: Terry (F1ComNOSPAM_at_pobox.com)
Date: 11/17/04
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Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 17:11:14 -0800
On 11-16-2004 4:55 PM On a whim, spt45 pounded out on the keyboard
> HELP!
>
> Ok guys I've been stumped. I built this computer about a week ago and had
> some trouble installing the processor. The computer's specs are...
>
> P4 2.8 ghz processor
>
> 1 gig 400 mhz ddr
>
> 80 gig hard drive
>
> an ASRock mobo
> http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=13-157-034&depa=0
>
> everything else is run of the mill
>
> While putting the computer together, everything was going fine until install
> the processor. We put the processor in, ended up putting too much thermal
> compound on, then tried to put on the heatsink which didnt go in at first,
> and then we thought it was in, we were wrong. We flipped one latch, fine.
> The other latch my friend did, and he pushed way to hard and it snapped the
> latch. The heatsink was not on right, and we had broken the latch. We
> recentered the heatsink and attempted to put it back on, we were actually
> successful in doing this, but also we put a lot of pressure on the cpu and
> mobo. Then we built the rest of the computer and its been fine. Now while
> trying to install XP, it freezes. We initally thought it was the memory.
> We bought new memory and tried it out again and we got the same result. Then
> we tried different wires in the comp, still no luck. Today i bought a new
> cpu for the computer and still, it freezes on install or restarts while its
> working. Is the next step replacing the motherboard? And does that mean
> that the original processor has been fine all along? This has been horrible
> because im building this for a friend and nothing has worked. Geek squad
> suggested also that my mobo ASRock has had a bad reputation with heat
> dispertion, so we think maybe it was the mobo or the processor overheating,
> well it wasnt the processor, so now do i check the mobo? Any help would be
> great, thanks!
You could have damaged the MB using too much pressure. Too much compound
is not good either. You've found it's not that easy putting a system
together. At this point you don't have any other option but the MB
replacement.
Are you getting any thermal alarms from the MB? I'm not familiar with
ASRock MB's but a review said it was an offshoot of ASUS. I've had bad
luck with those and won't use them anymore.
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