Re: Motherboard fault?

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"Mav" <Mav@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Thanks very much for all the help so far.
>
>Further developments...It powered up okay last night with just minimal
>components, so I have rebuilt it this morning, and it powered up okay.
>However it ran for about an hour, then froze.
>
>As I said, I am convinced it is not software, as the HDD booted up and ran
>another machine with no problems. Could this be a symptom of a bad
>motherboard as well....?
>
>

That has many of the characteristics of an overheating problem.

Check all of the configurable settings in the BIOS setup, and make
sure that all of the thermal alarms are set to provide a warning at a
temperature at least 10 degrees below the shutdown temperature.

Double and triple check that the CPU cooling fan is fully seated and
secured onto the CPU and that there is a thin film of thermal grease
between the fan/heatshield and the CPU. Too much can be worse than
none at all.

Good luck


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

In memory of a dear friend Alex Nichol MVP
http://aumha.org/alex.htm
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